Shopping for clothes in Spanish
I've been shopping recently (a lot of things on sale this month in Spain!) so I wanted to give you some vocab and phrases so that you can also enjoy the sales in Spain, in Spanish. Let's start! »
Verbs for beginners - where to start
Today I want to give you a list of verbs in Spanish that I find useful for beginners, so in case you're wondering what actions you should start learning, this is my answer. Also, I've included if they »
THIS and THAT - este, ese,aquel
¡HOLA! This, that, those, these... they clarify how close or far away something is from the person speaking. These words are one type of "determiners", words that usually go before the noun, or alone. The noun can be »
Más que el dinero - Short film task
This is a practice to improve your listening skills, challenge your vocabulary and discover some expressions. All of the questions are in Spanish and will be answered in Spanish as well if possible. Are you up for it? »
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 »