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Learn all about Spanish immersion schools: how they work, how to choose a school, how long to stay, the cost, safety (including single women), accommodation options (including what to request for the best experience), my favorite schools and more. Stuff Mentioned in This Video: Get the “Gracias” T-Shirt Tico Lingo (my favorite school in Latin America) Castila (my favorite school in Spain) Sign Up for The Spanish Dude Newsletter
Published 08/24/23
They tell us that “escuchar” means “to listen” and “oír” means “to hear”. But then, in the real world, we see the EXACT OPPOSITE all the time–not only in a few situations. In this video, I’ll show you what is going on. Stuff Mentioned in This Video: FREE PRACTICE RESOURCES (opens in new tab)>Free Practice Resources Get the T-Shirt Enroll in a Premium Course Become a Lifetime Member
Published 10/26/22
I was taught that “ver” means “to see” and “mirar” means “to watch” or “to look”. But, in the real world, I often saw and heard the exact opposite. In this video, I show you WHAT is going on! Stuff Mentioned in This Video: FREE PRACTICE RESOURCES (opens in new tab) Speak in the Future Without More Conjugation The Personal A in Spanish The Thing About “Lo” All Reflexive Videos Get the T-Shirt Enroll in a Premium Course Become a Lifetime Member
Published 10/04/22
In this video, I show you a common reason why you might see two conjugated verbs in a row (as opposed to one conjugated verb followed by a verb in the infinitive form). Show notes: The Infinitive & Conjugation Logical Spanish Lifetime Membership One Line at a Time, All Episodes Sign Up for Updates
Published 08/23/22
It used to drive me crazy when I’d see the same sentence in the same context–except one used “hubo” and the other used “había”. In this video, I explain how that could be. Show notes: One Line at a Time, All Episodes Sign Up for Updates PLAYLIST: Preterite Vs. Imperfect
Published 07/06/22
What’s the difference between NORMAL “comer” and REFLEXIVE “comer”? Find out in this video! Show notes: One Line at a Time, All Episodes Sign Up for Updates PLAYLIST: Reflexiveness & Se
Published 06/16/22
In this video, we talk about how to say “I can’t wait” when we’re excited about something. And, what I show you in this video doesn’t 100% jive with what a Spanish teacher once told me. Show Notes: Videos about Prepositions Videos about Pronouns Vocabulary Videos Sign up for Free Updates Get the T-Shirt
Published 06/01/22
In this video, I show you seven uses of the verb “quedar” in less than six minutes. Show notes: Download The “Quedar” Chart Enroll in the “Quedar” Mini-Course Become a Lifetime Member Get the T-Shirt Sign up for Free Updates P.S. After much deliberation, I’ve decided to extend the “Name Your Price” special on the Lifetime Membership until further notice (click here for the details). When you become a Lifetime Member, you get access to all my premium courses (now and in the future)...
Published 02/24/22
In this video, we go over the seven most common ways that “quedar” is used. Ninety-five percent of the time that you see “quedar” used in REAL LIFE, it will be used in one of these seven ways. Show notes: Download The “Quedar” Chart Enroll in the “Quedar” Mini-Course Become a Lifetime Member Sign up for Free Updates P.S. After much deliberation, I’ve decided to extend the “Name Your Price” special on the Lifetime Membership until further notice (click here for the details). When you...
Published 02/16/22
In this video, we compare three verbs that CAN all mean “to try”: “intentar,” “probar” and “tratar”. We’ll talk about when to use which, plus when they’re interchangeable and when they’re NOT. Stuff mentioned in this video: Spanish Tibits, All Episodes Sign Up for Updates PLAYLIST: Reflexiveness & Se SPANISH TIDBIT: Tratar, A 3-Part Rule of Thumb After much deliberation, I’ve decided to extend the “Name Your Price” special on the Lifetime Membership until further notice (click...
Published 11/11/21
In this episode of One Line at a Time, we cover the “Preterite Vs. Imperfect” PLUS two topics I’ve never previously talked about: the “Present Perfect Tense” and “Deber Vs. Debería”. Stuff mentioned in this video: One Line at a Time, All Episodes Sign Up for Updates PLAYLIST: Preterite Vs. Imperfect Deber is Weird After much deliberation, I’ve decided to extend the “Name Your Price” special on the Lifetime Membership until further notice (click here for the details). When you become...
Published 10/26/21
In this short video, I give you a 3-part rule of thumb for using “tratar” PLUS I reveal the central, core idea behind all the different uses of “tratar”. Related Videos & Links: WordReference.com, Tratar Spanish Tidbits, All Past Episodes Sign Up for Notifications of New Videos Follow me on Facebook Appear in a Future Spanish Tidbit: Submit video to appear in future Spanish Tidbit Pay What You Want After much deliberation, I’ve decided to extend the “Name Your Price” special on...
Published 09/15/21
This used to really confuse me. I first learned that “preguntar” is how to say “to ask” in Spanish. But then, I started to see “pedir” used for “to ask”. What is going on? Well, in this short video, I explain what’s going on. I give you a quick and easy shortcut for knowing when to use “preguntar” and when to use “pedir”. Stuff mentioned in this video: Spanish Tidbits, All Past Episodes Sign Up for Notifications of New Videos Follow me on Facebook Appear in a Future Spanish...
Published 08/12/21
Topics covered in this episode of One Line at a Time: — Reflexive Vs. Non-Reflexive — Preterite Vs. Imperfect — Por Vs. Para — Criar Stuff mentioned in this video: One Line at a Time, All Episodes PLAYLIST: Object Pronouns, Reflexive, Se PLAYLIST: Preterite Vs. Imperfect Sign Up for Updates
Published 07/14/21
In this video, we talk about the last main verb tense–the conditional tense. The cool thing about the conditional tense is, it’s just as easy as the future tense (if not easier). There’s only one regular pattern for the whole tense. And, approximately 87% of the verbs out there, are regular in the conditional tense. Watch this video, and do the practice stuff I give you. Then, you’ll never have to worry about regular conditional conjugation again. Stuff mentioned in this video: FREE...
Published 05/27/21
The verbs “jugar,” “tocar” and “sonar” can all mean “to play”. In this video, I explain what the heck is going on. Stuff mentioned in this video: Spanish Tidbits, Past Episodes Sign Up for Notifications of New Videos The Only Two Contractions in Spanish Follow me on Facebook Appear in a Future Spanish Tidbit: Submit video to appear in future Spanish Tidbit Pay What You Want I’m still running the “Name Your Price” special on the Lifetime Membership for a limited time (click here for...
Published 05/13/21
In this series, I dissect and analyze ONE LINE from the Netflix series, “The Good Place”. Topics covered in this episode include: Este/Esta/Esto, Ser Vs. Estar, Tu Vs. Tú, Mismatching Prepositions & Adjectives: Before or After? (Level: Beginner) Stuff mentioned in this video: One Line at a Time, All Episodes The Three Enemigos The Demonstratives (must be logged in) Ser Vs. Estar Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives One Line at a Time, Episode #4 Sign Up for Updates Pay...
Published 05/05/21
In this video, we compare the verbs “conducir” and “manejar”. These two verbs have different meanings, and can be used in completely different ways. But, the two meanings do have some overlap between them, so both verbs can be used as “to drive” (in Spain and Latin America, respectively). In this video, I show you some real-life examples (newspaper headlines) of exactly how and why that happens. All past Spanish Tidbits Get notified when I upload a video Pay What You Want I’m still...
Published 04/28/21
In this video, I’ll show you how regular future tense conjugation works. The best part about the future tense is, there’s only ONE regular pattern for the whole tense–these regular endings are applied to AR, ER and IR verbs! PLUS, about 87% of all verbs are REGULAR in the future tense. In other words, watch this video–it’s well worth your time. Download the FREE Future Tense Practice Package available at my main site. Pay What You Want I’m still running the “Name Your Price” special on...
Published 04/22/21
In Spanish, why do they say “me amo” for “I love” sometimes, but other times, they say “me encanta” or “me encantan” for “I love”? And, why do they so often say “el,” “la,” “los” or “las” when we DON’T say “the”? In this video, we’ll address both of those questions. Stuff mentioned in this video: One Line at a Time, All Episodes Personal A Lifetime Membership, Name Your Price! Logical Spanish
Published 07/08/20
Topics covered in this episode of One Line at a Time include: Ser Vs. Estar, Por Vs. Para, Ese/Esa/Eso & Este/Esta/Esto (The Demonstratives), the Before/After Question (adjectives), why “podrían” — why the conditional tense? And, more! Stuff mentioned in this video: Lifetime Membership, Name Your Price! How English Works: The 6 Parts of Speech Series One Line at a Time, All Episodes One Line at a Time, All Episodes Ser Vs. Estar Por Vs. Para The Demonstratives (must be logged...
Published 06/25/20
It’s time to talk about the sixth (and final) part of speech, conjunctions. In this video, though, we’re only talking about “within-clause conjunctions”. I’ll explain what they are, and the three big differences between conjunctions and prepositions. Stuff mentioned in this video: Logical Spanish Lifetime Membership, Name Your Price! How English Works: The 6 Parts of Speech Series
Published 05/29/20
In this episode of One Line at a Time, after discussing a few miscellaneous issues, we’ll tackle a tricky topic: the before/after question. When do we put a descriptive adjective before the noun, and when do we put it after the noun? When do we say “chicos buenos” — and when do we say “buenos chicos”? Stuff mentioned in this video: Lifetime Membership, Name Your Price! How English Works: The 6 Parts of Speech Series One Line at a Time, All Episodes
Published 05/19/20
In this episode of “One Line at a Time,” we’ll look at a few little things (vocab, prepositions, that stuff) before we get to the MAIN EVENT: Why they so often say “el” or “la” in Spanish when we don’t say “the” in English? Stuff mentioned in this video: Lifetime Membership, Name Your Price! How English Works: The 6 Parts of Speech Series One Line at a Time, All Episodes
Published 04/29/20