by Patrick Jackson | Jan 18, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
This blog post will teach you how to say the following in Spanish: How To Say To Garnish One’s Salary in Spanish How To Say To Talk Nonsense in Spanish Here are two words or phrases that you may not find in your typical Spanish course but you will certainly hear...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 17, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Today, an American friend here in Medellin, Colombia made a mistake in Spanish that I have never heard before. But I can understand why he made the mistake so I want to share this with you so that you never make the same mistake. Besides learning how to avoid a...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 16, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary, Uncategorized
Yesterday, an Australian tourist here in Medellin, Colombia asked me how do you say thief in Spanish. My initial reaction was to tell him “ladrón.” But then I thought about it . . . How To Say Mugger In Spanish It really depends on the type of thief...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 15, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today I will talk about how New Year’s Eve is celebrated in Colombia. How To Say New Years Eve In Spanish In many parts of the Spanish speaking world New Year’s Eve is called “la nochevieja” — literally “the old night.” But...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 4, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish How to ask “are you a nurse?” in Spanish How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish. You will also learn how to say needle and syringe in the Spanish language. A couple of weeks ago, here in...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 3, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Almost every night, I watch a “novela” (soap opera) here in Colombia called “El Estilista.” Although “El Estilista” literally means “The Stylist,” “El Estilista” is a “novela” inspired by a true...
