by Patrick Jackson | Mar 23, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
A couple of days ago, I received an email from a customer. I want to share his email with you because it illustrates a common mistake. And that’s translating everything literally from English to Spanish and forgetting that English and Spanish are two completely...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 7, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Let’s talk about a Spanish-speaking mistake that even native Spanish speakers make. Today, I heard a Gringo here in Medellín, Colombia make the same mistake when speaking Spanish. How To Say Shopping Center In Spanish I was having lunch in a “centro...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 6, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Let’s talk about Pitfall Spanish Verbs That Look and Sound Like English Verbs. You may remember a blog post where I mentioned that an American friend asked me to go to the home of the parents of his “novia” (girlfriend/finacée). He didn’t feel...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 4, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Today’s topic will be Pitfall Spanish Verbs That Confuse English Speakers. I saw (heard) something very funny this weekend here in Medellín, Colombia. A friend from the States who lives here in Colombia asked me to go to the home of the parents of his...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 4, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
I prefer to write blog posts that cover Spanish vocabulary about life and other cheerful things. But since death and dying are two things that are certain in life (and most Spanish courses do not cover such vocabulary), at the risk of sounding “mórbido”...
