Author: Maura

ALEXYo en serio a veces creo que me quedé estancada. (I seriously sometimes think I got stuck.) MAURA¿Con el español?(With Spanish?) ALEX¡Sí! Siento que llevo años en el mismo sitio. (Yes! I feel like I’ve been in the same place for years.) Does this happen to you? Worry not! It is very common and very…

Hello! Today we’re going to talk about the verb “dejar” and all the crazy things it’s capable of doing. And of course, we won’t miss dejar conjugation either! I’m Maura, from Spring Spanish, and here we have three main categories of what this verb means. Plus, a ton of idiomatic expressions that include it. “Dejar”…

ALEXMaura, ¿cuál es la diferencia entre “la cartera está en la silla” y “hay una cartera en la silla”?(Maura, what is the difference between “the wallet is on the chair” and “there is a wallet on the chair”?) MAURALa diferencia es muy sutil. “Hay” y “Está” pueden ser confusos. Mejor lo revisamos con calma.(The difference…

MAURAAmanda, ¿por qué tú nunca estás feliz?(Amanda, why are you never happy?) AMANDAYo soy feliz, soy felizmente seria.(I am happy, I am happily serious.) These Spanish suffixes or endings like “-mente“, “felizmente“, can sound tedious. Actually, they are an excellent way to learn how to use pieces that transform one word into another because they…

CARLA¡Qué fastidio! Me quedé sin planes para el sábado.(What a bummer! I lost my plans for Saturday.) MAURA¿Qué ibas a hacer?(What were you going to do?) CARLANada que importe ahora.(Nothing that matters now.) In that little dialogue you already have three different “que”. Que in Spanish could easily be one or the most used words….

What are conjunctions or Spanish connectors? They are powerful words like: entonces, depende de (then, depends on) and similar. They are also the reason why you might be able to create sentences correctly, but you still feel like you can’t use them to talk to people naturally. In this lesson we’ll go over 4 of…

CARLA¿Quién falta por tomarse la foto?(Who is left to take the picture?) MAURA¡Falto yo! ¡Voy!(I’m left! I’m coming!) So, what’s up with faltar conjugation? I see this verb creating havoc in students all the time. It’s a weird verb indeed. Also, it’s irregular and it can be reflexive! Not to worry, though, because you can…

OFF CAMERA(Something said by a text to speech app) ALEXMaura, ¿con quién estás hablando?(Maura, who are you talking to?) MAURAJajaja, con una app de text to speech.(Hahaha, with a text to speech app.) ALEX¿Eso se puede?(Can that be done?) MAURA¡Eso y más!(That and more!) ¡Holis! Today’s video is very interesting and kind of techy-techy. You’ll…

Ever got confused between the verbs haber (to have) vs tener (to have)? As in: As you can see, haber vs tener (to have) tend to be translated to English by the same word. So, when do we use each one? What’s the difference? Learn to always use it correctly today with me, Spring Spanish…

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,…