Topic: Vocabulary

All Spanish Tidbits

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Spanish Acronym Pronunciation, Spain Vs. Latin America

I went back to Spain recently for the first time in over 10 years. I was chatting with my buddy Manuel, and he said something quickly that sounded like gobbly gook. I had acclimated myself to the Latin American way of talking. There are differences. That’s one of the reasons I didn’t understand Manuel in Spain. And of course, what he was talking about–it didn’t even exist 10 years ago!
Common Irregular E to IE Verbs (Fun with Words)

As you now know, there are three types of verbs in Spanish: AR, ER and IR. And each type has it’s own conjugation rules–how you change the endings of the words. “Hablar” is to “talk”, but “I talk” is “hablo”. However, there are also irregular verbs–where not only do you change the ending based on the subject, but there’s a change to the stem too. Lots of the most common verbs in Spanish are irregular and I’m sick of avoiding them in my examples. So today, we’re gonna talk about the first kind: E to IE.
Saber Vs. Conocer

There are two different ways to say “to know” in Spanish, “saber” and “conocer”. And there are a bunch of rules regulating when to use each one. But in this simple video, I share a little trick that’ll help you AVOID those rules, and still choose the right word every time.
Greetings & Being Polite, Part #1

In this video, we cover some different ways to say “hello” and “goodbye”. Not just “hola” and “adíos”. There are many other ways to say “hello” and “goodbye”. Most Spanish courses and books don’t teach the real ways, because they’re often not real words or phrases.
Greetings & Being Polite, Part #2

In this video, we pick up where we left off last week–you’ll learn more ways to be polite when traveling. This video includes more real examples from Spain. Want to ask somebody politely to get out of your way? Or apologize for bumping into them? Or ask if you can take a picture? Watch this video!
Rentar Vs. Alquilar
The Eating Words

In this video, you’ll learn how to say you’re going to eat a meal (hint: it’s different than in English) AND how these words differ around the world.
“Quedar” When Traveling (2 Uses)
“Faltar” in Spanish
Antojitos, Part #1 (Food in Mexico)

In this video, you’ll learn about some of the most common antojitos in Mexico. Antojitos are Mexican snacks like tacos, quesadillas and burritos. But there are way more than just that. Watch this video to learn more.

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