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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 [...]

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Why do Spanish speakers speak so fast? I am an American who has travel to South America, grew up around Spanish native speakers and now live in Europe.  If you are asking if Spanish speakers speak fast, the answer is a qualified yes. When you are learning any new language, it always seems native speakers [...]

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Spanish for good-bye Spanish good-bye is adiós. However, the purpose of this post is not simply to tell you how to say good-bye in Spanish, it will explain different ways you can say this, both formally and informally and teach you the subtle differences in word usage. I am an American living in Europe and [...]

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Spanish word for legs How do you say legs in Spanish? This Spanish language body part is las piernas. This post will discuss how to learn Spanish body parts, including Spanish legs and other phrases that use words connected to legs. Teaching kids Spanish words like legs I personally think learning body parts and words [...]

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