SABER and CONOCER, differences and conjugations
Very often, students of Spanish as a foreign language have difficulties with these verbs. Both saber and conocer can be translated as to know, but there are not interchangeable most … Leer más
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Very often, students of Spanish as a foreign language have difficulties with these verbs. Both saber and conocer can be translated as to know, but there are not interchangeable most … Leer más
When to use the Spanish preterite tense is a dilemma for many Spanish students, since Spanish has several past tenses. Overall, we use the preterite tense (PRETÉRITO INDEFINIDO) when in English you say … Leer más
Musical instruments and musicians in Spanish Do you like music? Because today we are going to learn Spanish vocabulary related to this topic. Let’s see the names of musical instruments … Leer más
Verbs with no preposition in Spanish, unlike English. Although the verbs below have a preposition when they are used before a noun in English, they don’t need one in Spanish … Leer más
Elena y Juan, su marido, han ido a la playa y él ha pasado mucho tiempo tomando. Ahora Juan se encuentra mal y están en el médico. Escucha el audio, … Leer más
¿Sabes cómo preparar un gazpacho? Ve este vídeo si quieres aprender a hacer esta deliciosa sopa fría de verduras típica del sur de España. Además, vamos a practicar el uso … Leer más
In Spanish, many verbs must be followed by a preposition, which may or may not correspond to the preposition (if any) used in English. The following is a list of … Leer más
Personal A preposition is used in Spanish when a direct object pronoun is a person. Follow me to see how it works. Spanish personal A, how it works 1. Although normally … Leer más
It is the perfect moment to learn vocabulary related to Christmas in Spanish: LA NAVIDAD. First, click on the link or in the image to download the vocabulary sheet. Even … Leer más
Augmentative suffixes can be added to nouns or adjectives to convey the idea of large size or intensitive, often in conjunction with ugliness excess or content. Last week we saw … Leer más
Spanish diminutives or LOS DIMINUTIVOS are used very often. For instance, when you hear a family member addressed in Spanish, you may not hear the standard relation terms (review vocabulary about … Leer más
Do you know how to say in Spanish «To put the cart before the horse«? it is said Empezar la casa por el tejado. (to begin the house with the … Leer más
El desayuno es una comida muy importante, así que hoy vamos a aprender vocabulario español relacionado con el desayuno. Para empezar, descárgate la hoja de vocabulario, haciendo clic sobre el … Leer más
Today we are going to learn how to use POR, PARA and PORQUE. The three of them can be used to explain the reason to do something and it is … Leer más
Daily activities in Spanish (actividades diarias), it is what we are going to learn on this video with quizzes. Let’s start watching the video: In this video with subtitles, you … Leer más
First conditional express possible or likely situations. Spanish “si” clauses, also known as conditional sentences “oraciones condicionales”, are used to express what could happen if some condition is met. There are … Leer más
Probablemente ya has hecho muchos ejercicios con los pasados en español, hoy vamos a ver el pretérito indefinido en contexto. En este vídeo con subtítulos el padre de Eva le … Leer más
Indefinite and negative adjectives, pronouns or adverbs -los indefinidos in Spanish- are types of words that refer to persons, animals, things, etc., which are not specific or clearly defined, e.g. … Leer más
As you become more familiar with the structure of Spanish language, you’ll realize how useful the verb PARECER is to communicate in Spanish. Remember that, as other verbs ending in … Leer más
Indefinite pronouns are a small group of pronouns such as everything, nobody or something, which are used to refer to people or things in a general way, without saying exactly who, what … Leer más
Enrique Iglesias es uno de los cantantes latinos más populares, probablemente sepas que es hijo del también cantante Julio Iglesias, que su novia es la extenista rusa Anna Kournikova y … Leer más
Hobbies in Spanish is said aficiones or pasatiempos. Today you are going to learn Spanish vocabulary to say what do you like to do in your free time. Here you … Leer más
En este podcast vamos a escuchar a una mujer mostrando (showing) algunas fotos de sus vacaciones ¿Dónde estuvo y con quién? ¿Qué hizo? En el audio se utiliza el PRETÉRITO … Leer más
Prepositions of movement show direction from one place to another. They are normally used after a verb of motion. Spanish verbs of motion Here you have a list of the … Leer más
In this post, we are going to learn which syllable to stress in Spanish. First, notice that all words can be broken up into syllables (except monosyllables). These are the … Leer más