by Patrick Jackson | Sep 7, 2026 | Conversational Spanish, Learning & Speaking Spanish Tips, Spanish Questions
Spanish Question and Answer Practice: Replies to Common Answers Have you ever been asked a simple question in Spanish and felt your mind go completely blank? In Spanish, we call this feeling quedarse en blanco. You might know the grammar rules on paper, but when a...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 24, 2026 | Learning & Speaking Spanish Tips, Spanish Pronunciation
How to Master Spanish Pronunciation With the Shadowing Technique Have you ever felt completely frustrated trying to sound like a native Spanish speaker? If you are an English speaker, you might feel like your accent is stuck and that speaking with a natural rhythm is...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 17, 2026 | Learning & Speaking Spanish Tips, Music
Music to Learn Spanish: Use Songs to Improve Your Listening Skills If one of your biggest problems with Spanish is that you cannot understand native speakers when they talk, your problem may not be grammar. More often, you simply are not listening to enough...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 1, 2026 | Beginner to Fluent, Spanish Vocabulary
8 False Friends in Spanish You SHOULD Know If you have been learning Spanish for a while, you have probably experienced this situation before: you see a Spanish word that looks almost identical to an English word, so you assume it means the same thing. Then...
by Patrick Jackson | May 25, 2026 | Spanish Vocabulary
Aquí, Acá, Ahí, Allí, and Allá in Spanish: What’s the Difference? One of the most confusing things for English speakers learning Spanish is figuring out how to say “here” and “there.” You learn words like aquí, acá, ahí, allí, and allá, and suddenly it...
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....
