by Patrick Jackson | Aug 25, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
One question that I am always emailed from customers is “how do you trill the double ‘r’ in Spanish?” Until now my response has not been too helpful. I usually respond by saying something like “flap your tongue on the roof of your mouth...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 24, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
This blog post is actually a re-post of an email that I sent to my customers back in 2007. Before I moved to Medellin, Colombia, and when I still lived in Barranquilla on the Atlantic coast of Colombia. Here it is . . . I am emailing you to tell you about an...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 22, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Today, I want to talk about what is perhaps the number #1 tip for learning how to actually speak Spanish. As a result of our most recent LIVE webinar, I have an “observación” (observation) or “comentario” (comment) that I want to share with...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 22, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today’s blog topic is “How To Say Branch in Spanish.” I bank at a bank in Colombia called Bancolombia. Earlier this week, I heard an English speaker asking the teller a question. From his accent, I would imagine that he’s from Texas. Although I...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 21, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today’s topic is “How To Say The Names Of The Five Fingers In Spanish.” I am not going to get into a debate about whether or not the thumb is actually a finger or not. But I was browsing through the Net a few days ago and visiting some of the online...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 20, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today’s topic is “How To Say The 5 Senses in Spanish” I was surfing the Net a few days ago and visiting some of the online community sites where people learning Spanish like to gather. And I found a question about Spanish vocabulary that someone...
