by Patrick Jackson | Apr 10, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Patrick Jackson After reading this blog post, you will have learned the following: 1. How to say shoe in Spanish 2. How to say sneaker or tennis shoe in Spanish 3. How to say sandal in Spanish 4. How to say boot in Spanish 5. How to say house slipper in Spanish 6. How...
by Patrick Jackson | Apr 4, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
I am going to cover several Spanish words that you will not find in your typical learning-Spanish vocabulary book. But I assure you that they are words that native Spanish speakers use. The first one I want to share with you because I heard a Gringo (American) here in...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 28, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
In today’s blog post, I have 5 Spanish words and a common error to avoid committing. 1. Echar — to fire, to kick-out IMPORTANT TO NOTE: There are a number of definitions for the word “echar” but today we will learn the definition for “to...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 23, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
A couple of days ago, I received an email from a customer. I want to share his email with you because it illustrates a common mistake. And that’s translating everything literally from English to Spanish and forgetting that English and Spanish are two completely...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 7, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Let’s talk about a Spanish-speaking mistake that even native Spanish speakers make. Today, I heard a Gringo here in Medellín, Colombia make the same mistake when speaking Spanish. How To Say Shopping Center In Spanish I was having lunch in a “centro...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 3, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Today I want to continue talking about How To Think In Spanish. Recently, I read the following comment from a “friend” on Facebook: “I hope I don’t offend anyone, but why do Mexicans say such ridiculous things like ‘open the water for...
