How to Build Vocabulary Fast?
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency We know memorizing new words can be challenging, so here are a couple of tips to make the process easier for you. Learn vocabulary by theme. By learning new words by theme, you will be able to have a conversation on a certain topic with another Spanish learner or, […]
How Can I Actually Improve my Spanish?
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Do you want to improve your level of conversational Spanish?What is the most difficult part of learning Spanish for you, is it speaking in Spanish because you are ashamed or insecure?The lack of effective communication? Here are 5 tips that you can start to put into practice by yourself, that […]
Conquer Spanish Grammar in 5 Simple Steps
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Does the mention of Spanish grammar make your heart beat faster and sweat drip down your forehead? Let’s get one thing straight, learning Spanish grammar isn’t the easiest thing, and you won’t learn it overnight. Grammar can be a terrifying topic to some and it can feel particularly difficult for English-speaking natives. Spanish […]
POR vs PARA: Finally Master its Use!
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Por and para are two prepositions that tend to be very confusing when learning Spanish.In order to use these prepositions accurately, it is important that you remember for is used for both por and para. Remember that learning and using prepositions can be difficult because, they do not always translate exactly the same way. To learn how to use […]
Saber vs Conocer
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency The verbs Saber and Conocer, although they have a very similar meaning, are NOT interchangeable and are used with different senses and purpose, depending on the context. Especially because in English the translation is the same as KNOW for both verbs, we wanted to share with you these differences and […]
Adjectives in Spanish
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency In Spanish, the adjective usually comes after the name, while in English it is the other way around: first the adjective and then the noun. Easy examples to understand the position of adjectives in Spanish The dominant function of adjectives is to specify, differentiate and restrict the meaning of […]
The Most Common Mistakes in Spanish for Foreigners
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Spanish as a foreign language can be difficult to learn due to the great lexical richness it has, the variety of verb conjugations, or because of all the spelling and grammatical rules that exist. Therefore, knowing the common mistakes students make when learning Spanish will help you focus moreon those […]
5 Easy-To-Read Books In Spanish For Beginners
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Reading in Spanish will not only help make you feel more confident about your language skills, but it will make you smarter. It’ll expand your vocabulary and help you have a deeper understanding of the language being learnt and your native language. Besides, there’s also something special about seeing the language written down while […]
10 Easy-to-Learn Spanish Songs
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Why is it good to learn languages with music? Music has a number of advantages when it comes to learning any language. In fact, it has been scientifically proven that listening and singing to songs are very beneficial for language learning. Why is this exactly? When singing, you make […]
Greetings and Presentations to Start a Conversation in Spanish
Your Guide to Cultural Fluency Knowing how to introduce yourself in Spanish is very important when meeting people and making new friends outside of your normal circle. That’s why we bring you the most common greetings to use next time when out with friends! We use two exclamation points when using greetings in Spanish, […]