by Patrick Jackson | Mar 2, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
She wrote, “Patrick, you have an error in your previous email. You wrote: El acróbata caminó por la cuerda floja en el circo. (The acrobat walked across the tight rope in the circus.) Patrick, you wrote that ‘cuerda floja’ means ‘tight...
by Patrick Jackson | Mar 1, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
I have 5 Spanish vocabulary words that I want to share with you. I learned these vocabulary words when I first started learning Spanish and I used to walk around with a “libreta” (little writing pad) and a “lapicero” (writing pen). And every...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 28, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Less than an hour ago, I heard an “extranjero” (foreigner) make a common error when speaking Spanish. While the error is still fresh in my mind, I want to send you an email about it so that you never make this mistake. This is what happened . . . . This...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 25, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Patrick Jackson Today I will discuss 3 common errors that English speakers make when talking about the days of the week or the seasons of the year in Spanish. My smartphone has replace the “libreta” (small writing pad) and “bolígrafo” (pen) or...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 24, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Patrick Jackson In today’s blog post, I will talk about a common mistake that non-native Spanish speakers make with the Spanish words “por” and “porque.” I will also cover a common mistake that non-native Spanish speakers make with the...
by Patrick Jackson | Feb 17, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
There’s a common mistake that I often hear native English speakers make when peaking Spanish here in Colombia. And that mistake is to omit the Spanish word “que” (that) when using the Spanish subjunctive and linking two clauses. This is a common...
