If you’re going to be traveling to Spanish speaking countries and staying in hotels or hostels, these six Spanish phrases will make checking in a little easier. Here are two phrases you can use for checking into a hotel. There are other variations, but these are the most common, in my experience. Hacer el check-in…
As a self-taught Spanish speaker, organizer of a Spanish conversation group and a conversational Spanish language coach, I get a lot questions from people asking for my advice on how to improve their conversational Spanish. Part of that answer is simply having conversations with as many Spanish speakers as possible, discussing a variety of topics…
Like many things in Spanish, I didn’t know I needed this until I was in the moment and it was too late. Once again I was caught speechless. I know that eventually something is going to stump me, but I hate it when it’s something this simple. I don’t want to this to happen to…
Asking someone for a ride is one of those common everyday things that everyone does, and sooner or later you’re going to need to know how to ask for a ride in Spanish. Whether you’re asking a friend for a ride or asking a taxi or Uber driver, this bit of Spanish is going to…
The verb dar means a lot more than to give. Learn 10 of the of most common ways to use dar like a native speaker and improve your conversational Spanish. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play Music You can also click here to see all the free podcasts available on…
It’s not uncommon for my Spanish students or Spanish conversation group members to ask me what’s the difference between ven aquí and ven acá, so that’s exactly what I’m going to address today. But before we try to figure out what the differences are between them, we should probably talk about what they mean first.…
I remember when I first started traveling to Spanish speaking countries I was foolish enough to believe that all the Spanish I needed to know for staying in a hotel was how to check in and check out. Silly me. Several years and a few hotels later, I’ve built up a collection of phrases based…
You’ve been taught that the verb tener means to have, but there’s so much more your Spanish teacher left out. If you really want to know how to use it like a native speaker, listen to this podcast and learn 10 of the most common uses of the verb tener. Subscribe to the podcast on…
If you’re wondering why I created a list of Spanish movies, it’s because I get asked for recommendations about movies in Spanish all the time and nothing ever comes to mind when the question comes up. So I figured why not make a list I can point people to and not have to reveal that…
Tarde o temprano (sooner or later) the time will come when you need to give someone your condolences in Spanish. Thankfully it hasn’t been something that I’ve needed to do often, but not having the words to do it makes that situation even more uncomfortable, so today I’m going to share with you some of…
