One of the most common ways to describe someone or something in Spanish is to compare it against something similar. If you think about it, people compare things against each other on a daily basis....
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El presente perfecto is a basic tense that you need to know if you’re learning past tenses in Spanish. But since our language has more than one past tense, I find that a lot of people want to know...
100 Spanish Adjectives to Describe Someone: Examples & Rules
When learning Spanish, one of the most overlooked vocabulary topics is adjectives to describe someone. Since this is one of the first lessons that beginners learn, people assume that Spanish...
In Spanish, the preterite is the tense that allows us to talk about actions that were completed in the past. Since we have other past tenses, it’s difficult for many students to know when to use...
What’s the difference between ‘Ningún’ and ‘Ninguno’ in Spanish
In Spanish, both ningún and ninguno are negative words that are used to deny the existence of something. Since they both look and have very similar purposes, a lot of people assume that these words...
In Spanish, both creer and creerse are translated as ‘to believe’ or ‘to think’. As a result, a lot of learners are surprised when they find out that these words are not exactly synonyms. For...
Ir and irse share the same root. As a result, it’s easy to confuse them, but soon enough Spanish learners realize that they cannot use them interchangeably because these verbs have different...
When learning Spanish, one of the most basic things you can learn is how to introduce yourself. In order to do this correctly, many Spanish learners wonder what phrases they can use to say ‘my name...
In Spanish, both mandar and enviar can be translated as ‘to send’. But even though these words share this meaning, it doesn’t mean that they are interchangeable in all contexts. As a result,...
Both pedir and preguntar mean ‘to ask’. But even though these words share the same English translation, in Spanish, they are applied in different contexts. Since they’re not synonymous, many...
Gran is the short version of grande. For that reason, many new and experienced Spanish learners assume that these adjectives are synonymous. But the truth is that they cannot be used interchangeably...
Meter and poner are both Spanish words that can be translated as ‘to put’. As a result, many new Spanish students and learners tend to use these words interchangeably when in reality they’re...
Both Hace and hace que are Spanish time expressions that help to express and measure the amount of time that has passed. Even though they may look similar, we use these time expressions with...
Desde and desde hace are two common Spanish time expressions that allow us to indicate the moment in which an action started. But even though they seem to be referring to the same thing, these time...
Desde hace is one of the many Spanish time expressions that we use to talk about actions and the time when these actions took place. Since it looks very similar to other time expressions, many new...
Using malo and mal interchangeably is one of the most common mistakes that people learning Spanish make. Although they may have similar translations, in Spanish, ‘mal’ and ‘malo’ work with...
For many new and experienced Spanish learners, vamos and vámonos may appear to mean the same thing. However, these words come from different forms of the same verb and, as a result, they have...
In Spanish, any verb can change its purpose and meaning depending on the tense that’s being used. This is the case of ‘me gusta’ and ‘me gustaría’ in Spanish. On top of having different...
When learning Spanish, you may notice that when a preposition is preceding a word, the meaning of this word can be affected. This is the case of donde vs adonde. Even though these words are very...
There are a lot of cases where you’ll have one word (or several similar ones) in English that actually have multiple words that represent it in Spanish, depending on the context and situations....
In Spanish, when talking about non-specific or indeterminate things we use unos or algunos as well as their feminine forms. Since both of these words can be translated as ‘some’, many new Spanish...
Although we use them in similar situations, there's a slight difference between un and uno. Since these words follow different grammatical rules, ‘un’ and ‘uno’ are not interchangeable and,...
Most new Spanish speakers assume that ‘seguir’ can only be used as a synonym of ‘to follow’. Although this is the direct translation of this Spanish verb, the truth is that we can use...
If you’re learning Spanish, you may already know that se is a problematic and confusing little word. The thing is that this pronoun changes its meaning based on the context and the elements you...