What’s the weather like? is ¿Qué tiempo hace? The word tiempo means ‘time’, but it is used differently in English and Spanish. Compare this: No tengo tiempo. I don’t have time. ¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather like? Lo hice tres veces. I did it three times. Estudio los tiempos verbales. I study the verbal...Read More

El poema se llama “Eva” y lo escribió María Elena Walsh, a quien le dedicaremos un blog. Hoy vamos a hablar de una mujer que solo vivió 33 años, pero le sobró para dar vuelta la historia. María Eva Duarte nació en 1919 y murió en 1952. Todos los turistas que van a Buenos Aires...Read More

El peso is the weight and pesar is to weigh. Heavy is pesado.  How much do you weigh? is ¿Cuánto pesas? and the answer could be peso 60 kilos. You will find this word spelled like kilo or quilo, both are considered correct. Half a kilo is medio kilo, so you can buy medio kilo...Read More

If you are a total beginner, this is for you. Here are some useful phrases that you can use without knowing how to speak the language. I don’t know. No sé. I don’t remember. No recuerdo. I have a doubt. Tengo una duda. I have a question. Tengo una pregunta. What does it mean? ¿Qué...Read More

Languages are different in some respects. Therefore, you can have one word in English and two in Spanish, or vice versa. Regarding verbs, we have: to be: ser, estar to have: haber, tener to know: saber, conocer to ask: pedir, preguntar We will study today the last two. Here they are in the present tense:...Read More

There are a couple of things that you need to know before studying any language. We have different types of words, and being able to recognise them will allow you to form your phrases accurately. You need to distinguish between articles, nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, connectives and pronouns. Let’s see one by one. Articles...Read More

Even when you study something as simple as colours, you need a proper lesson. In the first place, we have some colours that follow the general pattern: if they end with -o are masculine, if they end with -a are feminine, and they also have a plural form. For instance: La mesa es blanca. Las...Read More

You know how to say por favor and gracias (please and thank you). But there are many other ways to be polite, and they are extremely important in normal conversation. Let’s see the most common ones: When we meet new people, we usually say nice to meet you. The most common one is mucho gusto,...Read More

I will teach you today how to use the verb “ir” followed by prepositions. Here is the present tense: Yo voy Tú vas Él/ella/usted va Nosotros/nosotras vamos Vosotros/vosotras vais Ellos/ellas/ustedes van VOY A: this could be “I go to a place” or “I am going to do something”. Voy a París. Voy a mi casa....Read More

El mundo ha vivido equivocado, decía el escritor argentino Roberto Fontanarrosa. Sí, en muchos aspectos. Por ejemplo, el romanticismo. Esa mirada nostálgica hacia el pasado, que a algunas personas todavía les hace creer que todo era más bello, más poético, más grato que ahora. El romanticismo como concepto nos ha hecho mucho daño. Por ejemplo,...Read More