The holiday season is here and if your Christmas vocabulary is a little lacking, this article is going to help you change that so you can join in on all the holiday talk with your Spanish speaking amigos and amigas. Let’s jump right into it. To start with, the Christmas holidays are known as las fiestas navideñas. Now let’s get …
When you start learning Spanish, it doesn’t take long before you’re taught the verb saber. The problem is you aren’t fully taught all of it’s uses, so you only develop what I describe as a passing acquaintance with the verb. It has a lot more meanings and uses than you think, and today we’re going to get into some of …
If you’ve been learning Spanish long enough (and it doesn’t take long), you’ve already discovered there are often multiple verbs that have the same meaning. Or appear to on the surface. Orar and Rezar are two of those verbs. They both mean to pray, and although many Spanish speakers use them as synonyms, there is a difference between the two. …
If you don’t know, there are two words for the English word vegetables in Spanish, vegetales and verduras. As you might imagine, I get the question “what’s the difference?” a lot. In fact, if you’re reading this, you probably have the same question. I certainly did, so I started asking my Spanish speaking friends. How my friends explained it When …
When it comes to answering the question “¿Cómo estás?”, your Spanish book typically only offers you a limited number of responses: Estoy bienI’m fine Estoy malI’m not well Those responses are pretty boring, right? I’m going to share some simple but very common ways to respond to “cómo estás” with you. Enough chit-chat, let’s get to it. Use these when …
Like the verb Ser, Estar is another one of the Spanish verbs you absolutely have to master. Listen to this podcast to learn 11 of the most common uses of the verb estar. You can listen to the All About Spanish Verbs Season 1 podcasts for free. Season 1 includes the verbs dar, tener, hacer, ver, faltar, poner, pasar, conocer, …
The verb Ser is one the fundamental building blocks the Spanish language is built on. This isn’t a verb you have to learn, it’s a verb you have to master. Listen to this podcast to learn thirteen of the most common ways this verb is used. Click here to listen to more of the All About Spanish Verbs Season 1 …
As a beginning Spanish student the first challenge you’re going to face is figuring out where to start, especially if you’ve decided to learn Spanish on your own. This article is going to give you some initial direction to help you get started down the right track to achieving your goal of becoming a Spanish speaker. Let’s get started. In …
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-inRegistrarse en el hotel Let’s take …