What are Interjections? An Explanation of Interjections in Spanish and English
Interjections are usually short utterances, mostly one-syllable expressions. They are the little words that have almost no meaning in themselves but …
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Explanations of Spanish Prepositions
There aren’t many prepositions in English or Spanish – a couple dozen, plus compounds. But their usage is tough to master. This primer …
Continue ReadingHow to Use Adverbs in Spanish
First, let’s learn what they are and how they are similar, but importantly different from adjectives. Then, let’s see how to recognize …
Continue ReadingReviewing Spanish Verb Forms: Understand Verbs For Your Spanish Language Learning
Verbs cause learners of Spanish more difficulty than any other part of speech. Pronouns come in close behind them in terms of difficulty. This article …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Spanish and English Pronouns
Pronouns are words that stand in for nouns. Imagine how annoying it would be if you had to know everyone’s name in order to make him or her the …
Continue ReadingUsing Spanish Verbs with Prepositions
This is a tool that answers all questions about which preposition to use with which verbs. It is an updated composite of such lists published over the …
Continue ReadingSpanish Expressions – Part 2: El Pez por su Boca Muere
Learning Spanish can be fun, especially when you begin to use idiomatic expressions to retort and respond to what your Spanish-speaking friends say. …
Continue ReadingTeaching Gustar: It Does Not Mean "to like"
It is true that there is no Spanish verb that corresponds to the way the English verb “to like” works in English. This causes fewr …
Continue ReadingUsing Ser and Estar in the Past Tenses
It is often easier to most students of Spanish to decide correctly whether to use “ser” or “estar” when they are dealing with …
Continue ReadingLearning Spanish: Pronounce Spanish “r”, and get it right every time
Here is a great trick to get you to pronounce that pesky Spanish “r”, with some practice included, so that in less than it takes to read this article …
Continue ReadingLearning Better Spanish by Using Idiomatic Expressions
You really begin to learn Spanish when you start to learn idiomatic expressions. This will accelerate your understanding of the way people talk, and …
Continue ReadingAn Explanation of the Indefinite and Definite Articles of English and Spanish
Such small, but powerful words! People seldom give them much thought. This lesson is an overview of articles for beginners. It examines the main …
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