by Guadalupe Pérez | Oct 3, 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. Meet Our New Professors:...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog
Family in Spanish is la familia. Parents are los padres, siblings are los hermanos, grandparents are los abuelos and cousins are los primos. Parents-in-law are los suegros, and a brother-in-law is el cuñado. In Mexico, family usually means the whole extended family,...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 22, 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. Spanish stress follows...
by Diana Luciana | Oct 19, 2023 | Blog
To make a Spanish noun plural, add -s if it ends in a vowel (casa, casas) and -es if it ends in a consonant (ciudad, ciudades). Nouns ending in -z change to -ces (lápiz, lápices). The article changes too: el libro becomes los libros, and la casa becomes las casas. Do...
by Diana Luciana | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog
Spanish pronouns replace nouns so you don’t repeat them. Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos) show the action falls back on the subject: me levanto. Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) replace the thing: lo veo. Indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, les)...
by Diana Luciana | Sep 7, 2023 | Blog
Use ser for what something is: identity, origin, profession and characteristics: soy de Texas, es maestra. Use estar for how something is right now and where it is: estoy cansado, está en casa. The old “permanent vs temporary” rule breaks often; “what it is vs how it...
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