by Erica Ray | Aug 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
There are certain Spanish prepositions that are tricky for English speakers because they don’t follow the pattern we would expect. For example, when they want to say “I depend on…” many Spanish learners say “Dependo en…”...
by Erica Ray | Jul 23, 2024 | Learn Spanish, Strategies to Learn Spanish
There are more options out there for learning Spanish than ever before. And yet it seems like people are struggling with the task more than ever before. Why is this? It has to do with FOCUS. With so many options out there for learning Spanish, knowing what...
by Erica Ray | Jul 16, 2024 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Grammar
Have you ever come across the word “ya” in Spanish, assumed it meant “already”, but found that didn’t quite make sense in context? One of my students asked this question and I wanted to share my response with you all. Steve, member of our...
by Erica Ray | Jul 15, 2024 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Grammar
One of the most common questions Spanish learners have is when to use “que” versus “lo que.” These two little phrases can cause quite a bit of confusion, but don’t worry—we’re here to clear things up! Understanding the difference...
by Erica Ray | Jul 13, 2024 | Learn Spanish, Strategies to Learn Spanish
There’s no getting around the fact that if you want to learn to speak Spanish well, you have to actually practice speaking it. While input (listening and reading) is essential, it’s not enough to turn you into a confident and competent speaker of the...
by Erica Ray | Feb 18, 2020 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Conversations
Are you tired of ending every single one of your Spanish conversations with “adiós” and you’re ready to shake things up a bit? Well here are a total of 26 ways to say goodbye in Spanish. Don’t worry. Adiós made the list too. These are all very...
by Erica Ray | Feb 9, 2020 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Conversations
This Spanish conversion video for beginners covers greetings in Spanish as well as how to ask for and give walking directions. There are two parts to this lesson. PART 1 PART 2 You can download the full PDF lesson of this Spanish conversation in my resource library...
by Erica Ray | Jan 25, 2020 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Stories
Las Flores de Mi Jardín (The Flowers of My Garden) is an original bilingual Spanish/English short story, ideal for Spanish students. Spanish short stories, particularly audiobooks, are one of the most effective ways to improve your listening skills, reading...
by Erica Ray | Jan 17, 2020 | Learn Spanish, Spanish Stories
Mi Madre, Mi Espejo (My Mother, My Mirror) is an original Spanish short story, ideal for intermediate Spanish students. Spanish short stories, particularly audiobooks, are one of the most effective ways to improve your listening skills, reading abilities, vocabulary,...
by Erica Ray | Jan 13, 2020 | Learn Spanish
So after taking a thorough look at Rocket Spanish, it kind of left me wondering why it’s not the most popular Spanish-learning program on the market. If you would prefer to watch this review in video format, please see the video here. Otherwise, keep reading!...
