Just finished reading & studying Aprende gramática y vocabulario 2 by Francisca Castro Viúdez and Pilar Díaz Ballesteros.
It took me nearly eight months to finish the book. But as I always say, it doesn’t matter how long it takes me to read a book. The main thing is what I can learn from it.
I really liked this Spanish grammar book series – Aprende gramática y vocabulario. It has clear explanations on many topics such as verb conjugations, the use of prepositions, and more.
There are actually four books in the series. I’ve already read the first two books, and I’m going to read the other two soon.
The most difficult aspects of Spanish grammar for me to master are still:
1) Pretérito perfecto vs. Pretérito indefinido
2) Imperativo afirmativo and imperativo negative
3) Gerundio
4) El Subjuntivo
Plus, I have some problems with the use of los pronombres de objeto indirecto.
So, there’s a lot of work ahead. But I really love it. I love the challenge!
Some interesting words I found in the book:
🇪🇦 (Es) 👉👉👉 🇺🇲 (En)
🔹 atasco = traffic jam (…había un bien atasco en la carretera);
🔹 ahorrar dinero = save money (Este año no hemos ahorrado nada de dinero);
🔹 Gelocatil = paracetamol (Si te duele la cabeza, toma un Gelocatil);
🔹 mus = a card game widely played in Spain and other countries (Nunca habían jugado al mus);
🔹 caspa = dandruff (|No se preocupe por la caspa, lávese el pelo con este champú…);
🔹 olla = a cooking pot;
🔹 tetra-brik = Tetra Brik = a brand name for a carton package produced by the Swedish company Tetra Pak (Un tetra-brik de leche).
Started Reading – 18 March 2022
Finished Reading – 6 November 2022
My Rating: 4 Stars ★★★★
