Direct and indirect object in Spanish
In this post you'll learn what are the direct and the indirect object, and also what are the direct and indirect object pronouns and how to use them, where to put them, etc. Let's jump right in! Direct »
Takes time to... Tardar and Llevar
Short and sweet this post! About this confusing pair: tardar and llevar. Both mean to "take (time)", so, what's the difference? Well, first of all, llevar has a lot of other meanings, so check this post about meanings »
Enough in Spanish: Suficiente...mente?
Both mean ENOUGH. Yep! So how do you know which one to use? Don't panic, it's all about the word after: Suficientemente Suficientemente + adjective What's and adjective? it's a quality, a state, a characteristic. Suficientemente bueno - good »
How to use "pasar" in Spanish
Maybe you've heard "Por favor, pasa before. It means "please, come in", and it's one of the many situations when we can use pasar. Let's see some more! Pasar To happen ¿Qué pasó? - What happened? To pass »
Different meanings for "llevar"
In the picture I used for this post you can use llevar having two different meanings, do you know which ones? Well, one is for carrying the bags, another one is for wearing clothes or glasses. There are »
Expressions with DAR (to give)
Let's see some idiomatic phrases and expressions with dar (to give). We're going to start with feelings: To express feelings It's all about something "giving you" a feeling. For example "dar miedo" is to "give fear" but we'd »
SOLO - only, alone, the only one?
Meanings of solo Adjective - alone Here it means "alone", "by yourself" or "lonely". It describes a noun, as it is an adjective, and this means that is going to agree with it in gender and number: Ex: »
What is the subject of a sentence?
When you learn a new language, specially when you get to a certain level, it's helpful to start to "analyse" the sentence and the words in it, to see what function each serves and how it works. The »
"Todos" and "todo"
I'm sure you've seen todos many times, sometimes with an article after it (Todos los días), sometimes without it (Todos vamos), sometimes in feminine form (todas) or without the -s at the end (todo). So, what's each version »
Tan and tanto
Let's talk about these two, shall we? Tan Tan is used before an adjective, that is, a quality (like sturdy) or a state (like broken). Ex: ¡Ese niño es tan fuerte! - that kid is so strong! Ex: »
Meanings of qué and que in Spanish
Qué - with accent mark Every time "qué" means "what", usually in a question but not always, it needs an accent mark. Also, if it's in between exclamation marks (¡!) What do/does ...? What am/is/are...? Questions that »
Using participle in Spanish
Comido, hablado, dicho, arreglado..., eaten, spoken, said, fixed... All of these are what we call "participle" or participio in Spanish, and they are the "done" form of the verb. A few months ago I posted an explanation the »