Spanish Video Lessons – What I Like and don’t Like
What I like about you, and what you like about me. I like to listen to music on a Wednesday, and I don’t like to fall from a tree. Opinions! Where would we be without them. If you can’t get your opinion across, you might as well be mute and invisible.
Spanish Video Lessons – Add Verbs? No, silly! Adverbs
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 [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Let your Present Be Perfect
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”, [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Understanding Word Gender in Spanish
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 [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – A Moto Gender Bender
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, [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Irregular Verb Hell
There is no doubt about it: irregular verbs are one of the traps on the path of Spanish language learning. To make matters worse, some of the most commonly used verbs, such as the Spanish equivalent of “to go” are irregular. There is no shortcut on this road, and no way around this barrier; you [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – When to Use the Verb “Ser” in Spanish
One of the most difficult concepts for learners of Spanish is the existence of two forms to say “To Be”. One describes a more permanent situation, the other less so, but even this general explanation doesn´t cover the nuances of different applications of “Ser”, and “Estar”. This video lesson takes a look at a few [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – The Spooky Subjunctive
For a lot of learners who have English as their mother language, the subjunctive sends shivers up their spine and they would rather walk through a cemetary on a windy autumn night by themselves, boasting out loud about the flavor of their blood. Why is the subjunctive so intimidating? Well, mostly because it´s much more [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Is There a Participle Hidden Deep in Your Past?
And if there were, would you tell us about it? So what is the past participle anyway? Short answer, it is made from a verb and can be used as an adjective, or as part of the present or past perfect. This lesson is absolutely the best we found on the subject.
Spanish Video Lessons – Your Imperfect Future
Actually, since you are clever enough to be studying Spanish, I bet that your own future will be pretty close to perfect, but it might not be if you don´t take some time to learn about the “Futuro imperfecto” in Spanish. This is one of the best lessons we have found on the net dealing [...]
