by Patrick Jackson | Jan 14, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Let’s talk about how to express obligation in Spanish. There are several ways to say one has to do something in Spanish. I will start by telling you the two most common ways to express obligation in Latin America. And then I will share with you the way that...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 4, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish How to ask “are you a nurse?” in Spanish How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish. You will also learn how to say needle and syringe in the Spanish language. A couple of weeks ago, here in...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 3, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Almost every night, I watch a “novela” (soap opera) here in Colombia called “El Estilista.” Although “El Estilista” literally means “The Stylist,” “El Estilista” is a “novela” inspired by a true...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 2, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
I am going to keep this blog post as short as possible. That’s because there is a “serie” (mini-series) here in Colombia that I want to watch right now. It is on Caracol Television. Caracol is Colombia’s national television network. By the way,...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 1, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
In a recent blog post I told you about my friend Harry from New York who was here visiting me in Medellín, Colombia. Harry has returned to the States but I did not forget that I told you in my last blog post that I was going to tell you about some more learning...
