“What time is it?”
That has got to be one of the most commonly asked questions in the world.
Other everyday questions include “What time’s lunch?” and “When shall we meet?,” so it’s no wonder children learn …
Don’t see the world in black and white.
It’s so much more vibrant and colorful than all that.
Although bueno and malo might be enough adjective-wise to scrape by on for a while (read: a week or so), dividing the …
Imagine a world where there were no possessives.
His, her, their, mine—it wouldn’t matter.
Imagine if you referred to others as just “other,” and not he, she, we, you, they.
Would the world be a better place?
Well, quite frankly, …
Are you already feeling nostalgic about Christmas?
Or are you just ready to say ¡adiós! to the cold winter?
You need a new holiday and season in your life! And luckily for you, Easter and spring are just …
Let’s be honest, here.
Does the thought of Spanish music conjure up images of an endless ream of Enriques, Rickys and Diegos regaling you with smoochy numbers about amor?
Would any of you just rather listen to songs you already …
Think you’ve got the numbers covered in Spanish?
Can you count all the way to cien (100) and back again?
Well, there’s a little more to numbers in Spanish than you might expect.
There are plenty of little differences between …
Is your international love life being held back by a lack of Spanish vocabulary?
Have you got your eye on someone special but get tongue-tied—like you just attempted a Spanish tongue twister—whenever you see them?
While the language …
Ever feel like you’re flogging a dead horse by using the same old Spanish phrases that don’t get the reaction you were hoping for?
It might be time to add a little animal flavor to your Spanish.
We don’t …
Chestnuts roasting by an open fire.
The screams of happy children making snowmen in the street.
The smell of eggnog in the air…
That’s right. Winter is here.
But hang on. How do you say winter in Spanish? What’s …
It’s hard to choose a unique, heartfelt Christmas greeting for cards, letters, emails and other holiday messages.
You want something with personality and warmth, but it’s all been done before.
Well, why not try out some new Spanish Christmas …
The dead will soon walk among us.
But it won’t happen on Halloween—this paranormal spook-fest occurs during another autumn holiday, El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.
You may know it as one of Latin …
Did you click on this post with a reluctant sigh?
Does the thought of Spanish grammar give you wild fear?
Are you desperate for a quick fix solution to your grammar woes?
While we can’t quite promise to solve …
If you learned the basics of counting Spanish numbers from Pitbull, prepare to be amazed.
There are more numbers than “uno, dos, tres, cuatro” in Spanish.
Oh, and dale isn’t a number.
Or maybe you learned some …
Do you find you’re always using the same old words?
Tired of trying to leap over those glaring gaps in your Spanish vocabulary?
Sometimes it feels like a huge canyon separates you from the vocabulary you need—and you …
Spanish music is pretty awesome.
Those strong beats, those hip-swaying rhythms—it’s impossible to deny your body’s instinct to move and groove when a salsa or bachata song comes on.
And Spanish music is an international phenomenon. You’ve probably heard …
Everyone loves a little Shakira now and then.
Some have a full-blown Shakira obsession, others think of her as their favorite guilty pleasure (sorry, One Direction) and still others have a nostalgic affection for those early hits that they just …
What’s standing between you and speaking, thinking and dreaming in perfect Spanish?
There may be just a few things holding you back from full Spanish fluency.
Do you know what they are?
Or are you being held back by …
Playing catch up with Spanish?
Maybe you just want to review what you’ve learned as you continue advancing towards Spanish fluency.
Maybe life got totally hectic, or maybe you came back from studying abroad and have nobody to practice …
Choose wisely.
Should you move to Spain or Argentina?
Which place has better weather?
Would you rather eat churros and chocolate or dulce de leche ice cream?
This is exactly the kind of situation where you’ll need to compare two …
Adulthood ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Paying bills. Clocking in at your 9-to-5 every day. Poring over Spanish textbooks trying to absorb the grammar lessons.
You know what? Take a break from all that adulting today.
Watch some …
Working on an important Spanish email right now?
Preparing to work abroad in the Spanish-speaking world?
Wherever you’re at, we’ve got you covered.
You can talk the talk, read whole novels and listen like a native speaker.
That’s …
So you can talk about the present in Spanish, you’ve finally got your head around the past tenses too, there’s only way forward…
The future!
But hang on, didn’t you already learn about the future once upon a time? …
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Can’t understand your Spanish friends’ Facebook statuses?
Are you having trouble compressing what you want to say into 140 Spanish characters on Twitter?
Learning to read and write in Spanish isn’t as easy as it used to be.…
Tired of having the same old “getting to know you” chats?
Already know the basics of Spanish conversation?
Then it might be time to step things up a notch.
If you’re already able to comfortably chat away about where …
Books bring language to life.
That is, unless you’re struggling with reading in a foreign language.
Choosing the wrong Spanish language books and using the wrong reading strategies will leave you exhausted.
Perhaps you’ve been in love with reading since …
When was the last time you saw “verb” and “spice up” in the same sentence?
I know, I know.
Can one little verb really spice up your Spanish?
While we’ll try to avoid setting your whole mouth aflame, we …
If you had a bright bundle of balloons on a perfect summer’s day, would your smile be as big as hers?
I know mine would.
If I asked you to, could you ask that same opening question in Spanish—or do …
You can improve your Spanish language skills just by sitting on the couch.
It’s true!
You may have heard of this method referred to as “the American way.”
Just plop yourself down in a comfy spot, grab the remote and …
Didn’t learn about Argentine Spanish at school?
Would you love to take a trip to the land of tango, beef and a lot of local slang? Or have an Argentine friend you want to impress?
You’re in luck.
Argentine Spanish …
You understand what’s going on, sort of.
You can sing along to a few Spanish songs, you get the gist of basic conversation, but you can’t string a sentence together.
Sound familiar?
The most likely explanation is that …
You know that feeling of satisfaction when you finally begin a conversation in Spanish?
What about the pleasure you experience from understanding movies or songs in Spanish?
Or when you finally understand who’s dating who in the dramatic …
To be or to be?
While the phrase doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as Hamlet’s famous words, it’s a question you might find yourself asking when faced with two Spanish verbs that both mean “to be”: ser …
Tongue twisters are just for kids, right?
Wrong. Tongue twisters, or trabalenguas, are an excellent tool to improve your Spanish pronunciation.
You’ve mastered Spanish gender, improved your listening and are able to start a conversation naturally.
Your pronunciation …
So you’ve got your head around the rules of gender.
You can notice improvement in your Spanish listening and conversation skills.
Plus you’ve even been watching plenty of Spanish movies!
But something’s missing—your grammar is a mess.…
You’re listening to two native Spanish-speaking friends chit chat.
They were talking about some new restaurant just a minute ago, but now they’ve changed topic and you’re completely lost.
The speed isn’t helping either, and they show no signs of …
