Halloween in Spanish: Vocabulary and Activities for Kids
Black cats, pumpkins, and witch hats are back! Another Halloween is upon us, and this year you can add even more excitement to your spooky celebration with some Spanish PDFs and printables. Let’s jump into the material for having a happy Halloween in Spanish! Halloween in Spanish: Vocabulary First of all, Halloween goes by a few popular names in Spanish: Halloween (pronounced as if...Read More
How to Schedule with Homeschool Spanish Academy
Welcome to Homeschool Spanish Academy! We are excited to share this Spanish-learning journey with you. In order to help you schedule your classes, we’ve prepared this guide with best practices and how-to’s on scheduling your classes with ease. If you have any questions or would like to proceed booking your classes with our Care Team, contact us here. TABLE OF CONTENTS: How to...Read More
Learn Spanish Faster! 10 Things Polyglots Do Differently
Have you ever met someone who seems to learn foreign languages effortlessly and speaks three, maybe four? How about seven? While it appears that these multilingual people, called polyglots, have super powers, the truth is far less intimidating. In fact, I’m here to say that YOU can easily learn Spanish in less than a year—and without leaving the comfort of your home. It sounds insane,...Read More
How to Use Verbs Like Gustar [+ 29 New Verbs & Phrases]
Verbs like gustar in Spanish may seem complicated and confusing, but I can promise you there’s an easy way to trick your brain into using this verb structure without errors! Change How You Think Language has a way of exposing our most basic assumptions about reality. When it comes to verbs like gustar, you’ll notice a striking difference between the way native English and Spanish...Read More
History of ‘Don Quixote’ Author Cervantes and His Buried Remains
Some might say that Miguel de Cervantes was even more interesting than his eternally famous protagonist Don Quixote. The Spanish author lived a life of action and danger: battling as a soldier, surviving as a slave, stealing as a tax collector, and then gaining fame as a writer. Cervantes was a novelist, playwright, and poet who changed the course of modern literature. Just as he did in...Read More
French or Spanish: Which is Easier to Learn, Master, and Speak?
Salut tout le monde! Or should I say hola, instead? If you’re here, it’s because you’re wondering which foreign language to study and to finally answer your burning question once and for all: which language is easier to master, Spanish or French? Undoubtedly, gaining fluency in any foreign language is a considerable task, no matter which language you choose. The good news is that French...Read More
How to Teach Your Child Spanish: 11 Easy Strategies
Knowing how to teach Spanish to your child so they’re bilingual in today’s world is not only a perk but a serious advantage. One might even consider it a necessity! Of course, as parents doing our best, we want to impart this linguistic talent to our children. Spanish is an especially popular language choice, with more than 500 million speakers worldwide. However, what if you...Read More
Spanish Body Parts: Vocabulary, Idioms, and Culture
Your body is so much more than just parts. Did you know that you communicate 90% of your thoughts and feelings nonverbally, through your body language? That’s quite a lot to say without saying anything! If you plan on taking a trip to a Spanish-speaking country, you don’t want to get caught saying something silently that you really don’t mean. In this blog post,...Read More
Spanish Tongue Twisters for Perfecting Your Pronunciation
How can you sharpen our speaking skills, even if you only have five extra minutes a day? With Spanish tongue twisters, called trabalenguas. Have you ever wished you could improve your Spanish accent so others could understand you better? Spoken Spanish has 39 elemental sounds, or individual speech sounds produced by vocal organs. You can easily master these through exposure and regular...Read More