The Verb Volver in Spanish: back to school
The verb volver in Spanish is one of the most polysemic. Its original meaning expresses a movement back to the point of origin… and that’s the place where millions of kids will go back in [...]
Expressing Commands in Spanish: Law and Order
Expressing commands in Spanish can make you feel like a merciful King or a cruel tyrant. Our language has so many options at your disposal that it is sometimes difficult to know which form is [...]
Reported Speech in Spanish: More Changes
Reported speech in Spanish is always a recurrent topic in our lessons at advanced levels. A couple of months ago, we introduced this content in our blog, talking about the verbal changes. However, the changes [...]
Verbs of feelings in Spanish: Emotional Grammar
Verbs of feelings in Spanish are not easy to learn. We have a large amount of options to express emotions and, as you might know, the feelings and emotions belong to “the reign of the [...]
Breaking myths about Spanish
Breaking myths about Spanish is very important for intermediate and advanced students. There’s a special moment in a student’s life when a teacher says: “all that you thought you knew about this topic is not [...]
Prohibitions and Permissions in Spanish
Prohibitions and permissions in Spanish is a trending topic in Spain these days. The Spanish Government has developed a gradual system for the lockdown de-escalated against the Covid-19. The provinces that have good results and [...]
Reported Speech in Spanish: Verbal Changes
Reported speech in Spanish (estilo indirecto) is a concept that linguists use to explain how the speakers interpret another person’s words. Spaniards love cotilleos (rumors), knowing about our neighbors’ lives or telling secrets. Well, when [...]
Spanish Double Meaning Verbs
Spanish double meaning verbs are a matter that concerns our students on Spanishviaskype.com. Polysemic verbs are always tricky words that need time and effort to master them. However, if we add the subjunctive in this [...]
Phrasal Verbs in Spanish you’ll need everyday
Phrasal verbs in Spanish (perífrasis verbales) are groups of verbs (usually two) that provide nuances of aspect and modality to the verbal action. These constructions are used because the regular conjugation does not offer those [...]