Topic: Vocabulary
All Spanish Tidbits
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The videos on this page are sorted with the oldest on top (the order I made them). To see them sorted with the newest on top, click here.
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Antojitos, Part #2 (Food in Mexico)
In this video, you’ll learn about four more “antojitos”–Mexican snacks (for lack of a better term).
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How Words Work
This might sound weird, but we have no idea how words work. And this fact (our ignorance) causes a lot of problems when learning Spanish. At least it did/does for me. Have you ever had a problem with “saber” and “conocer”? Confused them with each other? They both supposedly mean “to know”. But that’s what I’m talking about! “Saber” and “conocer” DON’T both mean “to know”. Watch this video. When it’s done, you’ll know what I’m talking about. You’ll learn how words actually work in REAL LIFE. And most importantly, you’ll never have to worry about stuff like “saber” Vs. “conocer” again.
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Cognate Pattern #1: TION to CIÓN
Cognates are free words basically. If you know a cognate in English, you already know that word in Spanish. There are literally 1000’s and 1000’s of cognates. So there are 1000’s of Spanish words you already know. You just don’t know that you know them. That’s where this video comes in. Lots of them belong to these groups, where they all follow the same pattern. Once you know how to translate one word in the group, you know how to translate them all. In this video, you’ll see the first cognate pattern, the TION to CIÓN words.
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Cognate Pattern #2: ATE to AR Verbs
This Spanish Quickie covers another cognate group. Which means more free words! Remember, cognates are free words because they’re basically the same in both English and Spanish. Just knowing these words exist, really is way more than half the battle. They’re a good investment of your time, is my point. Watch the video. Peruse the Word List. Then get out there… and speak some Spanish!
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Cognate Pattern #3: IC to ICO Adjectives & Nouns
If you spend just 15 minutes watching this video and perusing the Word List, you’ll know 50 words you didn’t know before. Fifty good, usable words! There are way more than 50 words that follow this pattern. I just picked out 50 of the most common ones. Watch the video. Use the words. It’s that simple.
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Turn Adjectives into Nouns in Spanish
In this video, you’ll see how to make a noun from any adjective you already know, enabling you to say two different phrases in Spanish–without learning (or even saying) any more words!
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Fun with Cognates: Último to Simple
In this video, not only will you learn new words and see how they work in real life. But you’ll be practicing a very important skill that’ll help you understand Spanish better and faster!
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Fun with Cognates: Comercial to Alarma
In this video, I answer the question, “Do you teach Spanish from Spain or Latin America?” PLUS you’ll learn some Spanish words even better than most native Spanish-speakers!
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Deber is Weird
It’s a little weird that “deber” can mean “have to,” “should,” and “owe”. But it’ll all make sense after you watch this video.
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Enviar Vs. Mandar
In this video, you’ll see how “mandar” and “enviar” are the same AND how they’re different.