Categoría: Educación

Practica la escritura y la expresión oral desde casa

A huge benefit of taking a Spanish course is the constant writing and speaking practice that you get. Your teacher and classmates can give you feedback, and you’re provided with various activities to practice grammar and vocabulary. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t practice writing and speaking from home! If you’re looking for ways […]

El problema de la multitarea multilingüe

Nowadays, it feels like we are always multi-tasking. You might find yourself on your phone while watching TV, scrolling while in class, texting at dinner, or listening to a podcast while writing a paper. It’s common to multi-task, but there’s a big problem with multi-lingual multi-tasking: it doesn’t work very well when you’re first learning. […]

Reflexionar sobre los verbos reflexivos

At the very beginning of your Spanish classes, you probably learned “Me llamo…” to say “My name is…” but did you know it literally translates to “I call myself”? In fact, this introductory phrase is part of a category of verbs called reflexive verbs. There are lots of reflexive verbs in Spanish that have special […]

Añade más español a tu rutina diaria

Just because you don’t live in a Spanish-speaking country doesn’t mean you can’t add Spanish to your daily routine. You can add as much or as little Spanish as you want! The more you practice on your own, the better your speaking, reading, writing and listening skills will be. Taking Spanish classes online is a […]

Domina los verbos gustar y similares

“Me gusta” is one of the very first phrases students learn to say “I like.” However, did you know that it literally translates to “to me, it pleases”? Gustar conjugates a bit differently than other verbs, which is why we’ve dedicated this article to gustar and similar verbs. You’ll master them in no time! How […]

Cosas para etiquetar en casa en español

There’s a reason that teachers have been labeling items in their classrooms for years. The best way to learn new vocabulary isn’t by translating in your head, but rather associating images and symbols with the word in the target language. For example, you want to practice looking at a tree and thinking “árbol“, not thinking […]

Sumérgete en el español en casa

There are lots of reasons why you’d want to find ways to immerse yourself in Spanish at home. Maybe traveling is too expensive, you work or go to school full time, or you don’t know anyone around you that speaks Spanish. Don’t worry, there are ways that you can surround yourself with this beautiful language […]

Palabras más comunes en español

¿Sabías que alrededor de 90% de las conversa conversaciones diarias utilizan las mismas 3.000 palabras? Si quieres dominar tu español y sentirte cómodo comunicándote, es crucial que conozcas las palabras más frecuentes en español. Hay muchas palabras de alta frecuencia que puedes practicar, y te mostraremos algunas de ellas en este artículo. [...]

¿Es un programa de inmersión para mí?

Seguro que alguna vez has intentado o pensado en aprender un idioma. El primer pensamiento que tiene la mayoría de la gente es: ¿Por dónde empiezo? Las lenguas son cosas complejas de aprender. No sólo tienes que aprender las palabras, sino también los gestos, las frases coloquiales y las inexplicables reglas de la lengua y la cultura. Son detalles que [...]

3 trucos fáciles para perfeccionar tu acento español

¿Así que estás empezando a cogerle el tranquillo al español, pero tu acento deja mucho que desear? No te preocupes. Es perfectamente normal que los hablantes nativos de inglés tengan dificultades con su acento, sobre todo si no has tenido muchas oportunidades de practicar tus conocimientos de español en el mundo real. Pero no te preocupes.  Read moreActividad en línea: [...]