Spanish teachers and textbooks typically teach you to use the verb repetir to get someone to repeat what they said. But if you want to sound more like a native speaker there are several other options that will keep you from sounding like you learned Spanish from a grammar book. In this episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series we take a …
About two weeks ago I caught up with an old friend who had spent a bit of time in Nicaragua. As we were talking about various things she said ¿Cuánto tiempo dilata? . With what I’m sure was a perplexed look on my face, I said ¿Cómo?. I had most certainly not heard the word dilata (from the verb dilatar) before. …
Today I decided to write about one of my favorite learning Spanish products, Gritty Spanish 2. I’ve purchased numerous other Spanish dialog collections in the past, and they’ve all been helpful and worth the time, money and effort I invested in them. But none of them have been as interesting and captivating as Gritty Spanish. I’ve found it to be …
Welcome to another installment of Say it in Spanish. This series of posts is designed to teach you common, everyday Spanish your textbook leaves out. Let’s jump right into things. It’s really common to make plans with your friends, so in today’s post you’ll learn a few simple sentences to let them know you’re on your way. 1. Casi salgo …
Welcome to the first installment of Quick tips to improve your Spanish. This series of posts offers short and simple Spanish tidbits that you can use immediately. Let’s jump right into things. Sooner or later you’re going to need to know how to say “every other week”. And as you might guess, cada dos semanas is one way to say …
Today we’re going to take a look at the verb coger. Coger has a lot of great uses and you should definitely add it to your toolbox of Spanish verbs. Some countries use it more than others, like Spain, Peru and the Dominican Republic, and in other countries like Mexico and Argentina you may want to avoid using it altogether, …
In today’s podcast I’m going to talk about the Spanish I’ve learned during my visits to Baja Norte, or Northern Baja, primarily the city of Tijuana. You won’t find these words and expressions in your Spanish textbook, but you’ll hear them all the time as you travel throughout Mexico. Be sure to also listen to my other free podcasts All About …
You see the expression qué tal in Spanish books on occasion, but most of the time they just tell you it’s an informal greeting and case closed. That hardly does the expression qué tal any justice, so I put together a podcast about some of the most common uses for this expression and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at some of its other uses. Here …
Recently a friend of mine asked me to write something about the word cuenta and being the blogger that I am agreed to it without hesitation. And for a brief moment I thought “the word cuenta is pretty straight-forward, what is there to write about?” A few days later when I really sat down and started thinking about all the …
Welcome to another episode of the Real Life Spanish podcast series where you’ll learn the Spanish you need for real life conversations and situations. You’ve probably heard the words que rico, sabroso and delicioso before when it comes to talking about food, but they can be used for so much more. In this podcast you’re going to learn about several other …
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