Comparatives (more/less...)
Comparing qualities or states Using an adjective Superiority: More than... Más + adjective + que + the thing compared to Ex: Pablo es más calmado que tú - Pablo is calmer than you El paisaje aquí es más verde que allí »
Ser or estar -to be in Spanish- complete version
¡Hola! Some time ago I wrote a post on the core differences between ser and estar, so check that out to see some more examples. However, there are some expressions and specific cases that might be trickier to »
"Por dos semanas" or "durante dos semanas"?
That's a good question! Let's see the differences between these two options bit by bit: Meaning If you say "por una semana" and "durante una semana" both will be understood with the same meaning, as "por" is pretty »
Accents rules in Spanish
What is accent and what is tilde Every language have emphasis in their words: Ex: In "beautiful", the syllable "beau-" has more emphasis than the other ones. You can say each syllable louder than the other ones and »
Mucho or muy?
Have you got these two confused before? I think everybody has! Before the blogpost, if you're more of a video person, this is my video tutorial on muy and mucho Vale, let's jump into it! Mucho and muy »
Infinitive, gerund, participle (comer, comiendo, comido)
This is an extension of a post I wrote about the difference between infinitive and gerund. The main point on that blog post: Gerund / Infinitive Use the gerund when: 1- It expresses action, not a concept. 2- We »
Poco, un poco, pocos...
What is the difference between "un poco" and "poco"? Can I say "una poca"? These questions are what made me write this blog post, so let's answer them: Before a noun In this case, we'll be talking about »
Vocab to rent a flat in Spain
¡Hola! Today I had a lesson that reminded me that a lot of you guys go to Spain and choose to rent a flat or a house. I put together a selection of vocab that I think will »
Top 7 Spanish spelling rules
The changing "G" When a "g" is before an "e" or an "i", the sound is of a strong English "h". Ex: Genial (great) - Sounds like "he-nial" Gigante (giant) - Sounds like "hee - gan-teh" When a »
Past preterite. Irregular verbs
We have already talked about past preterite in this blog, and I actually filmed a video about it, you can check the video on preterite tense here. In that post I already talked about some irregular verbs, and »
"It" in Spanish: lo, la, ello...
It as a subject Subject pronouns are totally optional in Spanish, we usually don't use them. Subject is the thing/person that is or does something (so you have "it's" or it+verb). They're very clever: Ellos son »
Reflexive, pronominal and reciprocal verbs
¡Hola! I feel like no matter what level you have in Spanish, it's always a good idea to go back to these verbs. These are conjugated as normal in the tense you're using but they have a pronoun »