Demonstratives are words like “this, that, these, those”, used to indicate how close or how far is something or somebody. There are two main differences between English and Spanish demonstratives. In the first place, we have feminine and masculine forms. And secondly, instead of two forms (this and that), we have three (one word meaning...Read More
The verb “tener” is a superverb, because it has multiple meanings and we use it a lot, so read this carefully if you want to speak good Spanish. One of the problems with this verb, and with many other aspects of the language, is that there are many people saying wrong things. For example, you...Read More
There are some words which allow us to connect parts of a phrase. In this way, we can create longer and more complex sentences while talking or writing. Example: No tengo hambre. I am not hungry. Voy a comer una fruta. I am going to eat a fruit. Instead of two sentences, I can create...Read More
Let’s talk about possession. To do this, we use little words like my, your, his, her, etc. It’s the same in Spanish, but you need to consider if you have one or more than one item. Examples: My dog: mi perro My dogs: miS perroS Another interesting difference is that in English, we distinguish between...Read More
In many languages, we have two words for “you”, one for formal and the other one for informal conversation. English is actually an exception, because we say always “you”. Compare this: Tú eres María. You are Mary. Usted es María. You are Mary. In the first case, María could be my friend or my sister....Read More
