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The Spanish word for "again and again" is "una y otra vez".  Let's see some example sentences using the expression "una y otra vez" for you to practice and see how to use  this Spanish expression:               - Leí el libro una y otra vez.                I read the book again and again .               - Los actores tienen que ensayar la obra una y otra vez.                A ctors have to rehearse the play again and again.               - Tienes que hacerlo una y otra vez hasta que lo hagas bien.                 You have to do it again and again until you get it right.               - Repasaron los mismos argumentos una y otra vez.                 They went over the same arguments again and again.               - Llamé a su oficina una y otra vez, pero nadie contestó.                 I called his office again and again, but no one answered.               - Cuando practicas debes hacer la

Today we are going to learn the Spanish Noun Gender.  Hoy aprenderemos el género del sustantivo en español.  In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine and singular or plural. But, how do you know the gender of a noun? If you want to be sure, you have to learn them by heart. Fortunately, there are a few general rules you can follow to determine if a noun is feminine or masculine. Not everything associated with a male is masculine and everything associated with a woman is feminine. Most nouns ending in "o" are masculine. Most nouns ending in "a" are feminine Exceptions: Some nouns that end in "a" are masculine and some nouns that end in "o" are feminine. Nouns ending in -ión -tad - dad -ud and -umbre are usually feminine Many nouns ending in -ma are masculine Nouns denoting animals: The feminine of animal's nouns if f

The Spanish word for "back and forth" is "de un lado para el otro".  Back and forth significa "de un lado para el otro" en español.  Let's see some example sentences for you to practice and see how to use  this Spanish expression:              - El columpio se movía de un lado para el otro.               The swing moved back and forth.               - El niño se mecía de un lado para el otro en su caballito de madera.                  Child was rocking back and forth on his wooden horse.               - El león caminaba de un lado para el otro en su jaula.                 The lion paced back and forth in his cage.               - Corrimos de un lado para el otro, llevando baldes de agua .                 We ran back and forth, carrying buckets of water.               - Mueve tus brazos de un lado para el otro desde la cabeza a los pies.                 Move your arms back and forth from head to

Today we are going to learn the definite articles in Spanish.  Hoy aprenderemos los artículos definidos en español.  Definite articles are used to talk about specific nouns. In Spanish, nouns are often accompanied by articles. Spanish articles indicate: the word's gender (masculine or feminine ) the word's number (singular or plural )   In English the definite article is the word "the" regardless of wheter the noun it introduces is singular or plural. But in Spanish there are four forms: el, la, los, las, depending on wheter the noun is masculine, feminine, singular or plural. El: is used with masculine singular nouns La: is used with feminine singular nouns Los: is used with masculine plural nouns Las: is used with feminine plural nouns. Keep in mind that, in Spanish, all nouns have gender. Spanish articles must match the gender and the number of the noun they determ