Desde hace, desde and hace
Let's start with both of these words separetely: Hace Hace means ago, and we put it before the "time" (instead of after, like in English): Hace dos meses - two months ago. El teléfono sonó hace cinco minutos »
"Deber" or "deber de"
Let's see! Deber There are two big meanings for this verb (without the "de"): obligation and to owe something/have a debt. Obligation Deber means to have an obligation Debemos prestar atención en clase - We must pay »
Double object (Le ... a mi hermana...?)
Do I say "le doy a mi hermana" or "doy a mi hermana"? When do I need the "le"? when do I double? is it necessary? Let's see what the official rules are so that you're never lost »
Por / Para - Tricky cases
If you haven't read the theory on por and para, I would start there. You can also watch the video tutorial on por and para here. After that, it's good to see examples where the sentence is very »
"To leave" in Spanish
I've realised this can be a very confusing topic for students, so today we're going to see the differences between salir, irse and dejar: Salir This is easily the most overused one, wrongly, almost people learning Spanish. In »
Hay vs estar
¡Hola! In this post we're talking about when we use hay and when estar, as sometimes can sound very similar when we translate them as "there is" (hay) or "it is" (está). If you want to know more »
Another / other in Spanish
This will be an easy and quick one, how to say "other" or "another" in Spanish, and what to bear in mind when using them! Let's start with... Another This is the singular form, to use before a »
Bastante as enough?
Last post was on how to use bastante and the pattern that it follows with mucho, demasiado and poco. Now, I didn't include enough in that post, and I'm going to explain why: When you look bastante up, »
Bastante, how to use it (as mucho, demasiado or poco)
Today we want to talk about how to use bastante, which I find it's translated wrong many times, but also understand a bigger picture. Feel free to skip to the bastante section and read the first section later, »
To try: "intentar", "tratar" or "probar"?
The question we want to answer is: What verb do I use for "to try"? Well, as often in these cases, it depends! In this case, it's a actually a pretty big difference in meaning: Intentar Meaning: To »
