This learn Spanish post is about the use of “vos,” which you may have heard of. It’s most commonly heard of and used in Argentina. Just like English has its different variations as used in the United States, England, Australia, etc., Spanish also is spoken differently throughout the various Spanish-speaking countries around the world. The [...]

New students to the Spanish language often find a bit of initial difficulty with verbs like Gustar, which literally means “to give pleasure,” but is actually translated as “to like” something. In Spanish, to say that you like something, you really end up writing it as if you were saying that something gives you [...]

Back in January (2007), I took a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and while I was there I decided to enroll in an advanced Spanish course at a private school. My goals were twofold: (1) to meet other Spanish students; and (2) to improve my Spanish and learn the local slang or way of speaking. My [...]

The Spanish verbs Quedar and Quedarse (reflexive) have different meanings and uses. Let’s take a look at them: Quedar: to remain 1. Yo fui al kiosco, pero no quedaba Coca-Cola. I went to the kiosk, but there wasn’t any Coca-Cola left. In this sense, the Spanish verb Quedar is used to describe what is remaining or left. 2. [...]

Two common Spanish verbs that can mean “to take” are Tomar and Llevar. However, these two Spanish verbs aren’t used interchangeably. Note that Tomar can also mean to drink (tomar vino - to drink wine) and Llevar can also mean to wear (llevar ropa - to wear clothes). When you think of the Spanish verb Tomar, [...]

If you want to learn the Spanish language, then you’ll have to learn Spanish grammar. There’s no way around it. Granted, there are native Spanish speakers who never learned proper Spanish grammar because they never went to school, and so, yes, it is possible to learn how to speak Spanish without ever studying Spanish grammar. [...]

Many Spanish students are dumbfounded when they find out that Spanish doesn’t have a single word to mean “become” as it is in English. Check out these two examples: 1. I become frustrated when I don’t know how to do something. 2. I want to become a doctor. In English, it’s nice and simple. But in Spanish it’s [...]

Today we’re going to analyze a few paragraphs in Spanish from an article published on BBC Mundo about the invention of the radio. “En efecto, entusiastas de la nueva tecnología pusieron presión y el 14 de noviembre de 1921 se inauguró el primer servicio diario de radio en Inglaterra. La radio capturó la imaginación [...]

Technorati Tags: spanish, spanish verbs, hay, haber It is important to be able to know how to say “there is” or “there are” in Spanish because it will be the basis upon which you can start describing places. In Spanish the verb to use is Haber. This verb, however, is irregular. For now, [...]

Technorati Tags: spanish, spanish vocabulary, spanish verbs, spanish flash cards A great way to memorize new Spanish vocabulary and verbs is with flash cards. As you learn new words and Spanish verbs, create a flash card for them. And try practicing both ways - meaning, read in English and guess at the Spanish [...]