by Guadalupe Pérez | Dec 24, 2024 | Blog
The most useful holiday words in Spanish are las fiestas (the holidays), la Navidad (Christmas), la Nochebuena (Christmas Eve) and el Año Nuevo (New Year). Say felices fiestas for “happy holidays” and feliz Navidad for “merry Christmas.” In Mexico, the season starts...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Dec 10, 2024 | Blog
A note from Hannah: Michael taught with Speak Better Spanish for about a year and a half and is no longer teaching with us. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him the very best. Today you can learn with Hannah, Arturo and Jacky. No Manches vs. No Mames:...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Nov 11, 2024 | Blog
A note from Hannah: Michael taught with Speak Better Spanish for about a year and a half and is no longer teaching with us. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him the very best. Today you can learn with Hannah, Arturo and Jacky. Híjole is what Mexicans say...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Nov 4, 2024 | Blog
Key medical phrases in Spanish are me duele… (my… hurts), necesito ayuda (I need help), llame a una ambulancia (call an ambulance), soy alérgico or alérgica a… (I’m allergic to…) and tomo este medicamento (I take this medication). At the doctor’s, expect ¿Qué síntomas...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 26, 2024 | Blog
In most of Latin America, including Mexico, the Spanish ll sounds like the English “y” in “yes”: calle is cah-yeh and llamar is yah-mar. In Argentina and Uruguay it sounds more like “sh.” Practice a few words a day, like pollo, llave and lluvia, until the y sound...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog
The Spanish alphabet has 27 letters: the 26 English letters plus ñ. Most sound close to English, but the h is silent, the j sounds like a strong h, ll and y sound like the y in “yes” in most of Latin America, and rr is rolled. A note from Hannah: Michael taught with...
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