by Patrick Jackson | Aug 10, 2026 | Advanced Spanish, Uncategorized
Spanish -SE Verbs Explained: How One Small Word Changes Meaning One of the most common questions I receive from Spanish students is about verbs that look almost identical but have a small difference: the addition of “-se.” For example: Sentir and sentirse...
by newyorkers | Aug 20, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Patrick Jackson In this blog post, I will cover the correct way to use the Spanish verb “oler” as well as the correct way to use the Spanish verb “saber.” Besides learning how to use the Spanish verbs Saber and Oler, you will also learn the...
by newyorkers | Jul 31, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today, I have some gangster vocabulary Words in Spanish, including: 1. How to say hitman in Spanish 2. How to say snitch in Spanish 3. How to say gangster in Spanish 4. How to say gangbanger in Spanish 5. How to say drug-trafficker in Spanish After I made a recent...
by newyorkers | Jun 18, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Let’s talk about when to use Solo vs. Solamente in Spanish. My assistant forwarded an email to me from a customer who wrote: “Hola Patrick, What’s the difference between ‘solo,’ ‘sólo,’ and ‘solamente’ in Spanish?...
by newyorkers | Jun 18, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Grammar Lessons, Spanish Prepositions, Spanish Pronouns
This story illustrates when to use Por vs. Para in Spanish. This story is actually from a previous email that I sent several years ago, but I want to mention it again because it illustrates the confusion that can be caused if you do not know when to use the...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today, I want to cover two things in my blog post: 1.Spanish vocabulary for “ir al gimnasio” or “going to the gym.” 2. How to indicate that an action or outcome was involuntary or accidental using “se.” From this blog post, you can...
