10 Spanish Grammar Concepts Hardest to Master (with Quizzes)
Learning a new language is never an easy task. Each language has its own particularities and Spanish is not the exception. From the subjunctive to reflexive verbs, Spanish grammar has its good share of tricky concepts. While some new learners of the language may find one concept particularly difficult, others struggle with a completely different one. However, when I tried to pin down the...Read More
Spanish for Dummies [Greetings, Questions, Small Talk, and More]
Learners today want easy and fast solutions, and although no magic app exists to make you learn things effortlessly, it is possible to learn with easy-to-digest content. Ready for Spanish for dummies? This lesson includes the basic vocabulary and expressions that youโd normally cover in a few weeks of Spanish 101 for beginners classes. Read this article, and youโll find things to...Read More
Celebrate International Women’s Day in Spanish (El Dรญa de la Mujer)
Celebrating International Womenโs Day in Spanish is the perfect classroom activity for empowering language students while teaching them about relevant history. With so many changes around the world, recognizing the fight for womenโs rights is now more important than ever. Teaching your students about this important date is a fantastic opportunity for learning new Spanish...Read More
Ser vs Estar Master Grammar Guide: Conjugations, Usage, and Transformative Adjectives
โShould you use ser or estar?โ That is the question. If youโve ever asked that same question yourself, youโre part of the 99% of Spanish students who wonder why on Earth the Spanish language needs two verbs to express what in English you can say with only one (โto beโ). To be fair, thatโs how it works in most Romance languages, but I digress. Ser and estar are the two translations of...Read More
19 Weird Spanish Expressions and Unusual Idioms That Native Speakers Say
Are you curious about weird expressions in Spanish that donโt seem to make sense? Some of these are extremely strange, others are humorous, or old, but I assure you that these funny Spanish phrases will get you closer to speaking like a native. You can find this kind of saying in every language, it is not exclusive to Spanish. Just think of โuntil the fat lady singsโ or...Read More
100+ Spanish Sound Effects (Onomatopoeia)
How many Spanish onomatopoeias do you know? How often do you use them? They are, after all, necessary elements of any language. Onomatopoeias are words that phonetically imitate, resemble, or suggest the sound that they describe. Woof! Meow! Splash! With these three little words, you can almost see a dog chasing a cat, and then the cat falls into a pool. Do you see? ...Read More
What Is the Upside-Down Question Mark in Spanish?
Have you ever doubted the necessity to use the upside-down question mark in Spanish? Many people writing in Spanish, especially on social media or text messages, avoid the upside-down Spanish punctuation marks to save typing time. Let me tell you today why you shouldnโt skip it. Iโll teach you to love and appreciate this weird little sign to the point that youโll even want...Read More
35 Perfect Cognates in Spanish [Words You Already Know!]
Perfect cognates in Spanish make language learning even more fascinating and amusing! Cognates or cognados are words that exist in two languages. These words share similarities when it comes to roots and meaning. There are different types of Spanish cognates and my intention behind this grammar guide is to provide you with support to identify them and use them accurately. Keep...Read More
25 Essential Ways to Use the Verb โEcharโ in Spanish
Languages are living creaturesโalways evolving, always on the move. And every language has verbs that are used for many different purposes, such as echar in Spanish.ย While echar means โto throw,โ this verb is also completely alive, adaptable, and always at hand for just about any use Spanish speakers want to give it. Why echar? And, which of its many uses and idioms...Read More