8 Ways to Pick Up Learning a Language After a Break
When learning a language most people find they have to take a break from study at some point. This may be unavoidable if you become too busy with other things happening in your life or it could be through choice – maybe you lose motivation and study for less and less time each day, week or stop altogether. However, this is not always a bad thing as a break can be a good way of taking stock of where you are with the language, what you do know, what you don’t and what you need to work on.
The aim of this blog post is to help people who have taken a break from learning a language get back on track with the language. Continue reading
7 Ways to Use “Venga” in Spanish
‘Venga’ is one of those words that you hear all the time when Spanish people are talking. It can be confusing to know what it means as it can mean different things in different situations or even with a different tone of voice. In today’s blog post we will look at the most common uses of ‘Venga’ to help you understand this really useful word and also to help you begin to use it yourself in the right contexts. Continue reading
Essential Holiday Spanish
Online Self-Study Course
This course will help you to learn everything you need to know in Spanish to be able to talk to the locals on your next holiday. Spanish people just love it when we try to talk to them in Spanish. This will go a long way to help you make friends and make your holiday much more enjoyable.
The first 10 people to sign up for this course will get 50% off with Coupon Code: MAY50
Making an appointment (in Spanish) – Pedir una cita
So you are in Spain to promote your business and attend meetings so you want to make the best impression possible. Rule number one – make an effort to do business in Spain in their language rather than expect them to speak English. Here are some useful phrases and questions you could learn to help you make an appointment with anyone that you need to: Continue reading
How to agree or disagree in Spanish
If you have ever had an in-depth conversation or discussion with a Spanish person you will know just how heated they can become! Spanish people tend to be very opinionated and once you get in a discussion with them or if you overhear one you may think they are arguing with each other by the way they speak so loudly, wave their arms around and stamp their feet. However, they are not normally arguing, this is just their animated way of expressing themselves.
In this blog post we will look at how you can agree or disagree with someone’s opinion in Spanish. Continue reading
So many ways to say “perhaps” & “maybe” in Spanish
You have probably worked out that there is more than one way to say “perhaps” or “maybe” in Spanish.
quizás (or: quizá): perhaps
tal vez: perhaps
a lo mejor: maybe
puede que: it can be
posiblemente: possibly
6 Ways to Progress From a Beginner to Intermediate Spanish Learner
A lot of people start studying Spanish completely from scratch and after a few months they cover all of the basics. To get by in a language you need to know roughly 3,000 words. At this level you know the key nouns, verbs and can express your needs and wants and communicate with native speakers in a simple way.
Once people reach this stage they wonder how to move on and start to study as an intermediate learner.
This blog post will give you ideas as to how to break out of the beginner stages of language learning and to move to an intermediate level.
Build successful business relationships by speaking your client’s language!
If your business deals with clients or suppliers in abroad it is clear that if you can speak their native language you will be in a much better position to build a good rapport with them and create a more positive business relationship with them and ultimately trade more successfully. This blog post looks at other advantages your company could gain by learning to speak your client’s mother tongue.
“If you speak to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head. If you speak to him in his language that will go to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela
How to text like a native Spanish person!
Texting abbreviations in Spanish
Do you have a Spanish friend or relative that you send and receive messages to/from and are always trying to decipher their message with all the abbreviated words? Here are the most commonly abbreviated words in Spanish.
Watch out for words that contain ‘h’, because this is not pronounced in Spanish they completely miss it off when texting.
You will always come across newly abbreviated words and ways of abbreviating but here are the most common ones:
aora – ahora – now
b – bien – good/well/fine
bs / bss – besos – kisses
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6 Ways to Use the 80/20 Rule with Language Learning
The 80/20 rule also known as the Pareto Principle states that 80% of your results are produced by only 20% of your efforts.
This means that if 80% of your efforts will not have a big effect on improving your language level then it is clear that you need to identify the 20% that will have the biggest impact on your progress.
Only a small fraction of your efforts will bring in the greatest results.
This is a really important concept because if you apply this rule, it will make you a much more efficient language learner and will help you to make the most progress with the minimum amount of time and effort.
In this blog post we will look at ways to make sure you are concentrating your efforts on the 20% that will have the biggest effect on your language learning. Continue reading
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