Learn Spanish

MAURA¡Hola! Te estamos esperando. ¿Vas a venir?(Hi! We’re waiting for you. Are you coming?) AMANDAPor desgracia, me llamaron del trabajo con una emergencia y ahora no sé a qué hora voy a salir.(Unfortunately, I got a call from work with an emergency and now I don’t know what time I’m finishing. (lit.: going out)) Honestly,…

¡Tú eres la otra! Fernando me ama a mí.(You are the other one! Fernando loves me.) ¡Fernando es mío!(Fernando is mine!) Telenovelas are a great way to learn Spanish. The Spanish is básico (basic), the topics are repetitivos (repetitive) and they say the same thing una y otra y otra vez (over and over and…

¿Y entonces? ¿Y Ale?(And then? And Ale?) ¿Y yo qué sé? Habrá que preguntarle.(And what do I know? We’ll have to ask her.) That’s a confusing dialogue or what? “Y” tends to work as a filler word in Spanish. Sometimes it’s necessary to use it, sometimes it’s not. And, sometimes, it’s very informative! Yo soy…

Maura, ¿te vas?(Maura, are you leaving?) Sí, justo estaba recogiendo.(Yes, I was just tidying up.) Vale, ¿vas a la conferencia mañana, no?(Okay, you’re going to the conference tomorrow, right?) Claro. Nos vemos allá.(Of course. See you there.) So, why did Alejandra ask “¿te vas?” the first time and “¿vas a…?” the second time si es…

¡Maura! ¿Qué es lo correcto: patiné por horas o patinaba por horas?(Maura! Which is correct: I skated for hours or I was skating for hours?) First Alex said: patiné por horas with el pretérito. Then she said: patinaba por horas with el imperfecto. Yo soy Maura de Spring Spanish. Let’s learn once and for all…

¡Qué bonito eso!(How nice that is!) Súper cuchi, ¿verdad?(Super cute, right?) Most of the time, men wouldn’t say “cuchi”, and women would say both “cuchi” and “bonito” regardless. ¿Por qué? (Why?) De eso hablaremos en este video. (That’s what we’ll talk about in this video.) Yo soy Maura, de Spring Spanish. Let’s figure out what…

Actor 1¿Me puedes ayudar, por favor?(Can you  help me, please?) Actor 2Un momentito.(Just a sec.) Today you’re learning to conjugate the verb poder using chunks instead of a conjugation table. Bienvenido a Spring Spanish, yo soy Paulísima. (Welcome to Spring Spanish, I’m Paulisima.) ¡Empecemos! 1. Conjugación para yo (Conjugation for I) : puedo ¿Puedo? (May…

¿Bueno?(Hello?) Buenas tardes, ¿tengo el gusto con la señorita Paulísima?(Good afternoon, am I speaking with miss Paulisima?) ¿Quién habla?(Who’s calling?) Le estoy hablando de parte  de HSBC…(I’m calling on behalf of HSBC…) ¡Ay perdón, señorita! No puedo hablar ahorita, estoy muy ocupada.(Oh, I’m sorry miss! I can’t talk at this moment, I’m very busy.) Did…

¿Ya viste la de “Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios”?(Have you seen the movie “God’s Crooked Lines”?) No, no la he visto.(No, I haven’t seen it.) ¡Vela! ¡Te va a encantar!(Watch it! You’re going to love it!) Ok, la voy a ver.(Ok, I’m going to watch it.) Ver (See, watch) is an important verb in Spanish….

¡Maura! ¡Auxilio! Estoy tratando de estudiar “quedar”, pero me quedé loca con lo complicado que es.  (Maura! Help! I’m trying to study “quedar”, but I went crazy with how complicated it is.) Lo sé. “Quedar” es horrible. No te preocupes, hoy me quedo contigo y lo solventamos.(I know. “Quedar” is horrible. Don’t worry, I’ll stay…

Toma.(Take this.) Gracias. ¿Tomamos un taxi o qué?(Thank you. Shall we take a taxi or what?) Eso toma menos tiempo, pero está bonito como para caminar.(That takes less time, but it’s nice out to walk.) ¡Holis! I’m Maura, from Spring Spanish y en este video hablaremos del súper común verbo “tomar” (and in this video…

¿Tú sabes por qué esto sabe dulce? ¿Le pusiste algo?  (Do you know why this tastes sweet? Did you put something in it?) Un poquito de sabor… ¿sabes? Para que supiera distinto.(A little bit of flavor… you know? To make it taste different.) I had a laugh researching this verb because I thought it was…

¿Cómo que no has visto Harry Potter? ¡Yo la he visto mil veces!(What do you mean you haven’t seen Harry Potter? I’ve seen it a thousand times!) No la he visto porque quería leer los libros primero, pero ya los terminé.(I haven’t seen it because I wanted to read the books first, but I’ve already…

Te ayudo a estudiar para tu exámen de geografía. A ver…(I’ll help you study for your geography test. Let’s see…) ¿Cuál es la capital de Portugal?(What’s the capital of Portugal?) No sé.(I don’t know.) ¿La de Bélgica?(Belgium’s?) No sé.(I don’t know.) ¿La de Canadá?(Canada’s?) No sé.(I don’t know.) No sé is the most common way…

Me gusta la guitarra, me gustas tú.Me gusta el reggae, me gustas tú. (I like the guitar, I like you.I like reggae, I like you.) Me gusta, in general terms, means “I like”. But there’s more to it. Tal vez estás diciendo “me gusta”, cuando en realidad quieres decir otra cosa. (Maybe you’re saying “me…

(Paulisima listening to a reggaeton song that’s easy at the beginning, but then it gets really fast and she can’t sing alone anymore.) Se trepa en la mesa y que se jodan(She climbs on the table and doesn’t give a f*ck about anyone) En el perreo no se quita(When she twerks she doesn’t stop) Fuma…

¡Los mercados de México me encantan! (I love the markets in Mexico!) Have you ever been to one? I’m Paulisima from Spring Spanish, and in this video you’ll learn everything you have to know for a successful trip to a mercado en México (Mexican market). 1. Cosas que vas a escuchar (Things you’ll hear) There…

MAURA¡Felíz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!(Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year!) No sé tú (I don’t know about you), but when I was a child, Christmas was all about the presents. Pero ahora (But now), it is definitely more about family, soul warming traditions, and food! Which is exactly what we’ll cover in this…

MAURATú no sabías que ponerte hoy, ¿no?(You didn’t know what to wear today, did you?) ALEXSí.(Yes.) MAURA¿Sí sabes qué ponerte, o sí que no sabes qué ponerte?(Yes, you know what to wear or yes, you don’t know what to wear?) ALEX¿Ah? No sé qué ponerme.(Oh? I don’t know what to wear.) Confirmations in Spanish can…

Not everybody from every generation speaks the same language. That’s true for Spanish and for other languages as well. Soy Paulísima de Spring Spanish and in this video you’ll learn chunks that will help you improve your Spanish across generations. 1. Baby boomers También conocidos simplemente como “boomers”. (Also known simply as “boomers”.) An essential…

ALEXMaura, ¿cuáles son tus mejores consejos para los que estudian español como yo?(Maura, what are your best tips for those who study Spanish like me?) MAURAQué buena pregunta, Alex. Lo pienso y te digo.(What a good question, Alex. I’ll think about it and let you know.) ¡Hola, hola! Yo soy Maura, de Spring Spanish. In…

¿Quieres ir por “paella”? ¿O por un “tamale”?(Do you want to go for “paella”? Or for a “tamale”?) Ay, Susan. ¡Así no se pronuncia esa comida!(Oh, Susan. That’s not the way to pronounce these foods!) ¿Paella o tamale?(Paella or tamale?) Ninguna de las dos.(Neither of the 2.) Do you know the right pronunciation of paella…

Can you find the mistake? Are you making one of the 8 mistakes even advanced Spanish students make? ¡Hoy aprenderás a corregirlos! (Today you’re learning to correct them!) Soy Paulísima de Spring Spanish and in this video, I’m going to need your undivided attention. ¡Empecemos! 1. Error número uno (Mistake number 1) Pongan especial atención…

Listening Spanish is THE most important activity when it comes to learning Spanish. And with free Podcasts, you get tons of free material to practice. I am Paulisima, Spring Spanish teacher, and in this video you will find out about the some of the best and most useful podcasts you can start using right now……

ACTOR 1 (off camera) ¿Qué tal Maura? Tiempo sin verte.(How are you Maura? Long time no see.) MAURAEs verdad. Todo bien, gracias.(That’s right. All good, thank you.) Let’s practice speaking!  I’ll guide you through it and we’ll practice some necessary small talk in Spanish. ¡Holis! Yo soy Maura de Spring Spanish. ¡Empecemos! 1. Small talk…

MAURA¡Muy bien!(Very good!) Da igual(Whatever) De cualquier maner(Anyway) Mejor no(Better not) In every single Spanish lesson on this channel, we talk about chunks. Chunk alerts. Chunks, chunks, chunks, chunks. But do you really know what chunks are and why they’re so effective at making you speak fluent Spanish? Yo soy Maura de (I am Maura…

Parker Pens’ slogan “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you” wrongly translated the word “embarrass” with a very similar looking word in Spanish. ¿Se te ocurre cuál? (Can you think of which one?) Embarazada (Pregnant). El resultado (The result): “It won’t leak in your pocket and impregnate you”. Esto es graciosísimo y pasa…

¿Por dónde vives?(Whereabouts do you live?) Por el metro Patriotismo, ¿y tú?(Near metro Patriotismo, and you?) Yo vivo bien lejos, por Santa Fe.(I live very far away, near Santa Fe.) I’m Paulisima from Spring Spanish. Today, we’re going to talk about one of the most important verbs in Spanish: vivir. I’ll show you the vivir…

Susan, actor 1Me encanta la comida mexicana, especialmente el chile.(I love Mexican food, especially the chili.) Ay, Susan. Mejor di que te gusta la comida picante o picosa.(Oh, Susan. Better say you like spicy food or spice.) ¡Por eso!  El chile. Amo el chile, todos los chiles, siempre quiero más chile.(That’s what I mean! The…

¿Cómo te está yendo con el español?(How’s it going with Spanish?) ¡Súper bien! Mis amigos mexicanos dicen que cada vez hablo mejor. Ya puedo expresar opiniones complejas y cada vez batallo menos con el subjuntivo.(Super well! My Mexican friends say that I speak better every time. I can now express complex opinions and I struggle…

Voy al súper, avísame si necesitas algo.(I’m going to the supermarket, let me know if you need anything.) ¿Qué?(What?) Que voy al súper, avísame si necesitas algo.(”That” I’m going to the supermarket, let me know if you need anything. ) Ah, dale.(Oh, ok.) Is speed one of your handicaps? ¿Te parece que el español es…

ALEXEstoy caliente, ¿tú no?(I’m attractive, aren’t you?) MAURAAlex, ya pasamos por esto. En español no se dice estoy caliente…(Alex, we’ve been through this. In Spanish we don’t say “I’m hot” …) ALEX¡Cierto! Tengo calor. ¿Por qué esto me pasa tanto?(Right! I’m hot. (Lit.: I have heat.) Why does this happen to me so much?) Mistaking…

1Oye, ¿qué piensas del presidente de México?(Hey, what do you think of the Mexican president?) 3Yo pienso que…  él…  mmm… está bien.(I think that… he’s… umm… he’s alright.) If your Spanish is good enough to have simple conversations but you get frustrated because you still can’t convey complex opinions… ¡Este video es para ti! (This…

Vamos a pedir de comer. ¿Qué se te antoja, Susan?(We’re going to order some food. What are you craving for, Susan?) Pérame tantito, estoy en una llamada.(Hold on a sec, I’m on a call.) ¿Pérame tantito? ¡Susan, cada vez suenas más y más mexicana!(Hold on a sec? Susan, you sound more and more Mexican every…

¿Me pasas el remoto?(Can you pass me the remote?) ¿El qué?(The what?) La cosa para… turn on the TV.(The thing to… turn on the TV.) ¡El control! Es para prender la tele.(The remote! Lit.: The control) It’s to turn on the TV.) Soy Paulísima de Spring Spanish. (I’m Paulisima de Spring Spanish.) In this video…

1¡Hola, mi amor!(Hello, baby!) 2¿Cómo estás, mi amor?(How are you, my love?) 1Bien mi amor. ¿Y tú?(Good my love. And you?) 2Yo también, mi amor.(Me too, my love.) Maybe it’s time to add variety to your pet name game in Spanish. I’m Paulisima from Spring Spanish, and in this video you’re learning options to “mi…

ALEX¿De cuándo haces yoga?(Since when do you do yoga?) MAURAIntermitentemente, desde que tengo quince. Es desde cuándo, no de cuándo.(Intermittently, since I’m 15. It’s “desde cuándo”, not “de cuándo”.) ALEX¿Por qué?(Why?) MAURALuego te explico.(I’ll explain later.) So, de cuándo (from when?) is not necessarily wrong, it’s just wrong in this situation. We’ll cover why in…

Actor 1¿Qué onda Pau, sí vas a venir a la junta?(What’s up Pau, are you coming to the meeting?) Actor 2¿Junta? Ah sí, sí, claro, la junta. Este… sí, ya voy, ya voy, ya voy.(Meeting? Oh yes yes, of course, the meeting. Umm… yes, I’m coming, I’m coming, I’m coming.) Actor 1Bueno, entonces les digo…

ACTOR 1Dame las azules.(Give me the blue ones.) ACTOR 2Toma. Yo estoy haciendo las rojas, dámelas cuando las encuentres.(Here. I’m doing the red ones, give them to me when you find them.) ACTOR 1Dale.(Ok.) Hola, hola. If you clicked on this video it’s because you already know we’ll be talking about the verb dar (to…

MAURA’S CONSCIENCEMaura… ya es hora de comulgar con tu consciencia.(Maura… it is time to commune with your conscience.) MAURALo siento, pero ya estoy ocupada con otra cosa. ¿Podemos hablar luego?(I’m sorry, but I’m already busy with something else. Can we talk later?) MAURA’S CONSCIENCEYa que sueles ignorarme… no, no podemos hablar luego. Tiene que ser…

¡Queridos amigos gringos! (Dear gringo friends!) I made a video about the most common mistakes that give away your foreigner status when speaking Spanish. Ha sido muy popular. ¡Gracias! ¡Los quiero mucho! (It’s been quite popular, thank you! I love you very much!) I’m Paulisima from Spring Spanish, and now we will see even more…

MAURAAlex, tengo algo nuevo para ti. Para que sigas aprendiendo español.(Alex, I have something new for you. For you to keep learning Spanish.) ALEX¿En serio? ¿Qué cosa?(Seriously? What is it?) MAURASe llama ChatGPT. Es un chatbot que, te juro, va a cambiarlo todo.(It’s called ChatGPT. It’s a chatbot that, I swear, is going to change…

AMANDAMaura, sabes…(Maura, you know…) MAURA¡Aaaah! Me asustaste, pensé que no estabas.(Aaaah! You scared me, I thought you were gone.) AMANDAAy, perdón. Lo siento, ¿me disculpas?(Oh, sorry. I’m sorry, will you forgive me?) So, sweet Amanda here is very dramatic and basically apologized in every way possible. It is useful for us though, since we are…

ALEX¡Vamos a la playa! ¡Estoy muy, muy, muy excitada!(Let’s go to the beach! I’m very, very, very _________!) MAURA(chokes while taking a sip from a drink) Do you get what just happened? ¿Por qué me reí? (Why did I laugh?) We’ll go over that specific example in a little bit. Just know that this is…

With more that 2 billion users, YouTube is an amazing platform to consume video content. Pero no todo se trata de videos chistosos de gatos y de chismes de celebridades. (But not everything is about funny cat videos and celebrity gossip.) YouTube is in fact a great tool for those who, like you, want to…

MAURA¿Comemos en casa o comemos fuera?(Do we eat at home or eat out?) CARLAComo no hicimos mercado, mejor comemos fuera.(Since we didn’t go to the market, we’d better eat out.) MAURAVale, pero vamos ya que tengo tanta hambre que me comería un elefante.(Okay, but let’s go because I’m so hungry I could eat an elephant.)…

Güey, necesito tu ayuda.|Dude, I need your help.) ¿Qué pasó? ¿Estás bien? ¿Qué necesitas?(What’s up? Are you alright? What do you need?) Necesitar (To need) is one of the most common verbs in Spanish. You’ll learn all that you need to know to use it like a pro in this video. La mejor parte es…

Finding love is one the main reasons people want to learn Spanish. Si ese es tu caso, puedes empezar con aprender a coquetear. (If that is your case, you can start by learning how to flirt.) Soy Paulísima de Spring Spanish. (I’m Paulisima from Spring Spanish.) I’ve already given you some tips in this popular…

Today, you are taking me out! Where? To our first date, of course! But with a twist! I’m Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, and in today’s video, you will learn how to have a first date in Spanish! 1. Lidiando con la impuntualidad (Dealing with unpunctuality) ¡Hola! ¡Ay perdón, perdón! ¡Se me hizo tarde! ¡Gracias por…

MAURA¿Llevas la navaja por si acaso?(Do you carry your pocket knife with you just in case?) CARLA¡Sí, claro! Por cierto, Amanda preguntó si la podíamos llevar.(Yes, of course! By the way, Amanda asked if we could take her.) MAURAUff, vamos a decirle a Mauricio porque en nuestro carro va Alejandra y sabes que ellas no…

Yo digo que nos vayamos a las cinco.(I say that we leave at 5.) Yo digo que mejor a las seis. ¿Ustedes que dicen?(I say we better leave at 6. What do you all say?) Did you notice the verb that I used there? It’s the verb “decir” (to say/tell) an important Spanish verb equivalent…

CARLA¡Hola, hola! No te imaginas lo increíble que estuvo el viaje a Galicia.(Hello, hello! You can’t imagine how amazing the trip to Galicia was.) MAURA¿Sí? ¿La pasaron increíble?(Yeah? Did you have a wonderful time?) CARLAIncreíble es poco. Todo estuvo perfecto. Ahora te muestro fotos.(Wonderful is an understatement. Everything was perfect. I will show you some…

¿Y cuándo te dan los resultados?(And when will you get the results?) El próximo lunes, si Dios quiere.(Next Monday, God willing.) Ay, hijita, pues, tú pídele mucho a Dios que todo salga bien.(Oh, little daughter, well, ask God that everything goes well.) Claro que sí, mamita.(Of course, mommy.) ¡Dios! ¡Dios! (God! God!) In this video…

These days you could meet a person online, get to know them without ever meeting in person. But how can you do this in Spanish? What does it look like when native Spanish speakers are getting to know each other by sending voice messages via WhatsApp? See how I, Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, will get…

If you are coming to Mexico and you would like to blend in with the locals, and not have Mexicans look and immediately recognize you as a tourist, then you have come to the right place. I am Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima from Mexico, and I will teach you 5 things to not stand out…

Me llamo y ¿cómo te llamas? (My name is and what’s your name?) are totally acceptable way to say your name and ask for the name of the other person. But wouldn’t it be nice to add some variety to that? Let’s have a look at 4 alternatives that Spanish-speaking natives love to use as…

Holis, soy Maura de Spring Spanish (Hello, I’m Maura from Spring Spanish), and today you’re going to learn the Spanish imperfecto (imperfect). One of the tenses used in Spanish to speak about the past… but we’re going to do it as always, meaning, without having to memorize a conjugation table! To do so, I decided…

¿Qué quieres? Ahh, estoy segura que quieres aprender como utilizar el verbo querer. (What do you want? Ohh, I’m sure you want to learn how to use the verb “to want”.) The Spanish verb querer is tricky. It means “to want”, but is not always used exactly the same way as its English equivalent… AND…

Which one is correct? “Espero que estés bien.” o “Espero que estás bien.” (I hope you are well.) First, I said “Espero que estés bien”” in the subjuntivo (subjunctive) and then in the indicativo (indicative). Which one was correct? If you know, leave a comment. Solution at the end! I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Maura, and…

Hacer (To do) is one of the most important verbs in Spanish. You have to know what it means, how to conjugate it, and when to use it if you want to speak Spanish decently. It’s a tricky little verb, but it won’t be if you learn it through chunks! I’m Spring Spanish teacher Maura,…

No me importa por qué, porque el porqué no va a cambiar las cosas. (I don’t care why, because the why is not going to change things.) Whyyyy? As you see, we have this really important porque word in Spanish, which has four different spellings and means something different for each of the spellings.  Which one means what…

¿Estoy a la estación o estoy en la estación? (I am at the station or I am in the station?) ¿En la derecha o a la derecha? (On the right or to the right?) ¿Pon los platos a la mesa o pon los platos en la mesa? (Put the dishes in the table or put…

Gracias para is wrong! It’s one of the most common mistakes Spanish learners make. Knowing when to use por and when para is tricky in Spanish. Especially if you come from English, since there is only one word for it, “for”. I’m Spring Spanish teacher Maura, and in this video, you’ll learn tons of chunks…

Are you looking to travel to the beach in a Spanish-speaking country? Sol, playa, arena… (Sun, beach, sand…) Yeah, that does sound good! And guess what? You’ll enjoy it even more if you know all the beach Spanish words and chunks to, say, get the best chair and umbrella, order food and drinks, join in…

How do you ask someone in Spanish what their job is? ¿Cuál es tu trabajo? (What is your job?) Though it makes sense, nobody really says that… also, if you ask it without context, it might even be rude. I’m Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, and In this video, you will learn how to ask people…

Paulisima:Bueno?(Hello? Lit. “good?”) Mom:Hola, hijita.(Hello, little daughter.) Paulisima:Hola, mami.(Hello, mommy.) Mom:¿Estás ocupada?(Hey, little daughter, are you busy?) Paulisima:Sí, mamita, sí estoy ocupada. Yo le devuelvo la llamada más tarde, ¿sale?(Yes, mommy, I am busy. I’ll return the call later, alright?) Mom:Ok, que no se te olvide.(Ok, but do not forget.) Paulisima:Adiós. Bye.(Goodbye. Bye.) This is…

The stuff you learn in Spanish textbooks is good if you want to get started, but did you know that us native speakers don’t really say most of it when we talk to each other? In this video, I will show you 8 expressions I took from actual Spanish textbooks. ¡Cien por ciento real! (100%…

Today, you are taking me out! Where? To our first date, of course! But with a twist! I’m Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, and in today’s video, you will learn how to have a first date in Spanish! 1. Lidiando con la impuntualidad (Dealing with unpunctuality) ¡Hola! ¡Ay perdón, perdón! ¡Se me hizo tarde! ¡Gracias por…

MAURA¡Para! Relájate… Mira este video hasta el final y aprende español ahora y para siempre… Repite después de mi: Maura es la mejor profesora de español. (Stop! Relax… Watch this video until the end and learn Spanish now and forever…Repeat after me: Maura is the best Spanish teacher.) Maura soy yo, una de las profesoras…

Si yo fuera multimillonaria, ayudaría a que todas las personas tuvieran un hogar dónde vivir.(If I were a billionaire, I would help all people to have a home to live.) Si yo fuera millonaria, me llevaría a toda mi familia de vacaciones a Bali.(If I were a millionaire, I would take my entire family on…

ALEJANDRAEste año necesitamos trabajar extra porque el año pasado no se alcanzaron las metas planteadas. Entendemos que también ha sido así porque hemos pasado por dos años de pandemia.(This year we need to work extra because last year we did not meet our goals. We understand that has also been the case because we have…

Don’t say invidente (blind), say ciego (blind). Don’t say viejito (Little old man), say persona adulta mayor (adult older person). Now what about “minusvalido” (crippled) o “señora presidente” (president- ·female)   That’s right, guys. Today we’re talking about politically correct Spanish! Independientemente de tu opinión sobre utilizar lenguaje políticamente correcto en español (Regardless of your…

Hi loves, today we have a new verb video. This time nos pondremos a trabajar (we’ll get working) on the verb “poner” (to put). This little verb sure does a lot of things, which is why we consider it important enough to make an entire video just about it. Also, it’s irregular. I know, I…

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…

¿Cómo estuvo el concierto?(How was the concert?) ¡Bien!(Good!) ¿Y la playa?(And the beach?) Bien, también.(Good, too.) Stop it already! Bien is such a common word that’s excessively used to answer a variety of questions in Spanish. Sin embargo, aunque decir bien no tiene nada de malo (However, even if there is nothing wrong with saying…

Let’s talk! ¡En español, por supuesto! (In Spanish, of course!) I’m Spring Spanish teacher Paulisima, and in this video, I will show you 5 questions and answers you can use to have a conversation in Spanish that will make you memorable to your conversation partner. Empecemos. (Let’s get started.) 1. ¿Con quién de tu familia…

Y entonces que le dice: ”¿No te has dado cuenta de que tu hijo es idéntico a tu mejor amigo?”(And then he says: “Haven’t you realized that your son is identical to your best friend?”) ¿¡De verdad!?(Really!?) ¡Si güey! ¡De verdad! ¡Así le dijo!(Yes, dude! Really! She said that!) ¡Hola mi gente! (Hello my people!)…

Y que me dice(And then he says) Ya me enteré de que le fuiste con el chisme a mi esposa.(I already found out that you went to tell the gossip to my wife.) Y yo así de(And I was like) Déjame en paz, Donald.(Leave me alone, Donald) We, Mexicans, love to gossip. I’m Paulísima from…

Amiga siéntate, te tengo una noticia muy importante.(Girlfriend sit down, I have very important news.) No tengo tiempo de chismear, amiga.(I don’t have time to gossip, girlfriend.) ¡Ándale! Es importante.(Come on! It’s important.) ¿Qué tan importante?(How important?) Súper importante.(Super important.) Bueno, a ver, suelta el té.(Okay then, spill the tea.) There’s nothing wrong with the…

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,…

Buenos días. (Good morning.) Buenos días. (Good morning.) Buenos días. (Good morning.) Buenos días. (Good morning.) The use of buenos días is as common as it is to say good morning! But there are other alternatives to greet people in the morning. En este video vas a aprender once de ellas. (In this video, you…

¿Cómo sigues, amiga?(How are you doing, girlfriend?) Mejor, pero aún tengo fiebre.(Better, but I’m still running a fever.) Lo siento mucho. ¡Que te mejores!(I’m so sorry. Get well soon!) If they taught you to say ¡que te mejores! (get well!) That is correct. But there are other ways to wish someone to get well. En…

Have you been learning Spanish for a while and you are losing motivation? ¡Sí quiero aprender español pero me da pereza! (I do want to learn Spanish but I’m feeling lazy!)   Here are my top 5 tips to be really motivated again! ¡Mi gente, vayan por su libreta para anotar! (My people, go get…

A todo el mundo le encanta aprender un idioma mientras ven sus programas y películas favoritas. No es de extrañar que mi video sobre aprender español con Netflix esté siendo tan popular. (Everybody loves to learn a language while watching their favorite movies and shows. No wonder why my video about learning Spanish with Netflix…

Y entonces que me toma de la mano y entonces que me le quedo viendo. ¡Y entonces que pasa mi ex! (And so he grabs my hand, and then I stare at him. And then my ex passes by!) Don’t ruin a great story by saying entonces (then) too much! Ponle variedad a tu storytelling…

¿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…

If you translate literally from English to Spanish, sometimes you’ll get it right, but many times you’ll end up with hilarious results that native Spanish speakers may or may not understand.  In this video, you’ll discover the wrong translations that Spanish learners make the most…and that you probably want to avoid. I’m Spring Spanish teacher,…

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…

Learn how to speak about yourself in Spanish, and how to conjugate for YO (I or Me).  No, we will not cover boring conjugation tables today, but rather you will learn lots of chunks with yo, that’ll help you to conjugate without even thinking about it!  I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Paulisima, and here are your…

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…

Want to speak perfect Spanish, just like a native? Then you must work on your accent!  Losing it completely is very hard, but these tricks will help you to considerably to reduce it, and hide your foreigner status for much longer!  I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Paulisima, and here is trick number one:  1. Escuchar (Listen) No…

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…

“No, mami, aquí no están las llaves. Deben de estar allá. Busque bien, en la cocina, deben estar por ahí, estoy segura”. (“No, mommy, the keys are not here. They must be there. Look well, in the kitchen, they must be somewhere there, I’m sure.”) Confused yet? You’re not alone! But we’re fixing that today,…

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…

Did you get ill in Latin America, and the thought of going to the doctor and explaining everything in Spanish makes you even more sick?  Learn all the Spanish you need to communicate with doctors, and get healthy soon!  I’m Spring Spanish teacher, Maura, and let’s start with calling for an appointment. 1. The phone…

Mis amigos, are you still saying Adios to say goodbye? Well, don’t! At least don’t if you want to sound like a true native Spanish speaker because they use much cooler alternatives instead. Today, I have 7 alternatives that will make you sound like a pro!  Yo soy Paulísima, maestra de Spring Spanish y esta…