How many times did you mess up saber and conocer? Their meanings are similar but we use them in different contexts. In this post we are going to give you some tips to clear this up. Conocer se combina con: ~ personas: Conozco a Juan desde que estábamos en la escuela primaria pero no conozco a su hermana. (!) Cuidado, en este Read more…
In a previous post we talked about the do’s and dont’s of drinking mate when someone offers it to you. If you’ve tried mate, you’ve liked it and you would ike to drink it at home whenever, there are some things you have to know. Mate can be tricky. It is deceptively Read more…
Según el diccionario, la definición de cosa es: cosa f. Todo lo que tiene entidad, ya sea corporal o espiritual, natural o artificial, real o abstracta. Objeto inanimado, por oposición a ser viviente. Parece una definición con límites claros pero, si escuchás por un rato a cualquier argentino, vas a darte cuenta de que puede Read more…
There is a very simple way to ask for favors or things and to ask for permisson. You just need to know the verb poder. yo puedo tú puedes / vos podés él /ella / usted puede nosotros podemos ustedes /ellos / ellas pueden ~ Asking for favors / services / things: poder (2nd person) + infinitive form Read more…
Drinking mate is not the same as drinking tea or coffee. It implies a ritual as important as the drink itself. Generally, we have mate with our family or with friends, at home or at a park but never at a restaurante or a café. If someone invites you to Read more…
When we talk, we use more than just words. We also do gestures that can be as meaningful as the words we say. Some of them are universal (such us “thumbs up”), some others mean different things in different places. People from Buenos Aires are known for “speaking with their Read more…
While typing in Spanish, you might need different characters from the ones you use in your own language. Probably, you will have to take more time thinking about the accent marks and other symbols such as the opening for question and exclamation marks ( ¡ and ¿ ). Of course, Read more…
¡Hablemos sobre el futuro! Muchas veces tenemos que hacer planes o proyectar. Una de las formas más simples es con el verbo IR: IR + a + infinitivo * ¿Dónde vamos a comprar el plutonio, Doc? => Conjugamos el verbo IR en Presente (Indicativo) cuando queremos hablar sobre el futuro Read more…
¿Cómo se dice?: ¿quiero me bañar? o¿quiero bañarme? ¡Uf, nunca sé dónde hay que poner elpronombre (me, te, se, nos, etc.)! No te preocupes, estamos acá para ayudarte. Por ejemplo: Los sábados me levanto tarde  Los sábados levanto me tarde  (!) pronombre + verbo conjugado Levantarse tarde es Read more…
In Buenos Aires it is not very usual to find street food like in other cities. However, there is an exception: la Costanera Sur. The Costanera Sur used to be THE Buenos Aires riverside path but nowadays you won’t see the river. Instead, you will apreciate the “Reserva ecológica” (nature Read more…