Spanish is a very useful language to learn. It’s spoken throughout the whole world, since there are 580 million native speakers. So if you’d like to visit one of the Spanish speaking countries in order to learn the language, we have listed all of them here for you to learn more about them. If you … Read more
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How to speak Argentinian Spanish: a native guide
Welcome to the native guide on how to speak Argentinian Spanish, or español rioplatense. This guide includes a step-by-step of the three basics, some good resources to learn Argentinian Spanish, and YouTube videos to help you with pronunciation. To speak Argentinian Spanish, you need to learn the three main distinctions between it and Standard Spanish. … Read more
What type of Spanish does Argentina speak? The complete guide
If you were looking to clear your doubts about Argentinian Spanish, you’ve come to the right place. The variant of Spanish that Argentina speaks is called español rioplatense and is named after the Rio de la Plata river. This variant is characterized by the ‘vos’ and ‘ustedes’ (instead of ‘tú’ and ‘vosotros’) pronoun forms and … Read more
Spanish in Argentina: 11 facts, figures and fiction
A lot of people wonder many things about Argentinian Spanish. In this guide, we’re gonna tell you all the facts you want to know about why and how is it that we speak Spanish in Argentina, from an Argentinian herself. Let’s go! Argentina speaks Spanish because Spain colonised it in the 1500s. Spanish in Argentina … Read more
The Complete Guide to the Verb ‘To Be’ in Spanish: ‘Ser’ and ‘Estar’
The verb ‘to be’ in Spanish can be quite confusing, because it has two variants: ‘ser’ and ‘estar’. Making mistakes using these verbs is quite common, and in this guide we’ll give you easy tips on how to use the correct one. The verb ‘to be’ in Spanish has two forms, ser and estar. As … Read more
Top 112 Verbs in Spanish with examples
112 is a random number, but I wanted to make sure not to miss any important verb! Ser to be — Soy de Canada – I’m from Canada. Estar to be — Estoy en la casa de mi madre – I’m at my mum’s house. Vivir to live — Vivo en Alemania – I live … Read more
5 Ways to learn Spanish
We’ve put up a list with the 5 best ways to learn Spanish beyond the traditional classroom. They will help you incorporate the habit of learning the language in your daily life in a way that will feel effortless. These methods also combine the four skills needed to learn a language: speaking, reading, writing and … Read more
60 Travel Phrases in Spanish
After our 100 useful phrases in Spanish post, we recommend you turn to this one and have it at hand for when you travel. It’s a very complete list of travel phrases that will help you abroad and that you can use at any Spanish speaking country. Locals are always happy when you try to … Read more
100 useful phrases in Spanish
This post has 100 phrases in Spanish that are simple, easy to learn but most important they’re useful. They will help you have a conversation when you first meet someone. Hola, cómo estás? — Hi, how are you? Cómo te llamas? — What’s your name? Qué es eso/esto? — What is that/this? Me llamo Anne … Read more
Am I too old to learn Spanish?
This a question that a lot of native English speakers have. Is it ever too late? Should I’ve started later? Don’t worry, we’re here to answer it to you. There is a misconception in that adults can’t learn languages. This myth is false, because most of the skills we need to learn a language are … Read more