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  • Top 100 Spanish Adjectives: Essential Guide to Commonly Used Adjectives

    An adjective is a word that is used to describe a noun. As a continuation of our most common words series, here are the top 100 most common adjectives in Spanish, in alphabetical order. The list is longer than 100 in order to account for words with multiple meanings. Here are the top ten most…

  • Top 100 Spanish Nouns: Essential Guide to Commonly Used Nouns

    Here are the top one hundred most common nouns in Spanish. These are in alphabetical order, not frequency order. This list is an approximation; I don’t think we can be 100 percent sure about it. Nevertheless, all of those nouns are very common. A few of those nouns have both masculine and feminine forms. Here…

  • Ser vs. Estar: Navigating the Two “To Be” Verbs in Spanish

    In the realm of learning Spanish, few topics generate as much intrigue, and sometimes confusion, as the verbs ser and estar. Both verbs translate to the same word in English, “to be,” but their usage in Spanish is distinct, based on the context and the nature of what is being described. The Basic Difference At…

  • Spanish for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Possessive Adjectives and Family Vocabulary

    Embarking on the journey of learning Spanish, one of the first and most exciting steps is understanding how to describe relationships and belongings. This is where possessive adjectives and family member vocabulary come into play, especially for beginners. This post aims to provide you with a clear understanding of these fundamental concepts, enhancing your ability…

  • Top 50 Spanish Verbs: Essential Guide to Commonly Used Verbs

    Here are the top fifty most commonly used verbs in Spanish. These are in alphabetical order, not frequency order. 1. abrir (to open) 2. aprender (to learn) 3. beber (to drink)

  • Exploring Hobbies in Spanish: Using the “Me gusta + Infinitive” Construction

    Learning a new language can be an exciting and rewarding experience. As beginners, one of the first things we often want to talk about is our hobbies and interests. In Spanish, expressing your likes and dislikes is made easy with the construction “Me gusta + infinitive.” This simple phrase allows you to discuss your favorite…

  • The Spanish Present Tense: From Basics to Beyond

    When you’re learning the Spanish language, one of the first tenses you’ll encounter is the present tense, specifically the indicative present tense. Often times this tense is referred to simply as the present tense. The beauty of this tense lies in its immediacy—it’s all about what’s happening right now. In this blog post about the…

  • Days, Seasons, and How to Say the Date in Spanish

    Talking about calendar dates in Spanish is actually pretty easy for native English speakers, as there are still seven days of the week, twelve months in a year, and four seasons in a year.  Days of the Week lunes – Monday martes – Tuesday miércoles – Wednesday jueves – Thursday viernes – Friday sábado –…

  • How to Tell Time in Spanish

    A common way of telling the time that you may have heard about in Spanish class is to use either “Es la una” or “Son las …” followed by either y or menos if the time is not sharp (en punto). Es la una means “It is 1 o’clock”. “Es la” is only used when…

  • Definite and Indefinite Articles in Spanish

    The words the, a, an, and some are super common in English, and their Spanish equivalents are super common as well! Definite Articles A definite article is basically the word the, or its translations in another language. There are four definite articles in Spanish, and which one you use depends on both the gender and…