by Guadalupe Pérez | Mar 4, 2026 | Blog, Grammar
Un means a, an or one, and it goes right before a masculine singular noun: un libro, a book. Use una before a feminine noun: una casa. Use uno when the noun is left out or you count on its own: ¿Cuántos quieres? Uno. The choice depends on the noun, not on emphasis....
by Guadalupe Pérez | Feb 15, 2026 | Blog, Grammar
Use me gusta when you like one thing or an action, and me gustan when you like more than one thing. The verb agrees with what you like, not with you: me gusta el taco, me gustan los tacos, me gusta bailar. Spanish says “it pleases me,” so the thing you...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Nov 3, 2025 | Blog, Grammar
Frequently Asked Questions How do you say “I don’t like” in Spanish? Say no me gusta for one thing and no me gustan for more than one: no me gusta el frío, no me gustan las arañas. The no always goes before me. For an activity, use the verb: no me gusta correr. How do...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog, Grammar
Double object pronouns are two pronouns in a row: the indirect (to whom), then the direct (what): me lo das. Before lo, la, los or las, le and les change to se: se lo doy, never le lo doy. Both go before a conjugated verb or attach to an infinitive, gerund or...
by Guadalupe Pérez | Jul 16, 2025 | Blog, Grammar
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, Grammar
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...
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