How to Use ‘Quien’ in Spanish (and Make Better Jokes)
Understanding and knowing how to use quien in Spanish can come useful in unexpected situations. For example: – knock, knock. – Who’s there?(…) These classic kid’s jokes also exist in Spanish, and they go like this: – Toc, toc.– ¿Quién es?(…) After reading this article, you’ll be able to laugh along with your Spanish-speaking friends the...Read More
How to Use Object Pronouns In Spanish Commands
Learning commands with pronouns in Spanish is your first real test for fluency. Fortunately, it’s not too difficult to learn. You need to know the elements, learn the rules, and then practice. Regular practice is the secret to success. Let’s take it slowly. I’ll guide you through the steps and tell you what to do when you get to each level. Ready? Let’s get...Read More
How to Transform Spanish Adjectives Into Adverbs
Transforming adjectives into adverbs in Spanish is an easy topic to master. It won’t take you long to grasp the rules and start forming adverbs in Spanish yourself! Read this article to learn how to create adverbs in the Spanish language from adjectives with specific endings. I’ll show you many examples and you’ll see the adverb placement in Spanish in context. Let’s begin!...Read More
Subjunctive vs Indicative in Spanish: Learn How To Use Them!
Knowing how to use the indicative vs. subjunctive grammar mood is one of the most important issues in Spanish grammar. To understand it properly, it’s not enough to learn the rules. The key is to change the way you perceive reality, the world around you. If you already understand the difference between ser and estar or the fact that objects have a gender, you know that...Read More
How To Ask for Help in Spanish
Knowing how to ask for help in Spanish is a game-changer. Armed with this knowledge, you can travel to Spanish-speaking countries and ask for assistance when you need it. Read this article to learn what to say when you need to ask for help in Spanish. I’ll explain some typical formal and informal expressions and throw in slang phrases to surprise your Spanish-speaking friends. You’ll...Read More
Hacer vs Deshacer vs Rehacer – Learn How to Use Them!
The Spanish verb hacer is one of the first verbs you learn as a novice student. Later on, you get to know other verbs that look similar: deshacer and rehacer. Luckily, differentiating between these three verbs is easier than you think! Today, let’s explore the differences between the hacer verb and its derivatives: rehacer and deshacer. I’ll show you how to conjugate and use these verbs....Read More
Easy Guide To Spanish Irregular Verb Conjugation
The more you know about Spanish irregular verbs, the more regular they seem to be in their irregularities. Certain rules apply when forming irregular verbs, and you’ll slowly get to know them while advancing through Spanish grammar. In this post, you’ll learn what Spanish irregular verbs are and get to know the 20 most common ones. Some of them are irregular just in one tense, some in...Read More
How to Use ‘Before’ and ‘After’ in Spanish
The words “after” and “before” are pretty straightforward to use in English. In Spanish however, they translate into various expressions with different grammar structures. Read this article to learn all about “after” and “before” in Spanish once and for all. I provide you with easy-to-remember formulas and many examples. I also give you a bunch of useful synonyms to throw into casual...Read More
How To Use the Present Perfect Indicative Tense in Spanish
Present perfect indicative Spanish is one of the 18 tenses you need to master in Spanish. It’s a tense that links the past to the present. Look at its Spanish name: pretérito perfecto compuesto de indicativo. Let’s break it down into comprehensible parts. It’s preterite because it refers to an action in the past, but in the present moment this action is perfect, it means...Read More