Riflettere sui verbi riflessivi

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 […]
Aggiungi più spagnolo alla tua routine quotidiana

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 […]
Riduci il tuo stress con queste strategie di ascolto interpretativo

In classe, probabilmente parlerai con molti non madrelingua spagnoli, oppure i tuoi insegnanti potrebbero rallentare e pronunciare di più. Molti programmi e campioni audio realizzati per gli studenti di spagnolo tendono a parlare più lentamente rispetto alle normali conversazioni. La prima volta che parli con un madrelingua o guardi un programma televisivo [...]
Porta la tua pronuncia al livello successivo

There isn’t anything wrong with having an accent when you’re speaking your second (or third, fourth, etc.) language. It’s actually extremely rare for someone to speak multiple languages and not have an accent in any of them! However, when it comes to pronunciation, sometimes that can make it harder to be understood. We’ll show you […]
Padroneggiare Gustar e verbi simili

“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 […]
Cose da etichettare a casa in spagnolo

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 […]
La sfida del supermercato: Alimenti in spagnolo

L'ultima volta che sei andato al supermercato, cosa hai comprato? Hai preso arroz e pollo o magari manzanas e zanahorias? Un ottimo modo per praticare lo spagnolo nella vita di tutti i giorni è verificare quali parole conosci in spagnolo mentre fai la tua vita quotidiana. Fortunatamente, molti negozi [...]
Come affrontare l'imbarazzo dell'errore

Durante l'apprendimento di una nuova lingua, ci saranno delle volte in cui commetterai degli errori. A volte sono piccoli, come dimenticare la differenza tra ser e estar. Altre volte, invece, ti capita di avere una conversation e di chiamare la tua auto borracho invece di barrato. Quindi, come possiamo gestire l'imbarazzo dell'errore quando abbiamo detto la cosa sbagliata e [...]
Immergiti nello spagnolo a casa tua

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 […]
I verbi più comuni in spagnolo

Did you know that in Spanish, there are over 11,000 verbs? Don’t worry, you definitely don’t need to rush to memorize all of them today. In fact, to be conversational, you only need to be able to use a small fraction of them. Here, we’ll give you a crash course of the most common verbs […]