40 Essential Spanish Verbs to Communicate Fluently
When learning Spanish one of the first things you need to do is learn the most important verbs (action words) to be able to express yourself more freely. Without learning a good stock of verbs you will be limited to what you can say in the language. By learning verbs you can talk about what you and other people do and the more verbs you learn, the more easily you can construct more complex and interesting sentences.
Here is a list of the essential verbs you need to learn. Continue reading
How to Write a Perfect CV in Spanish
If you are applying for a job in Spain, you are in the right place. We are here to help you figure it out and get that job! But first, let us explain what a CV is and why it is so important to nail yours. Continue reading
How to Excel in the DELE B1 Exam
The Spanish DELE certificate is an officially recognised qualification all over the world.
This proves your level of proficiency in Spanish and tells people that you have the knowledge and linguistic skills to communicate effectively in Spanish in a variety of everyday situations.
There are 6 different levels; A1 and A2 for beginners, B1 and B2 for intermediate learners and C1 and C2 for advanced learners.
In this blog post we will focus on helping people to prepare for the B1 exams. Continue reading
8 Speaking Exercises You Can Do On Your Own to Improve your Spanish
Speaking is the most important skill to master to become fluent and communicate effectively with people. However it is also the most difficult skill to improve compared with reading and writing.
Myths about improving speaking
1) You have to be in a classroom.
2) You have to live in a Spanish-speaking country.
This is just not true. Thanks to technology today you can easily improve speaking a foreign language from the comfort of your own home on your own.
8 speaking activities you can do on your own:
The Best Apps to Learn Spanish in 2021
Spanish is one of the easiest and most useful languages to know. In the US and Europe it is the most popular foreign language to learn for English speakers. Spanish is spoken in many countries in the world apart from just Spain; Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and with over 480 million native speakers in the world you will find it easy to find someone to practise speaking with.
Benefits of learning Spanish:
- make friends in other countries
- one of the easier languages to learn
- enhance your CV
- best language to learn for travel
- understand Spanish songs
- keep your mind sharp
In today’s blog post we will help you discover some of the best Spanish learning apps available today: Continue reading
Black Friday Offers on Online Spanish Courses
It’s Black Friday week again! This means we are offering all of our online Spanish courses at HALF PRICE until 30th November.
If you have been thinking about learning Spanish for a while but have never found the right time to start, this is the ideal opportunity with lots of us spending more time at home.
Or this could be the ideal, unique Christmas gift for a friend or relative that you know is interested in learning Spanish!
With foreign holidays looking more likely next year, why not use this time to really brush up your Spanish to make your next holiday stress free and more enjoyable by being able to speak some Spanish.
All courses are based on self-study so you simply study whenever you have time to. There is no classroom pressure or deadlines to meet.
In today’s blog post we will tell you about the courses we have on offer. Continue reading
Preterite vs Imperfect
Master Which Past Tense to Use
One of the most difficult things people who are learning Spanish come across is which past tense to use. There are several past tenses in Spanish but the two most common ones are the preterite (or the past simple) and the imperfect which are also the easiest to confuse.
In this blog post we will help you work out when to use the preterite and when to use the imperfect so that when you come to talk or write in the past in Spanish you will be able to with ease. Continue reading
Master the ‘Preterite Tense’ in Spanish
The “preterite tense” in Spanish is also known as the “past simple tense”. As there are several different past tenses in Spanish, it can be tricky for learners to work out which one they should be using and when to choose the preterite tense.
This blog post will help you work out when you should be using the preterite tense / past simple tense.
When to use the Preterite Tense
Basically you need to use the preterite tense when talking about completed actions that happened at a specific time. You could also be talking about something that happened once – NOT habits or repeated actions. Continue reading
How to Talk About What You “Used to do” in Spanish Using the Imperfect Tense
As a Spanish learner you may not realise it but in everyday conversation Spanish speakers use about eight different past tenses! On the other hand, English only has four past tenses.
This can be quite scary to find out as a Spanish learner. However, the good news is that you do not need to know all of them to be able to communicate effectively in Spanish.
In this blog post we are going to concentrate on just one past tense, the imperfect tense which you will be pleased to hear is one of the easiest tenses to learn in Spanish! Continue reading
Tan v Tanto – Master Comparisons of Equality in Spanish
In everyday conversation you often want to compare objects and people, so this is one of the important parts of speech to learn when studying a foreign language.
In Spanish, two key words you need to know how to use are “tan” (so/as) and “tanto” (so much).
In this blog post you will learn how to use these words to compare things and people easily in Spanish. Continue reading
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