Last spring, the tree next to the neighbor’s house dropped a thousand round little seeds that blew into our yard and piled up in the patio like autumn leaves. The Siberian Elm is not a good shade tree and does not bear fruit. The neighbor’s tree must have come up volunteer, because nobody would plant…
Today we will look at the Spanish verb HAY / AYE, which translates into English as “There is/There are.” Hay / AYE is derived from the Spanish verb HABER / ah-baiRR, which translates as “to have done” or “to have in existence/be.” For example: He comido el último aguacate. (I have eaten the last avocado.)…
Last week the dandelions bloomed all over the yard and in the city park by our house. Years ago, when I lived in a different house and was a lot younger, I waged war against the dandelions. I had a large vegetable garden to protect and I cared more than I do now about what…
Two very important Spanish words to remember are muy (MOOY), which means “very,” and mucho (MOO-choh), which means “a lot.” Beginning Spanish students sometimes get muy and mucho confused, so we will be looking at how and when to use each one. Very well, thanks Most beginning Spanish students will first encounter the word muy…