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....
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 1, 2023 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Today I want to talk about 2 Mistakes English Speakers Make When Speaking Spanish. Before moving to Medellin, I lived on the Atlantic or Caribbean coast of Colombia in a city called Barranquilla. buy amoxil online...
by newyorkers | Jan 6, 2016 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
While dining in a restaurant here in Medellin, Colombia tonight, a Colombian friend used a word when her wine glass fell and splattered wine all over her new dress. No, the word that she used was NOT a “grosería” (swear word, curse word). How To Say Stain...
by newyorkers | Jan 5, 2016 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
You probably already know that the Spanish word “pequeño” means ‘small’ in English. But there’s another way to express ‘smallness’ in Spanish. Recently, while at the “gimnasio” (gym), I noticed something...
by newyorkers | Jan 4, 2016 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Let’s talk about 5 (five) phrases that seem to confuse English speakers learning Spanish: 1. How to say sitting 2. How to say kneeling 3. How to say squatting 4. How to say bending down 5. How to say standing The Spanish words for kneeling, squatting and bending...
by newyorkers | Jan 4, 2016 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Today I want to talk about 2 Mistakes English Speakers Make When Speaking Spanish. Before moving to Medellin, I lived on the Atlantic or Caribbean coast of Colombia in a city called Barranquilla. One night while in a movie theater and waiting for the movie to begin an...
