We hear all the time that the best way to learn or improve a language is to immerse yourself in it, but is this really… Read More »Language immersion experiences – how effective are they really?
Do you know the difference between Calor and Caliente in Español? Have you ever made that mistake where you’ve wanted to say you’re hot but… Read More »Calor V’s Caliente and how to avoid those embarrassing moments
I recently asked members of my Facebook group how they would say “I’m looking for a job” in Spanish – the responses were varied and… Read More »How to say you’re looking for something in Spanish
Loosely put muy means ‘very’ and mucho ‘a lot or many’. So why is there so much confusion around these two words? It comes from… Read More »Muy V’s Mucho
Por or Para? Both mean “for” in Spanish but how do you know which to use when? When you first start learning Spanish this doesn’t… Read More »Por V’s Para – Part #1
Learning Spanish numbers can be a bit of a drag. Flashcards, Duolinguo, repetition…yawn! But it’s important you know them (obvs!), I mean how else will… Read More »Fun with Spanish numbers
The accent (tilde) in Spanish is a short diagonal line that goes from lower left to upper right on top of vowels: á, é, í, ó,… Read More »How type Spanish accents on a computer
Here in the UK we’re renowned for over using the word “sorry”, we say it for everything, to apologize, to get someone’s attention or asking… Read More »Saying “I’m sorry” in Spanish
One of the questions I get asked most by students is how to add that funny squiggle to make a Spanish “ñ” from an English… Read More »How to add the Spanish “ñ” from an English keyboard
Did you know that there is more than one way to ask how someone is in Spanish? Or did you think the only way to… Read More »SIX ways to ask “How are you?” in Spanish