Learn Spanish from Home: What Do You Need to Know?
If you want to learn Spanish from home, you’ve come to the right place. Now is a great time to learn Spanish from home. Not only because of the growing importance of the language but also because of the specific circumstances of the current pandemic. Make the most of your free time at home, and learn the language you have always wanted to learn. What’s not to like? In...Read More
100 Essential Spanish Phrases for Conversational Fluency
You’ve studied all those grammar lessons and learned tons of new and strange vocabulary words. You’ve got the knowledge—now you have to put it into practice. That’s a bit scary, right? It’s like when in theory you know how to ride a bicycle, swim, or drive a car. You know it in your mind, but you haven’t actually done it yet. It’s time to have a conversation in Spanish...Read More
Dar Conjugation: Free Spanish Lesson, Exercises, and PDF
What would you give to become fluent in Spanish? Dar is a common verb in Spanish; however, its conjugations can be a challenge sometimes. But don’t worry, here at Homeschool Spanish Academy we have your back! This post is all about dar and its conjugations, from the meaning of this irregular verb and its verbals to the indicative, subjunctive, and imperative conjugations in all their...Read More
Ser vs Estar: Using Adjectives with These Spanish Verbs
To be or to be? That is the question in Spanish. You know it well: the famous ser vs estar situation. This is one of the trickiest parts of the language for new learners. It’s tricky because the differences between one verb and the other are minimal, but really important. In this post, I’m gonna take you down the ser vs estar rabbit hole, and then take a wild turn into...Read More
Ser vs Estar: Quizzes in Present and Past Tense
Ser vs Estar, what’s the deal with these Spanish verbs that create so much stress for new learners of the language? Here at the Homeschool Spanish Academy blog, we have discussed the ser vs estar situation in a series of posts. One of them even focuses on All the ways to say “I am” in Spanish, which details the peculiarities of these two verbs. Let’s take a closer look at the...Read More
Bolivia: A Country of Extraordinary Culture and Geography
Among Latin American countries, Bolivia is quite unique. It’s the only landlocked nation in the continent and it’s also the country with the largest indigenous population in the region. Bolivia’s uniqueness permeates every aspect of its history and society, producing a fascinating culture like no other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America. However, Bolivian extraordinary culture...Read More
Numbers in Spanish: Addition, Subtraction, and Fractions
This post is dedicated to homeschooling parents who have to know a little bit about everything these days. Maybe you know about numbers, or perhaps you know about Spanish. But, do you know about numbers in Spanish? Today, we are going to explore the basic vocabulary about the arithmetic operations of addition and subtraction. Also, we’ll study fractions, which in...Read More
Most Commonly Spoken Languages in Latin America (Other than Spanish)
Nearly 400 million people speak Spanish in Latin America, with 40 million more Spanish-speakers in the United States. But, what about the “other” languages in Latin America? Everyone knows about the other “big one”: Portuguese. With over 200 million Brazilians speaking the language, it’s safe to say that Portuguese is in very good health. But still, what about the others? Because...Read More
Sports in Spanish: Basketball Vocabulary and Popularity
Are you ready to learn about sports in Spanish? The beauty of sports is how they unite people, transcend borders, and generate emotions (and money) all over the world. It doesn’t matter what language you speak, everybody can understand sports. One of the biggest sports in the world nowadays is basketball. The third biggest, by some estimates, with 2.2 billion fans around the world....Read More