El origen del Lunes de Aguas

El Lunes de aguas es una fiesta típica de Salamanca (España). Se celebra el lunes siguiente al lunes de Pascua, y las personas que viven en Salamanca pasan todo el día o la tarde en el campo comiendo el famoso hornazo. ¿cuál es el origen de esta fiesta y por qué se...

Best free anime to learn Spanish (II)

A few months ago, I shared a post with a selection of anime series which are very famous as many Spanish people grew up watching Heidi, Marco or Oliver and Benji. Today, I will share another selection of anime series to improve your listening skills but these animes...

Common mistake using ‘to’ in Spanish

When I talk to my students or my English friends, they sometimes make the following mistake: “Me gusta A jugar al fútbol.”  “Quiero A comer chocolate.” “Es difícil A entender el texto” It is very common to think that...

¿Pretérito perfecto or Pretérito indefinido?

One of the most frequent questions I hear is…when to use Pretérito perfecto compuesto -present perfect or preterite perfect in English- and Pretérito indefinido –past simple or preterite in English-? I know, I know, learning past tense in Spanish is a...

Spanish TV series to improve your listening skills

  Sometimes, we are unable to commit time to take Spanish lessons, and we try to study Spanish grammar textbooks and follow some websites to learn by ourselves, but we give up and feel demotivated because we don’t find a good way to learn Spanish. There are other...