National School Success Month: Set Your Goals for the School Year
It’s back to school time, and National School Success Month is here! Every September when a new school year begins, students, teachers, and parents arrive on the first day of school with a long list of goals. Keep reading to learn what National School Success Month is, why it matters, how to set realistic but challenging goals for a new school year, and tips to help...Read More
Querer Conjugation: Free Spanish Lesson, Exercises, and PDF
What do you want in life? Who do you love? What do you want to do? These are no small questions. Actually, they are some of the biggest questions people can ask themselves. To ask all those questions in Spanish, you need to use the verb querer. In this post, we’ll learn the meaning of the Spanish verb querer and the full set of querer conjugations, as well as...Read More
15 Funny Spanish Puns That Make You Laugh While You Learn
Every language has its own share of puns that play with words to make us laugh. Most of them are only funny in that language, although every once and then you may find one that works in two different languages, which is the case of these 15 funny Spanish puns! Learning Spanish is a process with many moving parts—grammar, conjugations, pronunciation, listening, and reading, among many...Read More
‘Where Are You From?’ in Spanish and Other Essential Questions
Let’s say you want to get to know someone, and you want to do it in Spanish. You know the kind of conversation you will need to have. But let me ask you one question: Do you know how to ask “where are you from” in Spanish? That and other similar questions are the keys to your quest. If you’re looking for conversation starters and essential questions for when you’re getting...Read More
Not Very Good in Spanish? Learn 5 Language Hacks to Make You Fluent
Are you learning Spanish and getting frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you need to use a language hack or two to get very good in Spanish. Traditional ways of learning are proven and, with time, they’ll take you where you want to go. However, sometimes a non-traditional way, a shortcut, a hack, or whatever you want to call it, can be a useful tool that boosts the learning...Read More
50 Common Spanish Adverbs to Start Using Today
Adverbs have a bad reputation. They give a lot of information, are essential to the meaning of their sentences, and still, many people don’t know how to use them. And I’m not even talking about adverbs in a new language! Adverbs are often understood (or misunderstood) in our own native language. Now, what about Spanish adverbs? If adverbs are complicated in English, odds are that...Read More
How to Give Compliments in Spanish for Formal and Informal Occasions
Well done! That’s a great job! You look gorgeous! Compliments express something positive about someone. It can be about their work, looks, behavior, or pretty much anything you want. The point with compliments is that they make people feel good. Sometimes, compliments are earned and real, as in professional settings; other times they are just a way of showing...Read More
The Most Amazing Ultimate Vocab Guide to Money in Spanish
“Show me the money!” That famous quote from Jerry Maguire, a film starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr., encapsulates the spirit of this article. Let’s learn about money in Spanish! You deal with money day in and day out. You pay bills and taxes, and charge for your services or products. Maybe you give an allowance to your children or motivate them to open a lemonade...Read More
Spanish Weather Forecast: Scripts and Lessons for Your Students
From the perfect icebreaker to the start of most small talk conversations, the weather is an international resource to avoid uncomfortable silences and awkward situations. Of course, talking about the weather is important in itself, too. When you are learning a new language, the subject grows in importance. Now, you really need to know what that guy on the TV is actually saying, in...Read More