Spanish: Expresiones Españolas

Hi all, Claudia here,
I'd like to share this website I found with Spanish expressions and sayings. It's really interesting because it explains what each expression means, which is very useful for us Spanish teachers! I'll definitely be using it for my Refranes activities I've told you about! 

http://erasmusv.wordpress.com

Spanish: Refranes 4

Hello all, Claudia here,

Here are some more refranes for your collection. I hope you find these useful!


• Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.


• Si del cielo te caen limones, aprende a hacer limonada.


• Entre broma y broma, la verdad se asoma.


• En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es el rey.


• A otro perro con ese hueso.

Spanish: Word of the Week

Hi everyone! Claudia here,

I remember my high school French teacher used to write a word on the board every Monday and keep it there for the week so we could learn it. I think this would be a neat way to get your class to learn some uncommon words and verbs.

You can keep the word up for the whole week and have students use it in a sentence every day at the beginning or end of class.
Another fun twist to it could be to make it a refran, adivinanza or trabalenguas of the week!

Spanish: Refranes 3

Hi evrybody, Claudia here,

These are some more Spanish sayings for you to add to your collection. Don't forget to check back on my post on Refranes for ideas on how to incorporate them in your classroom!

• Al mal tiempo, buena cara.
• Más vale pájaro en mano, que cien volando.
• No hay mal que por bien no venga.
• A palabras necias, oídos sordos.
• Dios aprieta pero no ahorca.
• Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo.
• A lo hecho, pecho.

Spanish: Refranes 2

Hello all, Claudia here,

Here are some more refranes for you, I hope you find these useful!

• La curiosidad mató al gato.

• En casa de herrero, cuchara de palo.

• Cuando veas las barbas de tu vecino arder, pon las tuyas en remojo.

• Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente.

• Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres.

• Perro que ladra no muerde.

Spanish: Refranes 1

Hello everybody, Claudia here,

Here are some refranes to use in your classes, I will be posting more soon. If you need ideas on how to use sayings in your classes you might want to check my previous post on Refranes.

• Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer.

• Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia.

• No dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy.

• Se dice el pecado pero no el pecador.

• Lo que es del cura va para la iglesia.

Spanish: Refranes

Hi all, Claudia here,

A fun way to get your students to learn about Spanish culture is through sayings or proverbs. One activity I like to do with my students is to divide the class in small groups of 3 or 4 and have each group pick a random saying. Each group then tries to understand their saying and find an equivalent for it in English. They then explain it as a group to the class and share the equivalent in English as well, using only Spanish of course! This is really fun because sometimes they act out what they're trying to explain when the rest of the class doesn't understand.

A good wrap up for this activity I've done in the past is to play a song in Spanish that uses some of the sayings gone over in class and have the students identify it. A song I've used in the past is La Tortura by Shakira. This way they connect the sayings to real context and it even helps them understand the meaning of the songs a little better.

Here is a helpful site with a list of popular Spanish sayings and their meanings http://www.refranesysusignificado.com/

You should try it out and let me know how it works for you!