Los Youtubers, Spanish-speaking video bloggers
When you're learning a language it's absolutely essential that you have as much contact with it as possible. That's where Passive Learning comes in.
In a nutshell, Passive Learning means sitting on the sofa (or standing in a subway train)…
Native Spanish speakers: Video 4
What do the Spanish think of Brexit? In fact, have they even heard of it?
This is the fourth, and final, video in the series which we shot in Pontevedra and Vigo, two medium-sized cities in the comunidad autónoma of Galicia, in the northwest…
Telephone Spanish 1.3: How to end a call
¡Hasta luego!
If you've been following our course on Spanish for the telephone, you should already know how to initiate a phone call (competently!) and what to say when answering the phone in Spanish.
In the second class in the course…
Telephone Spanish 1.2: Communication problems
¿Hola? ¿Me oyes?
Learning how to speak on the phone in Spanish 2
This lesson is concerned with the typical communication problems that sometimes come up when making a phone call, either formal or informal.
We are going to be building…
Telephone Spanish 1.1: The absolute basics
Le atiende Rosa López, ¿en qué puedo ayudarle?
Learning how to speak on the phone in Spanish.
Welcome to the first in our series of classes on speaking on the phone in Spanish.
While we started to write this course with the business…
Asking for directions - Just the basics
Technology has changed travel.
Thanks to smart phones and apps, you could go through all South America without asking for directions once. But you’d be missing out on a great opportunity to hone your Spanish skills!
This class is part…
Native Spanish speakers: Video 3
What do the Spanish think of the British? You'd be surprised!
If you're familiar with this series of videos, you'll know that we sent the Hablarama team to Pontevedra and Vigo, two medium-sized cities in the comunidad autónoma of Galicia,…
Describing people and emotions
What is she like? Let me tell you...
One of the best things about languages is that they enable us to express all manner of things which are invisible to the naked eye.
Some of these things are how we feel and what we -or others- are like.…
Native Spanish speakers: Video 2
Welcome back to our brand new series of videos with native Spanish speakers!
If you've already viewed the first video, you'll know that the Hablarama team have been to Galicia, in northern Spain, to interview young Spaniards about their…
My first 30 Spanish verbs
What are you doing?!?
As you learn a new language, you’ll discover new words and expressions as well as subtle differences in meanings. To help you express yourself accurately, in this lesson we’re going to look at some of the most frequently-used…
Native Spanish speakers: Video 1
Welcome to the first in our brand new series of videos with native Spanish speakers!
We've gone out and interviewed young people around Spain to give you an idea of the language that is really used in everyday life.
In recent years,…
How to give and ask for personal information
This is the third class in our short course on Basic Spanish. In the first class we learnt how to introduce yourself in Spanish, while in the second we saw - surprise, surprise - how to introduce others.
Now, let's take things up a notch,…
How to introduce others in Spanish
In this second class in our Basic Spanish course we're going to learn how to introduce people in both formal and informal situations. This class assumes that you already know how to introduce yourself in Spanish. If you don't, then check out…
How to introduce yourself in Spanish
How can I introduce myself in Spanish? What are the correct forms? Is it the same in Spain and in Latin America? Find out here...
Animal names in Spanish: Free posters
We have a pretty varied collection of animals in this new series of posters. They range from those you'd expect to see on a safari (the "big five") to creatures who are more commonly found on a farm, such as cows, pigs and chickens, and those…