by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
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...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
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 journey to learn Spanish.” Well, I...
by newyorkers | Jun 18, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
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 to his “empleada” (maid). I want to...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
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, I was in the recording studio recording some podcasts with a...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 18, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational 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 speaking Spanish. I understand why . . . . They (English speakers) are...
