Tomar or coger?
This is one of the most common questions people have when it comes to vocab in Spanish, and it's not about when to use each, but where. Let's have a look! In South America Tomar To use in »
Haber: Hay, había, habría, hay que...
I was trying to explain to a student what are the important things to know about haber and how to understand it, and I thought it would be a good topic for a blog post! There is Here, »
Comparing in Spanish - as much
¡Hola! "Comparison is the thief of joy" said someone once! But sometimes it's just an useful tool to use when we speak, right? Let's see how we compare in Spanish! Starting with recaping more and less: More than »
"To meet" and "to know" in Spanish
There are two different ways to say "to meet" in Spanish and two to say "to know", and they are pretty related between each other, let's see them! Quedar It means "to meet with someone", like going for »
Spanish agreement by types of words
NOUNS Nouns are: things, people, places and abstract ideas. Ex: lámpara, felicidad, gente, amigo, casa, lago, mesa - lamp, happiness, people, friend, house, lake, table. For the most part we can guess the gender of a noun just »
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 »
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: »
What do "que" and "qué" mean?
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 »