Your One-Stop Guidebook to ‘There are’ and ‘There is’ in Spanish
For Spanish learners of every level, learning to use the correct verbs to express “there is” or “there are” in Spanish is essential in your quest to formulate statements and questions. Spanish usually expresses these phrases with the word hay, which is a form of the verb haber—but not always. Sometimes, you’ll need to use a form of the verb estar (typically está or están) instead....Read More
The Ultimate Spanish Grammar Rules Cheat Sheet (+PDF)
Have you ever wished you could have a cheat sheet that explained all the Spanish grammar rules quickly and simply? Well, today’s your lucky day! In this blog post, we’re going to briefly review everything from stress rules to verb conjugations in the Spanish language. ¿Listo para aprender todo la gramática del...Read More
The Easy Way to Make Comparisons in Spanish
Have you ever tried to decide where to go on vacations? Or which car you should buy? I know you have, because we all are presented with choices all the time and, in order to make the best choice, we have to compare and choose. Learning to make comparisons in Spanish is important because, even if you were trying to avoid comparing things or people, these situations just keep arising...Read More
The Easy Way to Understand Possessive Adjectives in Spanish
Is this mine or yours? All of our everyday objects belong to someone, and we used what’s called possessive adjectives to talk about ownership. In Spanish, we use the same term, but the rules are slightly different. Let’s take your conversational fluency to the next level by learning more about possessive adjectives in Spanish. ¡Aprendamos! What are Possessive Adjectives? Possessive...Read More
Master the Past Perfect Spanish Tense (El Pluscuamperfecto)
So, you’ve mastered the present simple, past simple, and imperfect tenses in Spanish. However, you still feel like you can’t quite express yourself completely when talking about past events. How do you talk about things you had done before? This is called the past perfect tense, or the pluscuamperfecto in Spanish. In this blog post, we’ll go over everything you need to know to master...Read More
20 Easy Irregular Spanish Verbs to Learn
Verbs, verbs, and more verbs! Sometimes it seems like that’s all learning a language involves. While verbs are essential to fluency and easy communication, they don’t have to be a headache! Verbs can frustrate even the most avid language learners if they focus only on conjugations. However, we’re going to look at verbs a bit differently, studying the big picture with the goal of...Read More
The Ultimate Guide to Using ‘And’ in Spanish (and Other Conjunctions)
Let’s say that you’ve been studying Spanish for a while and you have a decent vocabulary. But your attempts at holding conversations feel robotic or limited, to say the least. Do you know how to say “and” in Spanish (or “although,” “however,” or other conjunctions you so easily use in English)? That could be the reason that your conversations don’t...Read More
A Simple Guide to Mastering Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish
A lot of the focus on learning a new language goes into the verbs and grammatical tenses. But what about the tiniest words, or articles? No, not a newspaper or magazine article. Those tiny words like “the” and “an.” While they are pretty straightforward in English, the world of definite and indefinite articles in Spanish is a bit more complex and absolutely essential. ¡Aprendamos! What Are...Read More
Pedir Conjugation: Free Spanish Lesson, Exercises, and PDF
Today, we are asking all about the pedir conjugation in Spanish. It’s a common irregular verb. That’s why it’s great to familiarize yourself with it. Asking for things is a part of everyday life. You might ask for a glass of water, a pay raise, or forgiveness. Or perhaps you simply want to go out to a restaurant and order something from the menu. No matter what you are asking for, you will...Read More