The aim of this blog to learn Spanish is to help you improve and become confident in Spanish while living in Barcelona.
♣ Every post is written in natural, contemporary Spanish according to each level, from Beginner to Advanced. Find yours!
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SUMMARY & INDEX OF CONTENTS:
Blog to learn Spanish: Online language content
Here you’ll find: Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation tutorials & exercises; Language in use: language in its social context plus phrases, idioms and expressions to be competent in current Spanish communication; Multimedia activities: video, audio, games and quizzes to practice your Spanish in a natural way.
INDEX of available ONLINE LANGUAGE CONTENT – Click the BLUE links to access:
♦ VERBS in Present tense:
1. Present tense introduction: uses and basic verbs. Regular verbs. Tutorial and exercises (LEVEL A1: Beginner).
2. Irregular verbs: tutorial and exercises (LEVELS A1 and A2: Beginner/ Elementary).
♦ VERBS in Past tense: uses and conjugations:
1. Uses of the Past tenses: tutorial and exercises (LEVELS B1 and B2: Intermediate/ Upper Intermediate).
2. Uses of the Past tenses (cont.): tutorial and exercises (LEVELS B1 and B2:Intermediate/ Upper Intermediate).
3. Use of Spanish: Narration in the past – the Spanish Civil War (LEVELS B2, C1 and C2: Upper Intermediate/ Advanced/ Proficient).
4. Pretérito indefinido – Eventos y biografías (from LEVEL A2 onwards):
Fiestas de Barcelona: Santa Eulalia.
♦ VERB conjugations: EVERY TENSE conjugation of the Spanish verbs system richly explained in straightforward Youtube tutorials. (ALL LEVELS).
♦ Grammar FUNCTIONS:
1. Ways to GENERALISE in Spanish: PASIVE VOICE with “SE”; Verbal periphrasis “SOLER + INFINITIVE“(LEVELS A2, B1: Elementary and Intermediate).
2. Ways to give INSTRUCTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMANDS: HAY QUE – TENER QUE (LEVELS A1, A2: Beginner and Elementary).
♦ OTHER GRAMMAR TOPICS:
1. Relative Pronouns: Rincones secretos de Barcelona (from LEVEL B2 onwards).
2. Passive voice / Uses of verb «SOLER»: Navidad en Barcelona. (from LEVEL A2 onwards).
… And many more!
Find more GRAMMAR TOPICS here: GRAMMAR CATEGORY.
♦ VOCABULARY:
1. Introducing yourself to a new person. Home and neighborhood description (LEVEL A1: Beginner).
2. Family, numbers, opposites, physical description, words to describe language (LEVELS A1 and A2: Beginner / Elementary).
3. Traveling. Transports, timetables, activities, prices, description of places and people. Impressions, reactions and opinion (Part 1, Part 2). LEVELS B1 and B2: Intermediate/ Upper Intermediate.
4. The Spanish Civil War: war and political & social conflict.(LEVELS B2, C1 and C2: Upper Intermediate/ Advanced/ Proficient).
5. Christmas vocabulary (LEVELS A2, B1: Elementary and Intermediate).
6. Trekking. (LEVELS A1, A2: Beginner and Elementary).
7. Fiestas populares (from LEVEL A2 onwards).
8. Discoveries and knowledge. (from LEVEL A2 onwards).
… And many more!
Find more VOCABULARY topics here: VOCABULARY CATEGORY.
♦ PRONUNCIATION:
Peculiarities of B and P Spanish pronunciation (LEVEL A2 and B1: Elementary and Intermediate).
Find more PRONUNCIATION topics here: PRONUNCIATION CATEGORY.
Blog to catch Barcelona: Tips & musts
This Blog to learn Spanish includes a section with practical info to ease the path of the newcomers and to learn about Barcelona’s past and present.
Here you’ll find: Barcelona tips and information for newcomers and foreign residents; Barcelona musts: agenda of events and activities; Barcelona, culture and society: background, culture and society.
INDEX of available BARCELONA TIPS & MUSTS. Click the BLUE links to access. New posts weekly:
1. Neighborhoods: Sants and surroundings (atmosphere, things to do, places to go…).
2. Escaping the city: an easy day trip from Barcelona to Vilanova i la Geltrú (Part 1, Part 2).
3. Escaping the city: an easy day trip from Barcelona to Collserola Natural Park.
4. Christmas traditions in Barcelona and Spain.
5. Catalan Spanish: essential phrases.
6. Catalan nationalism for «dummies»: official symbols.
8. Walking tours of the Spanish Civil War in Barcelona.
… And many more!
Find more BARCELONA topics here: ARTÍCULOS SOBRE BARCELONA.
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