Mealtime phrases to sound like a native Spanish speaker!
If you are eating out with Spanish relatives or friends, here are some of the common words and expressions related with food, drink and eating in general that you may hear at the dinner table. So if you can memorise some of these to use yourself too, you will no doubt greatly impress your Spanish friends or family!
Ordering your meal:
Estoy dudando entre … y …: I can’t make up my mind between … and …
Me apetece …: I feel like, I quite fancy …
De primero …: For the starter …
De segundo …: For the main course …
De postre …: For dessert …
Estoy en ello.: I’m working on it.
Quiero algo ligero de primero.: I’d like something light as a starter.
Me reservo para el postre.: I’m saving myself for dessert.
Vamos a compartir …: We are going to share …
Voy a probar …: I am going to sample / try … Continue reading
Conversation Hacking in Spanish
7 Simple Tricks Anyone Can Master
The traditional way of learning a language is often not that useful when it comes to chatting with native Spanish speakers in real life. Although I learnt Spanish throughout school and university when it came to living in Spain and living with Spanish people, a lot of what I’d learnt went out the window as talking to people every day was a whole new ball game.
In this blog post we will look at how you can become an expert at conversation without years of studying with textbooks. Continue reading
The Pros and Cons of Language Learning Apps
Can you learn a language just from an app?
There are so many language learning apps available nowadays each claiming to help you learn a language easily in record time. Popular apps include Duolingo, Busuu and Rosetta Stone. Language learning apps use images, audio and activities such as matching up exercises, re-ordering words in a sentence to help you pick up the basic language. However, just how good are these apps when it comes to actually communicating in the language effectively in real life? This is what we will look at in this blog post. Continue reading
How to use “mismo” in Spanish
‘Mismo’ can be a confusing word to understand in Spanish because it has several uses; it can mean ‘same’, ‘right’ or ‘only’. You will hear it used as an adjective, a pronoun or an adverb.
In today’s blog post we will try to simplify ‘mismo’ for you to understand it more easily.
1) Mismo as an adjective
When you hear mismo used as an adjective it must agree with the noun it goes before. Here are some examples: Continue reading
10 Tips For Learning a Language in Record Time!
1. Intensive learning.
A one-hour lesson each week is not enough for you to become fluent within a few months or even a couple of years. You really need to use the language in some way every day; whether this is by listening to a podcast, reading a magazine article or news item, studying grammar, learning vocabulary or writing an email to a friend, for example. If you don’t practise, you forget – simple! Continue reading
Intensive Spanish Courses – Improve Your Spanish Fast
Intensive Spanish courses are designed for people who want to make rapid progress with Spanish through in-person or online lessons.
Why take an intensive Spanish course?
- Improve your Spanish quickly
- Tailored lessons suited to your level and goals
- Build fluency, practice conversation, tackle tricky grammar, improve listening skills or focus on any other aspect you need to
- Lessons are adjusted daily based on your progress
- Receive notes, homework and feedback after every session
How to Become a Successful Spanish Learner
So you have decided to learn Spanish (or any language) but don’t know where to begin! Does this sound familiar? There is a lot of different advice online and from different people it is hard to know which to follow. Should you focus on learning vocabulary, or grammar? Should you start watching the news in Spanish? Should you throw yourself in the deep end and set up a language exchange with a native speaker? In this blog post we will give you 8 tips to get you started on the right track to get you speaking Spanish as soon as possible. Continue reading
E-book “Study Spanish Solo”
Maybe you have decided to start learning Spanish on your own without going to a college class or working with a tutor. This is much easier to do nowadays given the many language learning resources available on the internet and more and more language apps you can download onto your smart phone.
You have probably already worked out the benefits of learning alone; you study at your own pace whenever you have the time and will not feel the classroom pressure to keep up with everyone else. You don’t feel left behind if you miss a class. You can choose exactly what to study to achieve your specific goals.
However, there are disadvantages and difficulties that people face who decide to “go it alone” when learning a language. The first problem most people face is “language learning overwhelm”. You come across so much advice about what to learn first – should you focus on grammar or growing your vocabulary? Should you try to start speaking straight away? What are the best resources to use? How are you going to test yourself and keep track of your progress? The list of questions goes on. Continue reading
Useful Spanish travel phrases everyone going to Spain should learn!
So you’ve booked your flight and hotel, packed your suitcase, got your euros, don’t forget your phrase book or at least learn some key phrases before you leave!
Everybody knows how to ask for two beers, “Dos cervezas, por favor”, but knowing just a few extra words and phrases can help you get much more out of a holiday. Taking the time to learn the following could make your next trip much easier and stress-free:
Greetings
Spanish people are very polite so it is a good idea to learn how to greet them correctly.
5 Ways to Improve Your Speaking in Spanish
When learning a foreign language, one of the most difficult skills to master is speaking and conversation, which happens to be the most important part of using the language in every day life. In this blog post we will look at 5 ways you can easily improve your speaking in Spanish: Continue reading
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