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We need explanations! Desperately! Those endless puzzles, those grammar points, those tiny little words that drive us crazy... sounds familiar? Let's find some hope in this section.

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What is the difference between “mas” and “más”? And “él” and “el”?
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What is the difference between “mas” and “más”? And “él” and “el”?

If you are familiar with the basic rules for accentuation you know what a tilde is. If you don’t know, a “tilde” is the visual representation of the accent, found always on top of a vowel. Every »

  • 29 December 2015
  • on Pronunciation, Grammar, Spelling, Explanations
¿Why two question marks?
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¿Why two question marks?

You might have noticed that in Spanish we don’t have just one question mark, but two. We use an inverted question mark at the beginning of the sentence, and the same happens with the exclamation mark. ¡Wow, »

  • 20 December 2015
  • on Explanations, Pronunciation
"Por" and "para" . When to use each.
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"Por" and "para" . When to use each.

I understand why sometimes my students say that Spanish is full of tiny little words, just like “por” and “para”. Understanding the use of them take some patience, yes, but we couldn’t live without them! So let’ »

  • 13 December 2015
  • on Explanations, Tips, Practice, Grammar, Infographic
“G”: One letter, two sounds.
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“G”: One letter, two sounds.

If you read the previous post you know why the “c” is pronounced in two different way The “g” follows the exact same pattern. Let me refresh it for you. It all depends on which vowels are next. »

  • 18 November 2015
  • on Pronunciation, Explanations, Spelling
“C” : One letter, two sounds.
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“C” : One letter, two sounds.

Have you ever wondered why you say “cine” (thee neh) but “casa” (kah sah)? Well, this is why. The letter “c” behaves in a different way depending on which other letters are around. When there’s an “I” »

  • 02 November 2015
  • on Pronunciation, Explanations, Spelling
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