Spanish Immersion in Argentina
My Spanish Immersion in Buenos Aires, Argentina See also Tips on Studying Abroad From January to April, 2007 I lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina and studied Spanish. On this page I’d like to tell you about my Spanish immersion in Argentina. I hope this information will be useful to students planning on studying in Buenos Aires. Why I chose Buenos Aires Prior to my Argentina trip I had studied Spanish in Mexico and Panama. To help...
Study Spanish Abroad
Tips on Studying Spanish Abroad Are you thinking you might want to study Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country? I’ve studied Spanish in Mexico, Panama and Argentina and based on my experiences I’ve listed a few tips on what to look for, what to consider and how to go about selecting a destination and a Spanish language school. Popular destinations are best Although it may seem exotic to choose an off-the-beaten-path...
Conjugating Vos
How to Conjugate Vos See also Spanish Grammar In Argentina and some other Latin American countries, people use the pronoun vos in place of tú. Vos is not the same as vosotros (which is used in Spain). In grammatical terms, vos is an informal second-person singular pronoun. Vosotros is an informal second-person plural pronoun. More simply, vos replaces tú (in Argentina, Uruguay, etc.) while vosotros replaces ustedes (in informal...
Grammar – Future Tense
Future Tense See also Spanish Grammar In Spanish, there are two common ways to express a future occurance. One way uses a structure similar to the English “going to + verb”. For example, I am going to go to the movies. The other way is similar to the English “will + verb”. For example, I will go to the movies. Let’s look at a few examples that demonstrate how to express future actions and events in...
Spanish Lesson – Saber and Conocer
Saber and Conocer See also Spanish Grammar In this Spanish grammar lesson you will learn the two Spanish verbs that mean “to know”. They are saber and conocer. Saber The Spanish verb saber (to know) is irregular and is conjugated as follows: Yo sé Tú sabes El/ella/usted sabe Nosotros sabemos Ellos/ellas/ustedes saben Saber is used to indicate knowledge of facts or information, or knowledge that can be stated. For example:...