by Guadalupe Pérez | Sep 9, 2025 | Blog
Passive listening means having Spanish on in the background, like podcasts or music, while you do something else. It trains your ear for rhythm and sounds, but it does not teach new words on its own. It works best combined with active listening, where you pay full...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog
Double object pronouns are two pronouns in a row, the indirect one first and the direct one second: me lo das, te la traigo. When both start with l, le or les becomes se: se lo doy, never le lo doy. Put them before a conjugated verb or attach them to an infinitive or...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog
Reflexive verbs in Spanish are verbs where the action falls back on the person doing it, so they use a reflexive pronoun: me levanto (I get up), te llamas (your name is), se ducha (he showers). The pronouns are me, te, se, nos and se, and they go before the conjugated...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog
To compare in Spanish, use más… que (more than) and menos… que (less than): mi casa es más grande que la tuya. For equality, use tan… como: es tan alto como yo. Four forms are irregular: mejor (better), peor (worse), mayor (older) and menor (younger). Never say más...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jun 24, 2025 | Blog
Are Spanish object pronouns making your head spin? Direct object pronouns (me, te, lo, la, nos, los, las) replace the person or thing that receives the action: lo compré, I bought it. Indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, les) say who receives it: le di el libro,...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog
Frequently Asked Questions What is the difference between tener que and deber? Tener que is a firm obligation: tengo que ir al médico, I have to go to the doctor. Deber is closer to “should” and sounds like advice or duty: debería ir al médico, I should go. In...
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