Okay, a visit to the stationary store is a little less exciting than skydiving, but most of you will probably need to buy office supplies in a Spanish speaking country at some point, so let´s learn some of the vocabulary that you might need.

If verbs are the meat and potatoes of the Spanish language, adverbs are the salt and pepper. Being able to qualify verbs with respect to time, place, quantity, affirmation and negation is what gives the verbs their true flavor and meaning. Add some immediate spice to your frases by learning some simple tricks. A “must watch” lesson for upper-basic students.

Great news! The present perfect in Spanish works much the same way as it does in English. Quick reminder for those of you who haven´t picked up a grammar book for years, you use the present perfect to describe a past action that has some kind of relevance to the present. “I´ve lost my key”, for example, is in the past, but it is so recent, we can consider it relevant to the present. It is a really easy verb to conjugate in Spanish, once you learn the rules. Conquer this lesson and give your Spanish speech a sophistication and precision that make mastering this short video lesson well worth the effort.

This Spanish video lesson will show you how and when to express “also”, “either”, and “neither”.

If word gender confuses you in Spanish, consider this lesson a “gender unbender”. It is a quick, clear explanation of the how´s and why´s of when words are masculine or feminine. Not having to worry about this issue in English is a blessing, but you need to tackle it in Spanish, and the sooner the better.

This video is short, but ever so sweet, and we were pleased to come across it since it does a great, great job at presenting some of the most useful phrases a beginner will need.

Hop in, let´s go for a ride baby. Sure, it´s only a 95 Peugot, it still offers the perfect place to learn some vehicular vocab. Sure, they are not the first words you will need, but if you ever plan to drive in a Spanish speaking country, you´d better watch this lesson.

Travelers often need to ask directions, and confidence and clarity is key. An added benefit of knowing how to ask directions in Spanish is that it is a great way to meet new people. This video lesson does a great job teaching you how to do it right the first time.

Have you ever heard the expression “Mi casa es tu casa”? This is the launching point for one of the best Spanish video lessons we have found to teach basic students possesive adjectives in Spanish.

One of the mantras in Spanish instruction is that “If it ends with an “a”, the word is feminine, but if it ends with an “o”, it is masculine.” In practice though, nothing could be further than the truth since there are tons of apparent exceptions. That said, some of them, like in this case, can be explained very logically, and once you understand the reasoning, you can apply the same thinking to other words you speak or hear.