In English when we want to make a positive statement negative we use the words ‘no’ or ‘not’. On the other hand in Spanish the word “no” is used to translate both of the English words ‘no’ and ‘not.’

In Spanish always remember to put ‘no‘ in front of the verb: No read more

“Conocer and saber, which both mean to know, are two verbs which can present problems for anyone trying to learn Spanish. Knowing how to use these two verbs correctly is important if your goal is to speak fluent Spanish. You can avoid mixing up these two verbs if you learn the rules below.

Conocer is “to know” or “to read more

Here is a list of terms for all of you sport fans. Try reading the Sports Section in Spanish to see how many of these words you can find.

• boliche – bowling
• bolera – bowling alley
• bolos –

In my last article I discussed how to pronounce the five basic vowel sounds in Spanish correctly so that your Spanish accent would not sound so typically “gringo.”

This week I want to give my readers a few other tips they can use for improving their Spanish accent. Most consonants, or letters that are not vowels, are pronounced the same read more

Correct Spanish pronunciation is very important. If you cannot pronounce a word correctly, how can you expect for people to understand you when you are speaking Spanish. Also, not being familiar with the correct forms of pronunciation may keep you from understanding words when someone is talking to you.

There is nothing worse than hearing some foreigner read more