Ordenar, Pedir, and Preguntar How confusing this is! I know, I live it every month because every month someone asks me about this. So it’s time to clarify it for you too. On the one hand, we’ll talk about ‘Pedir’ and ‘Ordenar,’ and on the other, ‘Preguntar’ and ‘Pedir.’ The problem is actually not one, …
To Try in Spanish In class, little by little we are learning words. At the beginner level, you need to know the essential Spanish verbs for beginners, and when you advance a bit more, then the essential Spanish verbs for high beginners, and also for the intermediate level, of course. Either way, if you speak …
Spell in Spanish Like a Native Dear Spanish students, today I’m bringing you one of those things that native speakers don’t usually think about, and will help you in how to improve your Spanish speaking skills. Even though I’m a Spanish teacher, it doesn’t stop my native mind from sometimes missing “important” information for students. …
How to Pronounce LL and Y in Spanish Today, I bring you a video that I have wanted to make for a long time, but I find it challenging to explain. It’s about the pronunciation of LL and Y. At first, you students learn it in a very soft way; I’m not exactly sure why. …
Learn “Maybe” in Spanish Are you a beginner student? Maybe you’re looking to level up to intermediate or beyond. That’s awesome! It’s going take some patience, time, dedication, and sticking with it. But hey, here’s the scoop: moving up from beginner level is usually quicker than once you hit intermediate. So take each stage as …
Using the Spanish Verb “Dar”: A Comprehensive Guide Hello, friends, how are you? Today I bring you a video podcast about the comparison between “Dar” vs. “Darse” in Spanish, but not only that. What does this mean? We always talk about “Dar” and “Darse”, but the truth is that there are two different structures when …
Using the verb “Poner”. Should it be “Poner” or “Ponerse”? Using the verb “Poner” is ofter a puzzle for students. The first question is clear, “teacher, is it “Poner” or “Ponerse”?” Well… it is both, it depends on the context and the struture you need in each case. This is actually a full video lesson …
How to actively learn Spanish? Is this your first time here? If it’s your first time, you should know that this is a complete class where you will the transcription, the translation and a list of vocab words that may be new to you. You can find all this by clicking here. Definitely learn Spanish actively …
Increase Your Spanish Vocabulary with More Advanced Verbs Click here to practice more with this topic for free. You will have an exercise and its answer key, transcripts, translation, and a vocab word list. I noticed everyone is searching for ways to increase my vocabulary. In another video I will talk about this in a general …
What is more correct? Pretérito Imperfecto or Indefinido? The difference between imperfecto and indefinido. Click here for the transcript for this video-podcast is. This is the second episode of a series of two on this topic. Click here for the first one. SUBSCRIBE TO MY CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr2ezc95muo If you like my content, and want to …
Is it truth I can interchange Pretérito Imperfecto and Indefinido? The difference between imperfecto and indefinido. The transcript for this video-podcast is here. You’ve been learning Spanish for a while and you just got to the past tense types. Is this your case? What about this other case, you’ve already been studying the past tense …
Common mistakes It is a complicated matter. Sometimes you make mistakes because you don’t know it is a mistake, and other times you know but …. conversation goes fast! It is hard to remember while speaking, isn’t it? Here I am giving you a list of the most common mistakes you need to repeat and …