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Ordering your food in flawless Spanish at a restaurant… Impressing your in-laws or Spanish-speaking family with an interesting and thoughtful conversation… Chatting away in Spanish at a bar… What an amazing experience that would be… if you could truly get over your nervousness when speaking Spanish, right?  If you’ve ever felt tongue-tied, if you have…

Imagine you’re talking to a Spanish native speaker who’s helped you, and you want to say “Very good! You did a good job!”, and you start your sentence with Bien vs Buen vs Bueno. Muy… bueno… buen… bien… Hiciste un… bien trabajo… buen trabajo… bueno trabajo? Frustrating, right? Well, my friend, after reading this piece,…

So, you’re on Tinder too?! We all are! Si estuviéramos en la misma área, ¿haríamos match? (If we were in the same area, would you and I match?!) Maybe… if you know what to put in your Tinder profile… Mi gente, Tinder in Mexico is BIG: 54 million people use it! Every month, se hacen…

Most Spanish learners don’t know when to use por and when to use para. Are you among them? Do you know the difference between por vs para? After learning the trick I’ll give you in this article, you won’t be surprised anymore! Depending on context, these two little words may be translated as either for,…

Being an interesting conversation partner can be tough in your mother tongue… ni hablar de tener una conversación interesante en español (let alone having an interesting conversation in Spanish)… through all the stammering, stuttering, and thinking about grammar!  But shall I let you in on a secret only “professional networkers” know and that’ll help you…

If you’re learning Spanish, read this article to discover the 8 best Spanish YouTube channels for beginners that’ll help you finally get fluent!!  Fun fact: more than 500 HOURS of videos are published on YouTube every minute! Crazy, right?  So, in that ocean of content, how are you ever supposed to find the GOOD videos…

So, you’re at a restaurant, you’ve ordered some delicious tacos… but it takes them ages to arrive. Then, your food finally arrives… and it’s half cold. And the worst part: there’s ONION in your food! If there’s one thing I hate on my tacos is ONION!  That’s it, ¡basta! Time to tell your waiter what…

I live in one of the most amazing cities in the whole world: Mexico City, which also happens to have one of the best cuisines ever! Eating Mexican street food is one of the best ways to practice your Spanish and to get to know the heart and soul of Mexico! En este artículo vas…

So, let’s say you want to look good in front of that Mexican sweetheart on a first date, or to land a good job in Colombia, or just impress your Argentinian friends… but your Spanish isn’t thaaaaaaat good yet? Then, this is going to be un artículo salvavidas (a lifesaving article) for you!  Because I,…

I want you to imagine you’re in la Ciudad de México, and you want to visit the beautiful city center.  Therefore, you ask someone: “Disculpe, señor, ¿dónde está el centro de la ciudad?” (Sorry, sir, where’s there city center?) And he replies: So, do you know how to get to the city center now? I didn’t think…