There are so many Spanish words out there, that learning vocabulary often feels overwhelming and confusing. It’s like finding the right book in a completely dark library.
Wouldn’t it be easier if you had a clear path to follow? If you had a list of words used in everyday conversations that you could start with?
That’s the purpose of this article, where you’ll find the 100 words used most often in spoken Spanish.
Continue reading The 100 Most Common Words in Spoken Spanish
In this post, you’ll find a video you can use to review the spelling and pronunciation of each one of the 25 terms included in this post (don’t worry too much about the spelling, I suggest you focus on achieving a pronunciation that’s good enough to be understood and continue practicing as you go.)
Right after the video, you’ll find the text version of the 25 words for customer service in Spanish. Continue reading 25 Spanish Words for Customer Service and How to Pronounce them (with Audio and Video)
Reading words in Spanish is one thing, but learning how to pronounce them so that others can understand what you are saying is an entirely different game.
In this Guide, we will review the fundamentals to get you started on the right path with Spanish pronunciation so you can hit the ground running and improve as you practice.
Before each section, you will find a link to a video where you can listen to the pronunciation of words so you can play, pause, rewind, and practice on your own as much as needed.
Many of the most common questions I get from my students relate to the pronunciation of Spanish words. That is why I created this resource: The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Pronunciation.
Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Pronunciation (with Audio and Video!)
This section is divided into two parts. First, we will examine a few guidelines related to the gender of nouns in Spanish. Then, we will review the use of the singular and plural forms of masculine and feminine nouns in Spanish. Let’s get started!
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a noun is defined as “a word that is the name of something (such as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action).”
In Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine, and this mental shift is one of the most challenging aspects for English Speakers who are learning “Español”.
Although in English, there is no need to think about whether a pencil is a masculine or a feminine noun, it is essential in Spanish because the adjectives (i.e., pretty, ugly, small, big) and articles (the equivalents of “the” in Spanish, such as el, la, los and las) of a sentence must match the gender and number of nouns.
Continue reading How to know if a word is Masculine or Feminine in Spanish? (Differentiate the Gender of Singular and Plural Nouns)
The use of articles in Spanish is a topic that often troubles beginners who instinctively add or remove neutral articles in places where specific ones are required in terms of gender and number. Although this is one of those topics mastered with practice, knowing the overall structure of definite and indefinite articles will make things easier for you. Continue reading How to Use Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish
Walking around in a new city is one of the best ways to know more about the local culture and find interesting places to visit. But, what if you are in a Spanish speaking city? “No hay problema”, in this article we will learn words and phrases that will make the process of asking and giving directions in Spanish much easier and enjoyable.
Visiting a foreign country is an eye-opening experience that invites us to learn about ourselves as we open our minds to a different world. However, there are times when extra preparation can be advantageous. For example, when you visit Customs and Immigration in a Spanish-speaking country.
Some time ago I was having an interesting conversation with Umir, a friend of mine who I was helping learn Spanish. He was just getting started but he had an inquisitive mind and was curious about finding ways to make things easier and one of those things was learning Spanish.
It was a sunny day of summer, the sky was blue, Lake Chelan’s (Washington State) water was a little cold, and the boat’s engine sounded like a lion that was getting ready to devour its prey. Continue reading Why is learning a new language often seen as boring and difficult?
I hated mayonnaise while I was growing up. If someone made me a sandwich and it had mayonnaise in it, I just would not eat it.
If I ordered a sandwich at a restaurant and I forgot to request a mayonnaise-free version (which often slipped my mind,) I would just eat the French fries even if I was still hungry after finishing them.
Although it was not a huge problem, this is something that troubled me for years because I couldn’t understand what was the cause of it.
. Continue reading Can Negative Mental Associations Affect you when Learning Spanish?
