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EXPRESIONES IDIOMÁTICAS con la preposición “A” Hola! Are you thinking of traveling to Argentina, exploring Buenos Aires or visiting Salta City? Then we will help you improve your Spanish for you can get the most out of your trip, whether you come to Argentina to study at the University, to come to work, to do…

Salta is at the 5 top tourist attractions o Argentina, and it is known as the beauty of this Country…we tell you why!  What to do in Salta Salta is a captivating city, located in northwestern Argentina, nestled in a valley, 1,152 meters above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes Mountains. You will…

A ● D ● V ● A ● N ● C ● E ● D SUBJUNTIVO PLUSCUAMPERFECTO Hola a todos:) ! Espero que estén muy bien! Hoy practicaremos la conjugación del verbo irregular “DORMIR” en el Subjuntivo Pluscuamperfecto, y la de dos verbos más con la misma irregularidad! Recordamos el uso: En oraciones subordinadas, después de algunas expresiones, por ejemplo como lo vimos en nuestro video…

A ● D ● V ● A ● N ● C ● E ● D Conjugaciones irregulares. Hola 🙂 ! Cómo estás?  En la lección de hoy practicaremos la conjugación del verbo “decir” en Subjuntivo presente, y la de dos verbos más con la misma irregularidad! Para completar la información sobre los verbos, hemos agregado además, el participio y el gerundio de cada verbo. DECIR…

I ● N ●T ●E ●R ● M ●E ●D ●I ●O Conjugaciones irregulares. Hola! Hoy practicaremos la conjugación del verbo “dormir” y “morir” en el pasado perfecto simple: DORMIR (dormir: To sleep; Dormirse: to fall asleep) dormido (slept)            >    participio (participle) durmiendo (sleeping) >gerundio (gerund)  El verbo “dormir” es un…

Hola 🙂 ! Today we are going to learn how to conjugate verbs in Spanish. Let´s start!!!  Spanish regular verbs ending in “-AR”: Spanish regular verbs are divided into 3 groups depending on their endings: The “-ar” ending verbs, like “hablar” (to speak) The “-er” ending verbs like “comer” (to eat) The  “-ir” ending verbs,…

Salta is at the 5 top tourist attractions o Argentina, and it is known as the beauty of this Country…we tell you why!  What to do in Salta Salta is a captivating city, located in northwestern Argentina, nestled in a valley, 1,152 meters above sea level, at the foothills of the Andes Mountains. You will…

Teaching Methodology “Spanish is a living, spoken language, it is in constant fluctuation, and it cannot be limited by a book or by 4 classroom walls.” “Having lessons is not enough anymore. This challenging world demands more. Leave the traditional classrooms and dare to live the language in the REAL WORLD!” The success of our learning program lies in this…

¡¡¡¿VOS o TÚ?!!! ¿Qué pronombre usamos en Argentina para la 2nda persona del singular? Los pronombres personales pueden designar  personas, animales o cosas. En Argentina existe “el voceo”, que es el uso del pronombre personal “vos” en lugar de “tú”.     singular plural 1º primera persona yo nosotros, nosotras 2º segunda persona tú =…

Do you know how to use capital letters in Spanish? Spanish version and exercises with answers below Words are written in lowercase almost always, including words that in other languages are written in capital letters such as nationalities, days of the week, months and seasons of the year, and cardinal points (with few exceptions) “I…

Are you a beginner student and want to practice your Spanish? start now with this fun exercises! A. Find the odd word out in the following set of Spanish words: feliz , triste, contento, alto, loco. grande, pequeño, aburrido, largo. blanco, azul, celeste, ventana niña, mujer, abuela, hombre manzana, limón, mandarina, pomelo veinte, cuarenta, sesenta,…

Learn how to introduce yourself in Spanish with this simple dialog!   Here, in this conversion, we have included the personal forms “tú” and “vos”. “Vos” is the form we use in Argentina and Uruguay. “Tú” and “vos” have the same meaning (singular “you”) but they are conjugated differently. However, we all understand and use…

Enjoy the long week end…Fin de semana largo en Buenos Aires!! Take a look below to the TOP 5 activities more voted by our Spanish students and teachers for this 3 days long National Holyday in Argentina. Buenos Aires 2018: free recitals Until October 18 there are more than 800 artistic activities in the Olympic…

Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud 2018 En Buenos Aires!!! Youth Olympic Games 2018 Come to enjoy today with CEDIC Spanish language students and teachers, the inaugural party of the Olympic Games,  from 6:00 PM in the Obelisk, along 9 de Julio Avenue, between Avenida de Mayo and Córdoba Avenue, with free cost entrance open to…

Do you like extremes? Discover Salta and Buenos Aires, the two opposite poles of Argentina that everyone is talking about! SALTA city 1. Architecture, art and culture: Most colonial city of Argentina very well preserved, maintained and clean, to the extreme of astonishing tourists. City with a vibrant culture with numerous institutions that cultivate letters, painting,…

Spanish Vocabulary for begginners: Spring ¿Qué dices en primavera? En Argentina, el 21 de septiembre comienza la Primavera. Ese día, todos saludamos a nuestros familiares, amigos y conocidos con un “¡Feliz primavera!” Aquí  en Argentina la gente también  acostumbra comprar muchas flores: los novios más románticos les regalan un ramo de flores a sus parejas,…

Hundred of bars, pubss and dance clubs in the city… how to choose among so many options? We´ll show you the best options!!! AT WHAT TIME?: open at midnight and close between 6 and 7 AM (in some, the party lasts until noon). It is common for young people to go to more than one…

They might sound and write in a similar way… but their meaning is completely different!!! Discover the Spanish “false friends” of English, Deutsch, Portugues languages, and avoid embarrassing situations! False friends, or false cognates are those words that, in different languages, are written in a similar way but have completely different meanings. When we do not know…

Let’s go to the cinema to practice Spanish Enjoy all Argentine films…at half price 😉 !!! From August 19th to September 19th, 2018, tickets for national films can be purchased at half price in all cinemas in Argentina. What is it? To celebrate the Month of Argentine Cinema, the Ministry of Culture of the Nation…

Tango lessons and Spanish in Buenos Aires Let´s dance TANGO!!! Do you like tango?…would like to learn more about this emotional and sensual dance, and maybe take some lessons with excellent  teachers? Let´s join us in Buenos Aires at “La Escuela del Tango”, one of the most prestigious Tango Academic in South America, and start…

1. Be sure about what is your goal Whatever your reason and motivation for learning Spanish may be, it will be easier for you to find the right Spanish course or school if you are sure about what is your goal. Each student requires a specific solution and learning plan. Some students needs improve their…

El Teatro Colón de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, ha programado 17 conciertos gratuitos a lo largo del año, a realizarse los días domingos a las 11. La condición es retirar las entradas con anterioridad y las mismas estás disponibles desde 48 hs. antes de cada función; el horario de boletería es de 10 a…

Spanish Grammar: the “Pasado Imperfecto” PART II If you are a student of Spanish in Buenos Aires or in other country and want to know when to use the “imperfect”past tense in Spanish this blog will help you! In our previous blog, we had learnt that the “Imperfecto” past tense is used to make descriptions in the…

When to use de “Pasado Imperfecto”, one of the past tenses of the Spanish Language. If you are a student of Spanish in Argentina or in other country, and you still don´t understand when to use the pasado imperfect in Spanish, here we will give you some tips to make it easier for you! The…

Information on tourist attractions in Argentina West Argentina: Cuyo region, part I CEDIC Argentine Spanish Learning School in Buenos Aires At CEDIC Spanish School in Buenos Aires, our teachers always use a portion of the Spanish classes to debate, talk  and give information about Argentinean tourism. Our students who take lessons of Spanish talk  about their…

Julio Cortázar, 1914-1984 En el 100º aniversario de su nacimiento, hoy en las clases de español de CEDIC Spanish School, los estudiantes y profesores lo recordamos conversando sobre su vida, sus obras, su magia. Aquí compartimos algunos fragmentos de la última entrevista que ofreció, en Febrero de 1984: – ¿Tenés pensado vivir acá (en Buenos Aires)? –…