Advanced Spanish Vocabulary: Word Families [familia de palabras]
Would you like to significantly improve your Spanish vocabulary? Today, I’m going to show you a smart way to do just that—without relying on boring memorization tricks. Word families have the power to improve your Spanish vocabulary, as they offer clues to the meaning of words and connect to other similar words. Keep reading to discover what word families are, how they will help...Read MoreA Quick Guide to Expressing Your Needs in Spanish
¿Qué necesitas? What do you need? Let’s learn how to express your needs in Spanish. Even in our native language, we may have a hard time expressing our needs to others. Still, it’s essential to be able to verbalize our needs and communicate with other people about what is important to us. Consider following these simple guidelines: Use as much first-person language as you...Read More15 Unique Spanish Words With No English Translation
“Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda” is a popular Spanish saying. If you want to learn what that saying means you’ll have to keep reading, as it includes one of the 15 unique Spanish words we’ll learn today. During your language learning efforts, have you ever found a word that’s hard to translate or doesn’t translate to a single word? That’s normal because languages come from cultures...Read MoreOnline in Spanish: 100 Useful Words Related to the Internet
Do you find being online in Spanish an interesting adventure or an excruciating experience? Your answer may depend on your level of Spanish. The truth is that to experience something as interactive, complex, and diverse as the internet in a language that you haven’t mastered can be a real challenge. I thought I could manage, but when I tried to send an email on my wife’s Polish...Read MoreHow to Describe the World in Spanish: A Fun Guide for Explorers
What’s more interesting than describing the world in Spanish? Despite our differences in nationality, gender, religion, language, and culture—the world unites us. After all, each of us is a living, breathing human on Earth. And as you learn Spanish or teach it to your children, you’re likely inspired to explore the world in the Spanish language. Learning a foreign language...Read MoreYour Ultimate Guide to Basic Spanish for Beginners
Are you trying to learn basic Spanish and feeling a bit lost at times? Maybe you’re not sure what to do or which resources to use in order to achieve your goals. I get it. I was in the same spot you’re in now, only I was learning English. It’s normal that with the amount of options and information available these days, people simply don’t know which path to follow. ...Read MoreSlow or Fast in Spanish: How to Talk About Speed
Whether you’re a speed racer or a slowpoke, it’s useful to be able to discuss people and things that are slow and fast in Spanish. Faster than the speed of lightning… let’s get started! Keep reading to learn the essential vocabulary you’ll need to talk about speed in Spanish, plus a few interesting dichos (sayings) related to speed. Speed in Spanish When talking about “speed,” the...Read MoreHow to Discuss Your Life Story and Background in Spanish
Telling stories is part of what makes us human. Knowing how to tell a good story is a great skill. However, telling your life story and talking about your background in Spanish is not so easy. It requires near mastery of the language. Today, we’ll discuss why telling stories is such an important activity, and what you need to be able to tell your life story and share your...Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to the Spanish Calendar: Dates, Holidays and More
“Time is relative; its only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing.” – Albert Einstein As with many other things, Einstein was right about time. But although he completely changed the paradigm of modern science by understanding time as relative, he only made it even more important for the rest of us. Time is everywhere. In the English calendar, the Chinese calendar,...Read More