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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…

¡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.) Maura, our teacher from Spring Spanish will talk about the super common verb: tomar Spanish conjugation. We use this as…

¿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.) We had a laugh researching this verb because we 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…

Listening Spanish is THE most important activity when it comes to learning Spanish. And you can learn Spanish podcasts for free, because you get tons of free material to practice. Spring Spanish teacher Paulísima will tell you about some of the best and most useful podcasts you can start using right now… para mejorar tu…

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 Can you think of which one? Embarazada (Pregnant). The result: “It won’t leak in your pocket and impregnate you”. This is so funny and it happens all the time when…

Not everybody from every generation speaks the same language. Different generations in Spanish have different accents, slangs and even sentence structure. That’s true for Spanish and for other languages as well. Spring Spanish teacher Paulísima will tell you everything about this interesting topic of age gaps, and she’ll share useful chunks that will help you…

Oye, ¿qué piensas del presidente de México?(Hey, what do you think of the Mexican president?) Yo 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…

¡Queridos amigos gringos! (Dear gringo friends!) We made a lesson about the most common Spanish mistakes that give away your foreigner status when you’re speaking Spanish. The most important thing today will be: how to avoid them. Paulísima, our Spring Spanish teacher will tell you some tips and tricks! 1. Vowels in Spanish Vowels in…