Yearly Archives: 2015


Learning Spanish with TV shows: Tips and ideas 1

What can be a better way to learn Spanish than doing it while watching one of your favorite TV shows? Many of my students keep asking me suggestions about TV shows in Spanish that they could watch to improve their learning and also, and if watching a TV show really […]


Impersonal Constructions with Ser and Estar 1

This two verbs are a big cause of headaches. When to use one? When to use the other? We have already tackled this topic in two previous posts: Ser or Estar? The Answer Ser Bueno / Estar Bueno. Not the same thing In this post, we will learn about the […]


Indicative or subjunctive with Verbs of Perception and Understanding

Subjunctive is one of the three moods in the Spanish conjugation of verbs, along with Indicative (used for objective facts) and Imperative (this is the one we use for the commands and orders). The moods in the conjugations refers at how the speaker feels about an action while the tense […]


Verbs of transformation (Verbos de cambio) 2

Spanish has many verbs that are used for specific types of change or transformation, and if the change is sudden or involuntary. Many of those verbs mean “to become” in English but in Spanish they are not interchangeable because they have very specific meanings for particular situations. The next four verbs […]


Talk about wine in Spanish

I like wine. Yes, I can`t deny it. I also know I am not the only one. So, if you are a bit like me, you will enjoy this post very much. In every country I have traveled, what I want to do is to soak in their culture, talk […]