Ever got confused between the verbs haber (to have) and tener (to have)? As in: He visto esa película muchas veces. (I have seen that movie many times.) ¿Tienes alguna mascota? (Do you have any pets?) Me tienen que avisar cuando llegue el paquete. (You have to let me know when the package arrives.) As…
Vamos a hablar del verbo: IR. (Let’s talk about the verb: TO GO.) Why? Because it’s used all the time, it helps create an entire verbal tense, and it has a crazy irregular conjugation which makes it a bit hard to use. As always, we’ll do this through chunks! We believe it is a much…
ALEJANDRABueno, es un examen horrible, pero estoy lista. Te cuento al volver.(Well, it’s a horrible test, but I’m ready. I’ll tell you when I get back.) MAURA¡Buena suerte!(Good luck!) ALEJANDRAGracias, pero con todo lo que he estudiado, no es cuestión de suerte.(Thanks, but with everything I’ve studied, it’s not a matter of luck.) MAURAMucho éxito,…
¿Tú cómo estás? (How are you?) Porque yo… no tan bien. (Because I… not so good.) Don’t worry, I’m actually doing pretty good right now, but that’s definitely not always the case, and I do happen to be the type of person who likes to be real when answering “¿cómo estás?” (How are you?) In…
Hello, hello! Today, we’ll look at alternatives to saying “por supuesto” (of course.) Not because there’s anything wrong with that, but because this idea has many nuances and, therefore, many options to convey exactly what you mean. I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Maura. Are you ready? ¡Claro! (Of course!) 1. Claro ACTOR 1¿Te parece si lo…
Are you a Spanish native speaker or a Spanish learner, and would like to teach your child Spanish? Learn in this video the best Spanish chunks to teach your children, and some amazing tips to make sure your child grows up bilingual. I’m Maura, Spring Spanish teacher and here is your first scenario: ACTOR 1¿Quieres…
If you have a Spanish-speaking family, or you married into a Spanish-speaking family, then there are certain topics you’ll want to be able to cover in Spanish para quedar bien con ellos. (to look good in front of them.) In this video, we’ll go over the essentials, plus some very useful chunks to keep the…
Want to get to fluency in Spanish really fast? Use these 14 amazing tips to improve your Spanish conversation skills today! I’m Spring Spanish teacher Maura, and here is tip number 1: 1. Listen to as much as possible Este tipo de consejos me molestan, porque suenan tan simples, que es difícil transmitir la importancia…
So, in many of our videos, we get comments with this feeling: ACTOR 1Según la RAE, esta expresión es coloquial y no se ampara en las reglas de la gramática. (According to the RAE, this expression is colloquial and does not follow the rules of grammar.) No se conocen casos en los que el uso de…
You’re just starting out with Spanish or don’t understand Spanish well yet, and Spanish speakers keep speaking Spanish with you? You could say “No hablo español”. (“I don’t speak Spanish.”). That’s totally fine and everybody will understand. With just a liiiittle bit of practice, though, you could learn some extra super useful phrases in Spanish…
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