10 Spanish Patterns That Will Help You Learn Spanish Faster- 10 Spanish Patterns to Speed Up Your Spanish Learning Many Spanish learners spend months memorizing vocabulary lists and hundreds of individual phrases, but still struggle to create their own sentences. The reason is simple: they are learning pieces of the language instead of learning how the language is built. When I teach Spanish, I […]
12 Spanish Phrases You Learned Wrong (What Native Speakers Actually Say)- 12 Spanish Phrases You Learned Wrong (What Natives Actually Say) Have you ever spoken Spanish and felt like something sounded a little too formal, too perfect, or almost robotic? The problem might not be your grammar. In fact, your Spanish might be completely correct. The problem is that many textbooks teach phrases that are […]
Latin American Spanish Vocabulary Differences: Learn Regional Words Like a Native- Spanish Word Variations in Latin America: Key Differences You Need to Know When students start learning Spanish, they often imagine it as one single language with small variations. But once you spend time with real speakers, especially from different countries across Latin America, you quickly realize something important. It is not just vocabulary that […]
Spanish Compound Words Explained: Learn Palabras Compuestas the Smart Way-Palabras Compuestas: How Compound Words Can Transform Your Spanish Vocabulary I am sure you know more Spanish words than you think. Many of my students are always surprised when they realize how much vocabulary they already understand without memorizing endless lists. That is exactly why today I want to talk to you about palabras compuestas, […]
Funny Learning Spanish Mistakes (Continued)-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 Spanish […]
Funny Learning Spanish Mistakes-Today, I have some very funny learning-Spanish mistakes to tell you about. After reading this blog post, you will know how to say the following in Spanish: 1. How to say cat in Spanish 2. How to say jack in Spanish 3. How to say soulmate in Spanish 4. How to say prince charming in […]
Spanish Stem Changing Verbs O to UE-I want to warn you about a common mistake in speaking AND writing in Spanish.
This is a mistake that I saw someone make today here in Medellin, Colombia. This is a very common mistake and it involves conjugating O to UE stem-changing Spanish verbs ...
Very Funny Spanish Mistake To Avoid-I want to share with you a funny experience that recently took place. I want to share this story with you because it illustrates two very common mistakes that English speakers make when speaking Spanish. You will also learn the following: 1. How To Say Male Animal In Spanish 2. How To Say Female Animal […]
2 Common Mistakes English Speakers Make When Speaking Spanish-Today, I will talk about two Common Mistakes English Speakers Make When Speaking Spanish. Both mistakes are very funny. You will also learn how to say Dad in Spanish, how to say potato in Spanish, and how to …
Beginner’s Spanish Mistake To Avoid in Spanish-If you are beginner student of the Spanish language, here’s a Beginner’s Spanish Mistake To Avoid in Spanish. Intermediate and advanced students of Spanish are well aware of this mistake — well, at least the ones who have studied with Learning Spanish Like Crazy. Here’s the Beginner’s Spanish Mistake To Avoid: Beginner’s Spanish Mistake […]
Very Funny Spanish Mistake To Avoid-I want to share with you a funny experience that recently took place. I want to share this story with you because it illustrates two very common mistakes that English speakers make when speaking Spanish. You will also learn the following: 1. How To Say Male Animal In Spanish 2. How To Say Female Animal […]
The 2 Most Embarrassing Spanish Mistakes I Ever Made-Recently, I received an email from a customer that said: “Patrick, you talk a lot about the learning-Spanish mistakes that your American friends in Medellin make. Surely, you have made tons of mistakes of your own in your …
Spanish Verbs Llevar vs. Traer-Let’s talk about when to use the Spanish words llevar vs. traer. Over the weekend, I was at an American friend’s house here in Medellin, Colombia and I heard him make a mistake on the phone when speaking …
Preterit Tense in Spanish-The preterite tense is another topic that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and vice versa. Both tenses describe actions that took place in …
List of Masculine Spanish Words That End in the Letter “A”-I have a list of masculine Spanish words that end in the letter “a.” I also had a recent experience that I want to share with you that will teach you how to say outline in Spanish. Recently, …
How To Tell Time in Spanish-If you want to know how to tell the time in Spanish, I have two beginner mistakes that I want to tell you about. I have heard native English speakers make these mistakes over and over again when …
How To Say To Play In Spanish?-Let’s talk about the two different Spanish verbs for how to say to play in Spanish. Many beginners do not know that the Spanish language has two different words for the verb “to play” How To Say To Play In Spanish “Jugar” means to play as in to play a game, to play […]
How to say to kill 2 birds with one stone-In this lesson, you will learn how to say to kill two birds with one stone in Spanish. You will aslo learn how to say "to wear for the first time" in Spanish and how to say "I miss you in Spanish." ...
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