by Patrick Jackson | Feb 19, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Recently “una amiga mía” (female friend of mine), who happens to be a very close friend here in Colombia called me “llorando” (crying). When I asked her what had happened, she told me her “novio” (boyfriend/fiancé) was such a...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 18, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
In today’s blog post, I have five Spanish vocabulary words that you may or may not know. FIVE SPANISH VOCABULARY WORDS 1. a) Resaltar – to highlight1. b) Resaltador – Highlighter Yo uso un resaltador amarillo para resaltar las palabras...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 17, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
There’s a common mistake that I often hear native English speakers make when peaking Spanish here in Colombia. And that mistake is to omit the Spanish word “que” (that) when using the Spanish subjunctive and linking two clauses. This is a common...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 27, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Recently, I was at an American friend’s home here in Medellin, Colombia and I heard him make a mistake on the phone when speaking to his “empleada” (maid). I want to share this mistake with you because it is a very common mistake that English...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 27, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
In today’s blog post, I will cover Spanish Verbs With Irregular Past Participles. In a recent email, I mentioned that it is a common mistake for English speakers to say phrases in Spanish such as “Mi abuelo está morido.” I then added that the correct...
