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Learning languages
I came upon this blog, www.fluentin3months.com, which is written by an Irish guy who travels all around the world. He’s fluent in 8 languages, and is confident that most people can achieve similar...
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Language mix-ups: Part 1
When I first arrived in Spain in August/September 2009, I definitely underestimated how challenging it would be to learn a new language. But I’m happy to say that after what I consider 1 1/2 years of...
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Beginnings are frustrating!
“What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me — is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap....
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Qué Difícil Es Hablar El Español…or, It’s Not My Fault!
I found this funny video via the Matador Network and it’s sooo true! If you don’t speak Spanish, basically it’s about how words can mean completely different things from one country to another. Here’s...
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Catalan: The Weirdest Language Class I’ve Ever Been To
Catalan is that other language they speak here in Barcelona. It’s sometimes mistakenly called a dialect, though it’s officially recognized as an official language by the Spanish government (along with...
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My Favorite Way to Learn Spanish – With Music! (Playlist)
After living in Spain for about 2 years in total, I speak the language pretty well. But learning another language definitely isn’t always fun or easy. Actually, during my time studying abroad in...
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Good Spanish Movies – Tesis (1996)
One of the most fun ways to improve your foreign language skills is watching movies. But practically every list I’ve seen of the best/good Spanish movies includes the same old standbys – lots of...
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Learning Spanish with Fun Cat Expressions
Learning Spanish can get really boring. When to use which article (ugh), when to use the ‘estaba’ past versus the ‘estuvo’ past (ugh), the subjunctive (TRIPLE ugh)…there are definitely parts of it that...
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Hacks to Learning Spanish Quickly (Beginner Level)
The first time I stepped off the plane in Spain, I was hitting a mini-crisis on my way to my study abroad program in Sevilla. I was horribly lost on a layover at the Madrid airport, afraid of being so...
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Tricks to Learning Spanish Quickly (Intermediate Level)
My first few weeks into learning Spanish, I was convinced I was never, ever going to be able to speak the language. Everything was so impossibly hard, and I didn’t understand a single thing.But...
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6 Great Resources to Translate Spanish to English
New year, new you – right? This time of year, lots of people are busy making New Year’s resolutions. One that I’ve made a few times has been to improve my Spanish. Over the years, I’m proud to say that...
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