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How to Express the Future Tense in Spanish Using Ir a
In this article, you’re going to find out how to express the future tense in Spanish using a neat little construction: ‘ir a + infinitive.’ Quick Navigation Two Types of Future Tense in SpanishHow to Form the Informal Future Tense in SpanishUsing the future in the past¡Ojo! (Beware!)Quiz Two Types of Future Tense in SpanishIn […]
Continue readingSpanish Prefixes: A Quick Guide
Are you ready to get to know some prefixes? You’ll find them in so many Spanish words, and they’re really useful to know. Quick Navigation So, what is a prefix?How are Spanish Prefixes Useful?The Main Prefixes in SpanishQuiz So, what is a prefix?A prefix is a group of letters at the start of a word. […]
Continue readingAn Easy Guide to Spanish Relative Pronouns
In this article, we’ll be looking at what Spanish relative pronouns are, and how to use them. Quick Navigation What are Spanish relative pronouns?Que (‘who,’ ‘whom,’ ‘which,’ ‘that’)Quien (‘who,’ ‘whom’)Cuyo (‘whose’)El que (see que)El cual (see el que)Quiz Time! What are Spanish relative pronouns?A noun is a word that names a person or object. A […]
Continue readingSpanish Prepositional Pronouns
This article will teach you how to use prepositional pronouns in Spanish. We’re talking about the Spanish versions of words like ‘me,’ ‘you,’ ‘him,’ ‘her,’ ‘it,’ ‘us,’ and ‘them,’ used in specific situations. Quick Navigation What are prepositional pronouns?The Spanish Prepositional PronounsUsesThe Ultimate Study Guide for Learning SpanishExceptions to the ruleSí: a special caseCon: a […]
Continue readingSpanish Nouns: How to turn Singular Spanish Nouns to Plural?
¡Buenos días! Today we’ll talk about Spanish singular and plural nouns and we’ll look at how to make singular nouns plural. In this easy lesson, the only background knowledge you need is that when we say a Spanish noun is ‘singular,’ it means there’s only one of them. When we refer to it as ‘plural,’ there’s more than […]
Continue readingLet’s Get to Know Spanish Subject Pronouns
Here is an article about Spanish subject pronouns. We’ll start by looking at what they are, and then go through each (don’t worry, there aren’t too many), and look at how to use them! Quick Navigation What are pronouns? Let’s reviewSo, what are Spanish subject pronouns?It’s not me, it’s you …YoTú (don’t forget the accent!)Él/ella […]
Continue readingSpanish Transitive vs Intransitive Verbs: An Easy Guide
There are several verb types in Spanish, and in this article, we’re looking at Spanish transitive and intransitive verbs!Most native English speakers don’t have much trouble with them, because the transitivity is very similar in Spanish and English, even if you don’t realize it! Read on to find out what this actually means… Quick Navigation […]
Continue readingA Quick Guide to Numbers in Spanish
This article is going to focus on numbers! Clearly, they’re an important part of any language, and are used every day, including for talking about dates, times, ages, prices … the list goes on! Quick Navigation Pronunciation Cardinal Numbers in SpanishHow to say your age in SpanishOrdinal Numbers in SpanishQuiz time! Let’s get the formalities […]
Continue readingA Quick Guide to Spanish Articles
You know those little words that we put in front of nouns, like el, las, unos, etc.? They’re called ‘articles.’ So strap yourselves in, because you’re about to read an article about Spanish articles… #articleception Quick Navigation Definite articles in SpanishWhen we use the Spanish definite article When to omit (miss out) the definite articleIndefinite […]
Continue readingSpanish Suffixes: Diminutive, Augmentative, Pejorative and More!
In this article, we’ll be looking at different kinds of suffixes in Spanish. First we’ll talk about what they are, then we’ll look at the different types! Quick Navigation What are Spanish suffixes?How to form the Spanish suffixesDiminutiveAugmentativePejorative Suffixes that show us the category of word What are Spanish suffixes?A suffix is pretty much just […]
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