Author: Mariana

¡Llegó febrero, el mes del amor y la amistad! (February has come, the month of love and friendship!)… in some countries, at least! ¡Así es, querubines (That’s right, cherubs), not all countries celebrate Valentine’s Day el 14 de febrero (on February 14)… and in some countries, like Mexico, people not only celebrate romantic love, but…

Warning: this article contains profanity.  Have you ever heard people talk in your face or behind your back, in Spanish, and you weren’t entirely sure what they were saying, but you felt they were insulting or maybe mocking you? Not a nice feeling, right?  So, in today’s lesson I’m going to teach you insultos y maldiciones…

Did you know that the English saying “To kill two birds with one stone” has an equivalent in Spanish? ¡Así es! (That’s right!), pero en español cambia un poco (but it changes a little in Spanish).  If translated literally, this saying would go: “Matar dos pájaros con una piedra”, but Spanish-speakers probably thought que eso…

In today’s lesson I’m going to teach you treinta sustantivos en español (thirty Spanish nouns). But I want this to be a fun lesson for you. So, I am not going to randomly present Spanish nouns as you might see in other videos. Instead, I came up with a theme: 30 Spanish nouns you must…

Walter Winchell once said, “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” ¡Qué maravilla tener amistades así!, ¿no es cierto? (Having friends like that is wonderful, right?!), but not all friends are real friends… especially in language learning.  ¿Has escuchado hablar de los falsos amigos? (Have you…

¡Hola! ¡Te doy la bienvenida a Spring Spanish! (Welcome to Spring Spanish!) Yo soy Mariana (I’m Mariana) and I’m one of the teachers at Spring Spanish. In fact, I’m not only a Spanish teacher, también soy estudiante de idiomas (I’m also a language learner). Yes! Estoy aprendiendo alemán (I’m learning German) and that’s why hice…

In today’s lesson we will cover the five most important grammar topics for Spanish in a very easy and fun way! 1. Verb conjugation in Spanish Spanish grammar can be tricky! But in this article you will learn some of the most important things you should bear in mind to be able to master it…

I was wondering… ¿Cuándo empezaste a aprender español? (When did you start learning Spanish?) To respond to this question in Spanish, you may say: Estoy aprendiendo español desde hace dos meses. (I’ve been learning Spanish for two months.) Empecé a aprender español hace dos meses. (I started learning Spanish two months ago.)  Hace dos meses…

If you have ever said or felt tempted to say “estoy mucho bien” to tell someone you are doing well, this is a video you must watch because I will provide you with key points you should bear in mind to use muy and mucho properly when speaking Spanish… hasta que hables español muy bien…

We all know Mexican women are pretty y es difícil no enamorarse de nosotras (and it’s hard not to fall in love with us). But dating a Mexican woman also comes with certain… expectations and obligations. And trust me, you don’t want to get on our wrong side! It’s not as scary as it might…