Cuban Spanish: My Thoughts on the Language, People and Country

Cuba was awesome. It far surpassed my expectations. Cuban Spanish was a challenge but not impossible. (more…)

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How to Set Short-Term Goals to Progress Your Spanish Quickly

"Most people vastly overestimate what they can do in a week and vastly underestimate what they…

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How to Be Conversational without the Spanish Subjunctive Mood

Despite its reputation, the Spanish subjunctive isn't that bad. But, it can be avoided and should…

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Ir vs Irse – How to Go, Leave and Go Away

Ir vs irse, irse vs salir - in this post you’ll learn everything you need to…

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How to Express Anger in Spanish without Being Rude

Despite being an emotion that is worth staying away from, there may come a time when…

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The Spanish Future Tense – 5 Frequent Uses to Keep Handy

The Spanish future tense, also known as futuro imperfecto, is more versatile than you may think. Initially the…

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Spanish Verb Conjugations: 5 Experts Share Their Top Tips to Help You Learn Them

I did the maths. On average, one in four readers of this blog (data from the…

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El Estilo Indirecto – How to Quote Someone in Spanish

If you ever find yourself telling a story (or simply gossiping), you may need to quote what…

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How to Use Your Intuition to Learn These 10 Categories of Masculine and Feminine Spanish Nouns

After learning that every Spanish noun has a gender and the initial shock has worn off, an…

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