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Did you know that gustar is not the most common ‘verb like gustar’?
Before I tell you what the most common verb in this category is, I’ll explain the question a little further and how I discovered the answer. [Read more…] about The 25 Most Common Verbs Like Gustar
One of the best things about learning Spanish from English is that there are hundreds of words you already know.
As an English speaker, you have a huge advantage in learning Spanish compared to say a person trying to learn Spanish with a native language from a country such as Japan or China. You have the advantage of the same alphabet and a mile-long list of cognates. What this means is you effectively start learning Spanish with a vocabulary of almost 1000 words without even trying. [Read more…] about 1001 Spanish Words You Already Know – A Guide To English-Spanish Cognates
The scores were level, the stakes high and in the dying minutes the suited deer went to the free throw line five times to win the game.
A suited deer!
The image of the suited deer is not metaphor or a riddle it is a mnemonic that I use to remember the word ‘acudir’. [Read more…] about 3 Steps To Improving Your Memory With Mnemonics
Do you consider your emotions a friend or foe? We typically think of emotions as something that gets in the way. Emotions could hold us back, embarrass us or make us look stupid in front of a friend.
But are emotions entirely bad and could we use them to help us instead of hinder us?
One of the obvious challenges of learning language is the sheer volume of information that you have to commit to memory. You have to learn grammar rules, verb conjugations and a large quantity of new words if you are to be successful. [Read more…] about How To Improve Your Memory And Be A More Efficient Student
A big vocabulary is obviously important if you want to speak Spanish. But a big vocabulary can be painful and time consuming to get.
If you want to improve your vocabulary you need to find something that not only works but that you are actually going to do. [Read more…] about 8 Ways To Double Your Vocabulary In The Next 30 Days
It is important when starting off that you become familiar with the most useful words.
Learning high frequency vocabulary is crucial. There is little advantage in understanding a complex array of words if you can’t convey the most simplest of ideas.
In this post I’m going to cover the 5 most useful Spanish verbs from both a frequency and practical point of view. [Read more…] about The Top 5 Most Useful Spanish Verbs
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