What if I told you that you knew a lot of Spanish, but that you just were not aware of it?
No, I am not referring to your knowledge of Spanish or Latin American cuisine terms (though it may be …
The first thing you learn in a foreign language is basic, general conversation.
If you want to take your Spanish out of the classroom and into the real world, the second thing you learn is curse words.…
So you already know Spanish…
…sort of.
Maybe you started learning it in high school or college.
But you’re clueless as to where to take it next.
In any case, you don’t feel quite confident enough yet to put …
Some people are afraid of the dark.
Some are afraid of spiders.
But there are other things that send chills down language students’ spines.
Do you run in the other direction when you hear the word “adverbs?”
If so, don’t …
Did you know that Spanish is the most widely spoken Romance language in the world?
Even though the word “romance” in this context technically refers to a language which evolved from Latin, Spanish can also be very romantic!…
¿Polly quiere una galleta? (Polly wants a cracker?)
If parrots can learn Spanish vocabulary, so can you!
But we’re going to get you way beyond parrot-level, and into having a 1,000-word vocabulary or better—fast.
Since you’re reading about …
Do you have pesky “what ifs” floating in your mind before every Spanish conversation?
What if this native Spanish speaker throws down words quicker than Busta Rhymes?
What if they have an accent that you’re totally unfamiliar with?
What if …
Playing charades to communicate gets really old, really fast.
Acting out some words can be difficult and, in some circumstances, even awkward.
I know, it isn’t easy.
Learning verbs in Spanish is something that doesn’t always come naturally for …
Do you know what happened to the soon-to-be-wed mouse?
Or why the crying woman is trapped between the living and the dead?
If not, it sounds like we have the pleasure of introducing you to famous short stories in Spanish…
Why are frogs feminine in Spanish?
And, for that matter, why are bras masculine?!
Getting the hang of using gender in the Spanish language really can be hard at first, as it’s a relatively unfamiliar concept for native English …
Find yourself daydreaming about traveling the Spanish-speaking world?
All set to a vivacious soundtrack of salsa, bachata, merengue and reggaeton?
Meanwhile in real life, your teacher is saying, “Open up your textbooks to page 72. Read the …
Pumpkin, Toots, Snookums—nicknames can be cheesy or just plain weird.
And these are not even the worst of them.
We really do not realize how bizarre the nicknames we use every day are until we actually take a second …
A lot can happen in 30 days.
But to learn Spanish in a month? You’re an ambitious one! That’s quite a task.
You’ll have 43,200 minutes and you’ll have to make every one of them count.
Did you know …
They say there’s no such thing as a stupid question.
But there are definitely some that can be nonsensical.
If you don’t yet know how to ask questions in Spanish, you might get more raised eyebrows than the answers …
Since you’ve probably blushed, sweated, scratched your head or shed tears in the past when learning the basics of speaking Spanish, you may be a little wary of learning how to write in the language.
Don’t be!
Writing in …
We all have our own excuses why our current level of Spanish isn’t desirable.
“My dog ate my homework.”
“All my class did was follow the book, so I can only read and write it.”
“I didn’t have any …
It’s always exciting when a native speaker says, “Wow, your Spanish is really good!”
You’re immediately like, “Who’s awesome? I’m awesome.”
It feels like you’ve gotten a big thumbs up from the Spanish-speaking world.
Until the dreadful ending of “…for …
Pack your bags and grab a map.
We’re headed to a place where bras are masculine,
Where the number 24,345 is less than 25,
And where “No, I don’t have nothing” is totally acceptable.
Welcome to the land of Spanish …
