You have no doubt wondered about the logic behind the gender in Spanish – why is “table” (la mesa) feminine but “desk” (el escritorio) masculine? What’s so feminine about a......
Puzzle Solved: Why nouns in Spanish are feminine and masculine [2022]
El or La? Gender in Spanish: How to know when a noun is feminine or masculine [2022]
Every single noun in Spanish has a gender: feminine or masculine. That means you have to know when to use ‘El’ or ‘La’ for every single noun. If you have......
The Ultimate Tip-Sheet to Articles in Spanish: “El” vs “La”, “Un” vs “Una” [2022]
Articles in Spanish can be confusing, even annoying. It makes sense because there are only two articles in English: “The” and “A”. Yet there are four ways of saying “the”......
Numbers in Spanish: the practical guide for English-Speakers [2022]
Numbers in Spanish: learn to count from 1 to 100 We use numbers in practically every situation you can think of and numbers in Spanish are no exception–from getting......
Adjectives in Spanish: The Power of Descriptions in Spanish [2022]
Adjectives in Spanish will make all the difference to your communication in Spanish. Whether we want things to be hot or cold, large or small, expensive or cheap, light......
“Good morning” in Spanish and other useful Spanish greetings and phrases [2022]
“Good morning” is a universal greeting and the most appropriate way to greet anyone before noon. The Spanish version would be ‘buenos días’ and it’s a very useful phrase when......
The 27 Letters of the Spanish Alphabet [2022]
The fastest way to learn the Spanish alphabet is to know what each letter actually sounds like and, more than anything, what each letter sounds like to an English speaker.......
Spanish Survival Kit: Asking for Directions [2022]
Asking for directions in Spanish is an incredibly useful and very easy skill to master. To ask for directions in Spanish you need to start with a simple question:......