Big picture grid - present tense in Spanish
¡Hola! Today I bring to you a different type of grid or table to help us navigate the present tense. This is what it is: A selection of irregular verbs to prioritise. A good point to start, a »
The "personal a" in Spanish
Direct object (person) We use the personal a between the verb and the person, when the person is a direct object. And it doesn't translate in English. Veo una película Veo a mi madre In both these cases »
How to use "lo que" and "lo cual"
¡Hola! Let's start with que and cual, I wrote a blogpost about the differences between que and cual and how to use each of them. Also, this post on the different meanings of que and qué, both with »
Este, ese, aquel - video tutorial
If you want to see the theory in written version check out the blogpost on this and that, which includes practice with solutions. Hope it helped! ¡Hasta la próxima! :) »
When to use "a" in Spanish
Let's see all of the different situations we must use the preposition a in Spanish: Destination When we have a movement action and there's a destination and we use a. These wil happen with all verbs of movement: »
Double object (Le ... a mi hermana...?)
Do I say "le doy a mi hermana" or "doy a mi hermana"? When do I need the "le"? when do I double? is it necessary? Let's see what the official rules are so that you're never lost »
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 »
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 »
Guide to Spanish tenses
Do you want to understand better what each verbal tense is for in Spanish? Do you want the big picture? Keep reading! Also, in all cases there is a link to another post/video where you can learn »
How to translate THAT in Spanish
¡Hola hola! So this is a doubt that has arisen in a lesson recently and I thought it might be a common one for more students out there! QUE (with no accent mark) Type of word: Connective After »
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 »