by Patrick Jackson | Jun 13, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
One question that I had when I first started learning Spanish is how do you say “to still be doing something” or “to keep on doing something” in Spanish. Well, Spanish uses the verb “seguir” with a progressive construction to say...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 11, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
In case you don’t know what an “amigo falso” is let me tell you. Here’s one that often tricks native English speakers. What do you think the Spanish word “pretender” means??? No, “pretender” does NOT mean “to...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 10, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today, I want to teach you how to say shut-up in Spanish? Which, by the way, reminds me of a common mistake that English speakers make when speaking Spanish. The Spanish word “quieto” does not mean the English word “quiet” or...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 9, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
As I mentioned in a recent blog post, I took a trip to Panama City, Panama. With my smartphone, I took some notes about the Spanish and Latin American culture of Panama City, Panama. The first thing that I noticed about the Spanish of Panama is that the Panamanian...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 8, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
I have a Spanish vocabulary word to share with you. And that’s how to say “set” in Spanish. As in a ‘bedroom set’ or a set of tools: <center><h2>How To Say Set In Spanish</h2></center> Set – juego No te...
by Patrick Jackson | Jun 7, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
In today’s blog post, I want to talk about a mistake which I call the excessive or inappropriate use of the word “pero” (but). Actually, the mistake that non-native Spanish speakers make is using “pero” in a sentence when they should be...
