Category: DELE

The official levels of Spanish learning
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The official levels of Spanish learning

    For students that are taking Spanish classes, the exams and qualifications are widely known. In this particular article, we will cover these aspects that give prestige and official recognition to learning a language. If you are interested in Spanish lessons or even already started them and want to know more about how you...

30 January, 202330 January, 2023by
Gender in Spanish can determine meaning
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Gender in Spanish can determine meaning

As you already know, Spanish nouns have genders. This can be difficult for people whose mother tongue doesn’t have genders, but it makes learning Spanish extra confusing when you discover that sometimes changing the gender of a word can also change it’s meaning! Don’t worry, this doesn’t happen with all words, not even with most,...

5 May, 202125 October, 2021by
DELE EXAM PREPARATION FROM HOME
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DELE EXAM PREPARATION FROM HOME

  Almost everyone who studies Spanish will one day learn about the possibility of obtaining an international certificate, which confirms knowledge of Spanish at a certain level (from A1 to C2). The certificate is issued by the Cervantes Institute based on the results of the DELE international examination. At present, it is not the only...

13 May, 202013 May, 2020by
Ser vs. Estar — Which One to Use?
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Ser vs. Estar — Which One to Use?

The verbs SER and ESTAR are the main connecting words in Spanish, but they are often confused because both verbs translate as “to be”. Nevertheless, each one has an absolutely different meaning. If you have ever been confused by SER vs ESTAR, then this post will help you with a list all of the most...

17 February, 202025 October, 2021by
10 words that change meanings in Spanish from singular to plural.
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10 words that change meanings in Spanish from singular to plural.

Today’s quick Spanish class  we are going to talk about 10 words that change meanings depending on if they are being used in plural or singular. Learning Spanish can be difficult, but some of these words are used the same way in English, which will make them easier to learn! Celo / Celos Celo is...

17 December, 201924 October, 2022by
Ser bueno vs Estar bueno
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Ser bueno vs Estar bueno

In Spanish there are a multitude of false friends that can cause you misunderstandings. Be careful when using the word bueno or buena. It is not the same to be bueno or buena than to be bueno buena. To be good means to have a good behavior or to perform a profession well. For example:...

10 December, 201921 November, 2021by
Pretérito Indefinido en español / Indefinited Preterite
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Pretérito Indefinido en español / Indefinited Preterite

In Spanish we use four verb tenses in Indicative mode to talk about the past. In this infographic I leave you how the Indefinite Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish) is conjugated, the equivalent in some cases to the  past simple in English. My recommendation, as Spanish tutor, to  not to be wrong when using this...

3 November, 20193 November, 2019by
Some binomials in Spanish you’ll want to use sooner or later
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Some binomials in Spanish you’ll want to use sooner or later

Binomials or word pairs are idioms in Spanish with the peculiar characteristic of having two words from the same grammatical class like nouns, adjectives, pronouns, etc. There are different types of binomials, some of which are based on sound, synonyms and antonyms, repetition, etc. and though they aren’t always binomials in both languages, it is still...

21 March, 20198 November, 2021by
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