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 21, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Let’s cover the topic of How to use the Spanish verb llevar. According to a Spanish dictionary that I have, “llevar” means “to carry” or to “take.” But I have heard native Spanish speakers use “llevar” to indicate...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 19, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Today, I have 5 Spanish vocabulary words that you should learn if you do not already know them. I learned these vocabulary words when I first started learning Spanish and I used to walk around with a “libreta” (little writing pad) and a...
