by Patrick Jackson | Jun 11, 2014 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Today, I will tell you about 3 common Spanish Verbs Mistakes that English Speaker make when speaking Spanish. How To Say To Sue Someone In Spanish 1. Although the Spanish verb “demandar” looks and sounds like the English verb “demand,”...
by newyorkers | Jun 11, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Let’s talk about the correct way to say I am American in Spanish. Well, I know we were all taught to say “Soy americano/a” in order to say “I am American.” But let me tell you about an incident that took place recently. (By the way, the...
by newyorkers | May 13, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Let’s cover How To Say The Names of Animals in Spanish. Today, I went to the “zoológico” (zoo) here in Medellín, with an “amiga” and her “hijo” (son). And while I was there I heard an American make a mistake with his...
by newyorkers | May 12, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
A customer emailed me a link to an interesting article online about the “Colombian accent” becoming “big business” in dubbing movies and TV series, working in call centers, etc. Because it is so easy to understand Colombian Spanish....
by newyorkers | May 12, 2014 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Let’s a look at some Spanish words that begin with the prefix “des.” Deshecho – undone Deshacer – to undo Descubierto – uncovered Desagradecido – ungrateful Destapar – to uncover Note that the Spanish prefix...
by newyorkers | May 11, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
As I have said in a previous blog post, when I first started learning Spanish, I used to walk around with a “libreta” (little writing pad) and a “pluma” (literally, “feather” but also means “writing pen),...
