The Spanish word YA is widely used. Learn when and how Spanish speakers use it in daily conversation. It isn’t hard to understand, but it can be confusing because it’s used in a variety of situations. Here are a few more episodes of the Real Life Spanish podcast series to help you improve your conversational Spanish and understanding of the language. Qué …
In today’s world cell phones have become a routine part of daily conversation. In this post you’re going to learn some basic vocabulary and phrases surrounding cell phones, so let’s get to it. To start with, to make a call is hacer una llamada. Tengo que hacer una llamada, ya regreso I have to make a call, I’ll be right …
Sooner or later you’re going to have to ask the price of things in Spanish, and I’m going to guess many of you were only taught the classical (and very reliable): ¿Cuánto cuesta? There’s nothing wrong with that and it may very well be all you need for most situations, but it’s not the only way to ask the price …
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 bien I’m fine Estoy mal I’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 …
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 …