The task of learning the irregular verbs can seem daunting at first. After all, Spanish has dozens of different patterns that irregular verbs follow. But learning them (or at least ... Read More

Spanish infinitives are often used following prepositions. Here's an example from the news: Unos 300 obreros despedidos amenazaron con cubrir de basura el centro de la capital paraguaya. (Some 300 ... Read More

As you learn Spanish, it's inevitable you'll make mistakes. And if you keep at it long enough, it's inevitable that some of those mistakes will be embarrassing. Perhaps you'll use ... Read More

As one of the participants in our forum suggested recently, the grammatical rules for use of the two simple past tenses of Spanish, the preterite and the imperfect, aren't always ... Read More

An African-American teen recently asked this question in our forum: "Many times on this site I read of people who are not native Spanish speakers going to Spanish-speaking countries and ... Read More

Haber, used in sentences such as "He estudiado" (I have studied), is the most common auxiliary verb in Spanish (he is a conjugated form of haber). If you're a beginning ... Read More

Look on a world map printed in Spanish and chances are you'll recognize most of the place names you see. The Canadian city known as Vancouver in English is ... Read More

In both Spanish and English, it is common to use adjectives as nouns. For example, in the sentence "Los pobres viven en zonas rurales" or its English equivalent, "The poor ... Read More

You may have noticed that when some foreigners speak English, they use the word "the" when they shouldn't, and vice versa. And English speakers often do the equivalent when attempting ... Read More

While textbooks and dictionaries certainly have their value, you can't always count on them to tell you how words are used in real life. One example that has been highlighted ... Read More

It should seem obvious that unos and unas are the plural forms of un, uno and una. What may not be so obvious is what those words mean or how ... Read More

Despite occasional grumbling that it may be too bellicose, the U.S. national anthem is hardly the subject of controversy — until you start connecting it with emotional subjects such as ... Read More

Both Spanish verbs saber and conocer are usually translated to English as "to know." However, to the ears of the Spanish speaker they have quite different meanings. Learn more...

Colors, names of common objects, days of the week, everyday action verbs — these are just a few of the words that make up a basic vocabulary. You can learn ... Read More

How often do you visit this site? I hope the answer is cada día, or every day. But even if it isn't, here's some help in knowing how to answer ... Read More