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Teach yourself Spanish

How to teach yourself Spanish I live in Europe and learn and teach languages.  The best way to teach yourself Spanish is an easy efficient method I have used. Use my method and nothing else for a month you and you will speak Spanish. Use it in conjunction with other methods and you will be […]

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Words

Spanish swear words

Swear words in Spanish This post will tell you how to use Spanish swear words and why people use them (it is not for the reason you think).  At the end,  I will give you a nice clean, uncluttered printable list of Spanish swear words. However, this list is PG rated list of words, that […]

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Kinesthetic Spanish language learning

Spanish Kinesthetic language learning Kinesthetic learners or tactile learners can learn Spanish in a very innovative way. This post will give you an idea how to speak the Spanish language in a way not usually described in books or class rooms, even if you are not a kinesthetic learner. Rather than watching or passively listening […]

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Grammar

Spanish pronouns

Spanish pronouns The purpose of this post is to explain the ten Spanish pronouns. I also have an online quiz at the end of this post.  Pronouns are important in most languages, however, in the Spanish language subject pronouns are not as important as in English. You do not need pronouns in Spanish. Yes this […]

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Spanish soap operas

I live in Krakow, Poland.  This is not exactly the place you might expect someone to be watching Spanish soap operas, but believe it or not sometimes I watch them. Why I watch Spanish soap operas I am a teacher and my lessons are in the morning and in the evening.  I call this the […]

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Speak Spanish not English

Speak Spanish not English when you are abroad One of the biggest temptations for Americans living in a Spanish speaking country, is they tend to speak the English language. The reason Americans fall into this trap is because the whole world wants to speak English. People want to practice their English with Americans. Americans are […]

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Words

Spanish fruit – Pomegrantes

The Spanish word for Pomegrante is actually the same as in English.  It is Pomegrante. The Spanish word for fruit is frutas. The purpose of this post is to tell you why Spanish pomegrantes are my favorite fruit and why they might be important to you, beyond learning that they have the same name ins […]

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Spanish flashcards

Why Spanish Flashcards are effective Why are Spanish flashcards important?  Well they were important for me and I hope for you. I am an American living in Europe, I thought I did not have the gift to learn languages. Like many people, I believed that language learning is for the gifted or talented, and I […]

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Months in Spanish

The purpose of this post is to: Give you a days of the Spanish months word list. Quiz you on the days of the month in Spanish. Give you some history about this vocabulary. Spanish months word list Enero is January Febrero is February Marzo is March Abril is April Mayo is May Junio is […]

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My first trip to Puerto Rico

Why I went to Puerto Rico I am from cold and snowy new England.  However when I was a consultant I had the opportunity to go to Puerto Rico.  And it was the middle of January it was below zero and I was on a plane to the island of Puerto Rico. When the plane […]