Popular Food in Spain: 10 Mouthwatering Dishes You Have to Try Spanish cuisine is a colorful arrangement of seafood, rice and combinations that aren’t often seen elsewhere. You might know about …
Your Complete Guide to Negative Commands in Spanish Do you feel bossy today? Do you feel like telling someone what to do? Or—better yet—what not to do? I …
How to Master “Ir + A + Infinitive” in Spanish to Talk About the Future The Spanish verb ir (to go) can be used to talk about moving through space and time into the immediate …
Most Common IR Verbs in Spanish: A Guide to Conjugating and Using Them Spanish verbs have three possible endings: -ar, -er and -ir. In this post, we’ll shine our spotlight exclusively on …
Don’t Just Study Abroad: Live Abroad in Spain with These Culture and Language Tips Looking forward to jamón ibérico, scorching beaches or meandering chats after class over tapas and vino (snacks and wine)?…
All Aboard! Important Vocabulary for Spanish Train Travel I’ve always found train travel to be a delight. Whether I’m rolling along the Costa Brava on a small cercanías…
Here’s Looking at Yo: All About Spanish Verbs with Irregular Yo Forms Love talking about number one? There’s one little quirk of Spanish that might get in your narcissistic way—those pesky …
How to Tame the Crashing Waves of Spanish’s E-to-I Stem-changing Verbs The waves of incomprehensible muck are coming at you, lapping at your ankles, picking up— Hold up. That’s no way …
Bachata + Spanish: The Best Songs for Winning Some Ravishing Lingual Skills with the D.R.’s Sultry Dance Dancing is like flirting or joking: If you know how to do it well, you can charm people into …
Spanish Possessive Adjectives: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide Imagine a world where you couldn’t talk about what’s mine, yours, ours, or theirs. It would be hard, right? This …
The 6 Spanish Demonstratives and How to Use Them Like a Pro Spanish demonstratives—words like this, that, these and those—are used in nearly every conversation and are extremely helpful for Spanish …
The Spanish Present Progressive: How to Conjugate it and When to Use it You use the Spanish present progressive to talk about what you’re doing right now. For example, if you wanted to …
19 Gestures for Talking Spanish with Your Hands Sure, maybe you’ve got some Spanish coming out of your mouth. But what are your hands doing? Are they still …
Spanish Infinitive Verbs: 5 Uses for Unconjugated Verb Forms Infinitives are the plain, base forms of Spanish verbs—the forms you see when you pop open a Spanish dictionary or …
9 Spanish Verb and Preposition Combinations That Are Infamously Tricky for Learners Prepositions can seem like tiny nuisances, but one false step with your prepositions and your Spanish gets very silly sounding…
The 27 Letters of the Spanish Alphabet and How to Learn Them I guarantee you won’t break a sweat while learning the Spanish alphabet. If you’re reading this, that means you have …
No English Allowed: 8 Native Dictionaries in Spanish and Spanish Only Your Spanish-English dictionary is doing you the disservice of taking you out of “Spanish mode.” If you’re an advanced Spanish …
The Most Diverse List of Greetings and Goodbyes: 40 Phrases in Spanish for All Situations It’s fabulous that you know hola (hello) and adiós (goodbye) but those are really only going to get you so …
Bring It On, Bolivia: 53 Essential Bolivian Spanish and Quechua Phrases Bolivia is not the first destination people tend to fantasize about visiting in Latin America. Not when they could …
Haber Conjugations: The Complete Guide to this Spanish Verb in All Its Forms How would you shout “Hey, there are whales over there!” in Spanish? Well, I’ll tell you. This is the complete …
Check My Spanish! The 5 Best Spanish Grammar Checkers Online Automated grammar checkers are obviously not ever going to replace the advice and corrections of a native speaker. But …
From Coffee to Shots: How to Order Drinks in Spanish Like a Local In my first week of high school Spanish, I carefully memorized this sentence: Yo quisiera un refresco, por favor.…
32 Spanish Dance Terms You Ought to Tango With Tango addict? Just getting into tango or other Latin dances? Perhaps you are still skeptical—or doubting your ability to learn …
46 Peruvian Slang Words That’ll Help You Fit in With the Locals Knowing Peruvian slang will help you understand more about the rich culture in Peru and be able to communicate better …
10 Unique Resources to Learn Latin American Spanish, Plus 6 Handy Tips for Mastery! Spanish is one of the most regionally varied languages out there. Even if you know you don’t want to go …
Tú vs. Usted: Navigating the Vexing Distinctions of Formality in Spanish If you hail from a language without formal and informal forms of you (like modern English), you’re probably perturbed …
The Latin American Spanish Starter Guide: 50+ Phrases for Getting Around “Don’t sit down to dinner without popping in your dentures,” says my granny. “Don’t try to pound in a nail …
Go Native: 12 Topical Spanish Podcasts That Native Speakers Are Listening to Now This post goes out to my fellow Spanish learners who are looking for more than language. Especially to those of …
Flirting in Spanish: 75 Words and Phrases for Charming Your Crush They say that pillow talk is the absolute best way to learn a language, and it makes sense. I would …
The Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive: Your Guide to When and How to Use It If you’re talking about the past in Spanish, you’ll eventually need to use the imperfect subjunctive tense. This post covers …
5 Swingin’ Songs to Learn Spanish (and Salsa!) on the Dance Floor What could be better than a sweat-drenched night of twirling and shaking to the driving beat of salsa’s clave?…
The Best Spanish Tutors Online to Improve Your Spanish Skills (Updated for 2023) Thanks to the internet nowadays, you can easily find and connect with a Spanish tutor online. And in this …
51 Lively Cuban Slang Phrases: Fish, Mangos, Camels, Papayas and More Maybe you’re one of the 2.5 million tourists descending on Cuba each year for the year-round warm beaches, ropa vieja …
24 Chill Informal Spanish Phrases from Spain to Whip Out at the Bar Informal Spanish vocabulary will help you sound like a native speaker—or at least a culturally aware, advanced-level speaker. Here’s my …
20 Animal Sounds in Spanish: Can You Bray, Squawk and Meow en Español? Sure, you think you can quack like a duck. But can you quack in the language of Cervantes? This post …
