by Patrick Jackson | Apr 10, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Patrick Jackson After reading this blog post, you will have learned the following: 1. How to say shoe in Spanish 2. How to say sneaker or tennis shoe in Spanish 3. How to say sandal in Spanish 4. How to say boot in Spanish 5. How to say house slipper in Spanish 6. How...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 27, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Recently, I was at an American friend’s home here in Medellin, Colombia and I heard him make a mistake on the phone when speaking to his “empleada” (maid). I want to share this mistake with you because it is a very common mistake that English...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 27, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
In today’s blog post, I will cover Spanish Verbs With Irregular Past Participles. In a recent email, I mentioned that it is a common mistake for English speakers to say phrases in Spanish such as “Mi abuelo está morido.” I then added that the correct...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 25, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Today I will discuss 5 useful Spanish verbs. How To Say To Stand On One’s Tippy Toes In Spanish 1. Empinarse – to stand on one’s tippy toes. Tuve que empinarme para alcanzar las manzanas en la cesta. I had to stand on my tippy toes in order to...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 24, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
This blog post will show you how to use Spanish’s “se” construction with Spanish verbs. A couple of days ago, I had “alumuerzo” here in Medellin, Colombia with my American friend David (not his real name). We had lunch at a...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 23, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
After reading today’s blog post, not only will you know how to avoid several common mistakes in Spanish, but you will also know how to say the following in Spanish: How to say piggy-bank in Spanish How to say souvenir in Spanish How to say life-jacket in Spanish...
