Improve your pronunciation
A handful of pronunciation mistakes keep most learners feeling unconfident and unsure about their accents. This short guide will teach you 8 keys to sounding more natural and smooth in your Spanish pronunciation.
I also recorded an audio walkthrough so you can hear all the examples in the guide.
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Saturday Spanish #16: Avoid these 7 False Cognates
English speakers learning Spanish are lucky in that the two languages share thousands of similar…
Saturday Spanish #15: Prepare for your trip in 3 steps
Saturday Spanish #14: how news and TV shows can keep your Spanish stuck
Saturday Spanish #13: 3 questions to get you speaking today
Saturday Spanish #12: 3 steps for a clear, natural-sounding accent
Saturday Spanish #11: Simple phrases to feel more natural in Spanish
Saturday Spanish #10: “I can understand but can’t speak”
Saturday Spanish #9: A powerful exercise for better comprehension
Order Food in Spanish: A Simple Guide to Restaurants
Saturday Spanish #8: Train the algorithm to teach you
Saturday Spanish #7: A million and one ways to say “bus”
Vegetarian & Vegan in Spanish: A Complete Guide
Like many places, dishes in Spanish speaking countries feature plenty of animal products. If you…
Saturday Spanish #6: Your first Spanish conversation
Why You Can’t Roll Your R’s (and How To Learn, Step by Step)
Can’t roll your R in Spanish? You’re not alone. “I tried to learn Spanish but…
Saturday Spanish #5: Don’t try to understand everything
Saturday Spanish #4: Babies aren’t language geniuses
Saturday Spanish #3: 5 things to try when you feel stuck
Saturday Spanish #2: Don’t learn individual words
Saturday Spanish #1: Do you need to live abroad to learn Spanish?
Vale la Pena in Spanish: Meaning & How to Use it
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I’ll be right back in Spanish (Formal, Informal, & Slang)
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Por qué vs Porque vs Por que vs Porqué: A Simplified Guide
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How to Use Saludos in Spanish Like a Native Speaker
You’ve probably heard it by now: Spanish speakers use “saludos” all the time. But its…
Vos in Spanish: Understand and Use the ‘Voseo’ Easily
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Which Spanish Dialect Should You Learn? Latin America vs. Spain
Choose which Spanish you learn based on your goals . Depending on whether you expect…
Desde vs De: The Best Way to Say “From” in Spanish
Desde and de can be a confusing pair — even for native speakers of Spanish. In…
Cómo Eres vs Cómo Estás: How & When to Use Them
In Spanish, the verbs ser and estar give us two ways to ask the question,…
Master Haber in Spanish: Hay, He, Hay Que & More + Video
Haber is a Spanish verb with a lot of uses. But we don’t usually see…
Que tengas: why do phrases with Que + Verb use the subjunctive?
Que tengas un buen día is a shortened version of an implied fuller expression: [espero]…
7 (Easy) Habits of Highly Effective Spanish Learners
Some people learn Spanish faster and more effectively than others. Why is that? What makes someone…