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Spanish vocabulary: Tech and the internet

Here is a vocabulary list with some common tech/internet terms. 1. Concepts for which...


Animals in Spanish: The only guide you'll need

We all love animals, don’t we? I am sure you have a furry pet at home, or if not you may know someone...

Faltar & sobrar

Here are two interesting verbs in Spanish: faltar and sobrar....


Fall vocabulary in Spanish

Here is a list of ...


Zombie apocalypse vocabulary in Spanish

Here's a classic vocab list. It may seem silly, but some of these words may turn out to be extremely...


Ir vs. irse

What’s the difference between ir and irse? Well, they are...


Meeting people (in Spanish)

At our core we are ...

Numbers 1 thru 100 in Spanish

Here's a quick review of how ...

Cooking vocabulary in Spanish

Here is a list of cooking-related terms, along with a recipe. (If you decide to make it, remember...

Irse vs. dejar vs. salir

Students often get confused with these three verbs, as they can all be translated as to leave. Before...

Traer vs. llevar

¿What’s the difference between traer and llevar? Traer means to...

Tax-related terms in Spanish

Here's a new vocab list. Not the most fun topic, but important, nevertheless. Here are some key tax-related...

Spanish TV vocabulary

Here’s a list of TV-related terms. They can be useful should you decide to ...

Greetings in Spanish

Here are some common and some less common greeting formulas in Spanish (there are so many!): ¿Cómo...

Ver vs. mirar

Let's discuss ver and mirar. An English version of this text...

Reflexive verbs for involuntary or accidental actions

Most of you are already familiar with the concept of ...

Spanish verbs of change: Hacerse, volverse, ponerse, quedarse

To become or not to become, that is the question…for today. Change...

Spice up your Spanish with “ya”

If you are slightly advanced in your ...

Soccer vocabulary in Spanish

Here is a list of words and expressions related to fútbol, the ...

Spanish regular verbs

Memorizing verbs (and their conjugations) is the single most important part of learning Spanish. As...

5 ways to express obligation in Spanish and their differences

We all have obligations and things to do in our everyday lives, and these tasks will often differ...

Guitar vocabulary in Spanish

It seems like 2020 was an amazing year for guitar manufacturers. Fender sold ...

Lo

All you need is lo! As we get ready to wrap up what has been a most...

COVID-19

Since you are probably talking about it often in your conversation classes, here is a list of terms...

Presidential election!

Here's a list of presidential election related terms, in case you haven't talked about it enough in...

No, sorry, you go ahead

During these uncertain times we have been living in since March, we have changed our daily routines....

Large numbers in Spanish

We've found ourselves talking about millions, billions and trillions a lot lately. If we are going...

’Gustar’ and verbs like ‘gustar’

Learning a new language is definitely a challenge, and it can sometimes be very frustrating because...

All that glitters is not gold: False cognates

October of 2000 was a memorable month for New York City baseball fans. The Yankees and the Mets squared...

Qué vs. Cuál

Throughout my years of teaching Spanish, I have often been approached with the question “When do...

Conocer vs. Saber

Both verbs can be translated as to know, but they have different meanings. ConocerUse...

Difference between SER and ESTAR

Use SER for defining attributes of things or people (such as being tall, being big, being good-looking). Use...