Spanish PORQUES: How many are there? In this lesson we cover the uses of the Spanish PORQUES and the way they are used in the Spanish language. I started the lesson thinking that there were […]
41 VOCABULARY The Spanish PORQUES LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Ser or Estar, the ever enduring question. Deciding on Ser or Estar is probably one of the greatest thorns in the side of any keen student of the Spanish language. Why on earth do they
39 SER & ESTAR How to know LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Spanish Verbs of Time: Durar, Llevar. Pasar, Tardar Spanish verbs of Placement: Arreglar, Colocar, Acomodar This lesson was instigated by both Greg from Canada and Jeff from England. Here we look at the verbs of
40 VERBS of Time and Placement LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Test your Spanish listening skills This is not a typical Chalk and Talk session. Here, apart from a little English, I speak in Spanish only. This lesson is designed to help you hone your Spanish
38 LISTENING SKILLS El Negocio LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
More Spanish verbs of Becoming. This is a two part lesson in which we cover some more verbs of Becoming. This is, we think, the third time we’ve talked about Spanish verbs of becoming. Why?
39 VERBS of Becoming and ‘Is my Spanish too formal?’ LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Compliments in Spanish and Phrases deliberately shortened. Perhaps you’ve heard of the famous compliments in Spanish for which all builders from Spain are famed. Here we offer a lesson talking about those kind of compliments
38 VOCABULARY Compliments in Spanish and Shortened Words LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
The Spanish YO and the ME and the MÍ. In this Chalk and Talk requested by Jean Dook, (hola, Jean) we look at the way that we use the Spanish Yo alongside the other first
37 PRONOUNS The Spanish YO and other pronouns LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
¿ Fue vs Era ? Handy tips to get it right. Whenever we are faced with Fue vs Era and the terrifying words ‘It was’, we often crumble into a heap and quite often, faced
36 THE PAST Fue vs Era How to choose LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Llevar Llevarse and their many fascinating meanings. It’s true that Llevar Llevarse are very interesting and flexible verbs. They have multiple meanings, all of which we really should get to grips with. In this lesson
37 VERBS Llevar Llevarse Their Meanings LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
How to Return in Spanish, How to Mix your Adjectives and Verbs with Hidden Prepositions. This week we have a mixed bag of subjects that have been suggested by Peggy and Erin. Peggy has suggested
Getting the Spanish Past Tenses Right! We really can’t get away from the fact that the Spanish past tenses are one of our major hurdles. For any student of the Spanish language, getting their Spanish
35 THE PAST How to understand it LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
What our Spanish Immersion Courses promise you. ¡Hola, chicos! If you are thinking of attending one of our very popular
Spanish Immersion Courses Reviews from our students LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Por vs Para. Easy to recall imagery. Por vs Para has always been a great challenge for any student of the Spanish language. The fact is, that when we are faced with Por vs Para
34 PREPOSITIONS Por vs Para Metaphors for Learning LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Buying Clothes in Spain and Other Spanish Speaking Countries. In this lesson we talk about buying clothes in Spain as well as how the sizing works in general aspects of Spanish. When buying clothes in
35 VOCABULARY Buying clothes in Spain and General Sizing LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Important Spanish Words from the list of John Oliver. Here we work through some very important Spanish words that have been sent to us by John Oliver. John was the very first person to ever
34 VOCABULARY Important Spanish Words from John’s List LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Tiempo vs Hora vs Vez In this Chalk and Talk we take a look at the ways we use Tiempo vs Hora as well when we should use Vez, which also can mean time. The
33 VOCABULARY Tiempo vs Hora and Yo vs Mí LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
Repaso 2 the Spanish Review Here we are again with our second Spanish Review of all of the lessons that we have covered so far. In this lesson, Cynthia bombards me with a whole lot
33 TEST YOUR SPANISH Spanish Review Repaso 2 LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
‘Afterwards’ and the Spanish Future Subjunctive. When we say: The Spanish Future Subjunctive, we are not talking about the real Spanish future subjunctive tense that you may have seen in old Spanish. Rather, we are
32 SUBJUNCTIVE Spanish Future Subjunctive Afterwards LightSpeed Spanish Read Post »
