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Verb conjugation, word order, sentence structure, use of pronouns: All these details and more make up the grammar of the Spanish language.

Numbers in Spanish

An overview of how numbers are used in Spanish with links to over a dozen lessons.

Grammar Glossary for Spanish and English

This glossary is designed as a guide for people learning the grammar of either Spanish or English, and it may be useful for people studying other languages as well, especially languages of Indo-European origin.

Spanish for Beginners

If you're new to learning Spanish, this collection of lessons will help you learn what you need to know.

Spanish Lessons for Intermediate and Advanced Students

If you're beyond the beginner stage of learning Spanish, this collection of lessons can help you learn the details of using the Spanish language well.

Quiz on Gender in Spanish

Find out how much you know about gender, and get links to lessons that explain the answers to the questions you miss.

10 Spanish Grammatical Mistakes You Can Avoid

It's easy to make grammatic mistakes. Here are 10 you can learn to avoid.

10 Mistakes to Avoid While Learning Spanish

Making mistakes is a natural part of learning any language, but chances are you don't want to make some of the easily avoidable mistakes that might make you sound less intelligent than you are.

Questions Learners Ask

This is a collection of questions that Spanish students have directed at this site.

Inflection

Inflection is the change in the form of a word to indicate a change in its grammatical usage.

Spanish Basics in One Week

Are you thinking about learning Spanish? If so, this introductory series of lessons will teach you some basic facts about the language and introduce you to some of its basic grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. If you sign up, you'll receive seven lessons, one in your mailbox each day for a week.

Errors Made by Native Spanish Speakers

Native Spanish speakers make their share of mistakes when speaking their language. But they generally aren't the same mistakes you're likely to make when speaking Spanish as a second language.

Expressing Concepts Such as 'Although' and 'In Spite Of'

Spanish has several ways of indicating that what is said might seem to be at odds with what the listener might expect. Examples in English involve words or phrases such as "in spite of" or "nevertheless."

Augmentative Suffixes

Augmentative suffixes provide a way that the Spanish vocabulary can be flexibly expanded.

Polite Requests

Since giving direct commands to people can sound rude, there are number of common wants to make polite requests.

Diminutives

Spanish speakers frequently use the diminutive suffixes not only to indicate size but also to make a word less harsh or to indicate affection.

Expressing Fear

The two most common ways of expressing fear in Spanish are 'temer' and 'tener miedo.'

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