It’s a purely audio based learning method, and that means you can put it on your favorite device and take it with you everywhere. It gives you a lot of flexibility on where and when you can study. It’s really great for those long commutes or when you’re sitting in traffic. As for the product itself, you learn vocabulary, verb …
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 Registrarse en el hotel Let’s …
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 and asking a lot questions. …
If you travel to Spanish speaking countries, exchanging money is something you’ll find yourself doing, so in this post we’re going to talk about the Spanish you need to do this successfully. First things things first, let’s talk about what you call a currency exchange in Spanish in the first place. Depending on where you travel to, they’ll be called …
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 you, so today I’m going …
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 be a lifesaver. To ask …
The verb dar means a lot more than to give. Learn ten of the of most common ways to use dar like a native speaker and improve your conversational Spanish. 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, bajar, llevar, saber, …
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. What does ven aquí and ven …
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 on my hotel stays that …
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. You can listen to the All About Spanish Verbs Season …