by Patrick Jackson | Aug 3, 2026 | Beginner Spanish, Uncategorized
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...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 20, 2026 | Beginner Spanish, Uncategorized
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...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 13, 2026 | Beginner Spanish
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...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 29, 2026 | Beginner Spanish, Learning & Speaking Spanish Tips, Uncategorized
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....
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...
by Patrick Jackson | Nov 30, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
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...
