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Spanish Book Recommendations

26.09.2026
Reading is one of the most effective (and most overlooked) ...
smart Spanish goals learning how to get fluent in Spanish free daily practice

SMART Goal Setting for 2026

31.12.2025
As I outlined in a recent video, the key to setting ...
Present Yo irregulars Stem Changers Free Download PDF

Key irregulars in the present tense

19.11.2025
The present tense is where most learners start when it ...
Free Spanish Conversation Phrases PDF download

Spanish Conversation Phrases

13.11.2025
One of the most common things I hear from people, ...

Daily Practice Menu

06.10.2025
Whether parents sat across the table from me at parents ...

100 Most Used Spanish Verbs

06.10.2025
100 Spanish verbs to rule them all! As I explained with ...

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Spanish Book Recommendations

Reading is one of the most effective (and most overlooked) strategies for learning a second language. The vocabulary, the exposure to every conceivable grammar structure, the tenses, the cultural understanding… it’s a building block of language learning you simply shouldn’t underestimate. For beginners, some support and scaffolding is essential of

smart Spanish goals learning how to get fluent in Spanish free daily practice

SMART Goal Setting for 2026

As I outlined in a recent video, the key to setting Spanish learning goals you can actually achieve is to ensure they are SMART: Specific (reach B1 level, be able to get by on holiday, or be able to flirt in Spanish) Measurable (Will you take an exam, hire a tutor,

Present Yo irregulars Stem Changers Free Download PDF

Key irregulars in the present tense

The present tense is where most learners start when it comes to learning how to conjugate verbs in Spanish, and learning the AR, ER and IR endings instantly unlocks hundreds of new ways to express ideas in Spanish. Though it’s one of the ‘friendlier’ tenses, which people often quickly move

Free Spanish Conversation Phrases PDF download

Spanish Conversation Phrases

One of the most common things I hear from people, when I ask them what their priorities are in their Spanish learning, is: “I just want to be able to have a conversation”. Even people with quite extensive vocabularies and a strong understanding of different tenses find themselves stuck for

Daily Practice Menu

Whether parents sat across the table from me at parents evenings, or adult tutees on the other end of a video call, I often get asked the same question: What else can I be doing to make better progress in learning Spanish? I know the frustration myself, feeling like a

100 Most Used Spanish Verbs

100 Spanish verbs to rule them all! As I explained with my 100 Highest Frequency Spanish Words resource, the Spanish language contains over 93,000 words, but the 100 most used words are estimated to cover 50% of spoken Spanish and the top 1000 words cover over 80% of language. This is yet another example of the 80/20 rule: a

100 Top Spanish Words

Learn Smarter, Learn Faster: Applying the 80/20 rule to Spanish One of my biggest tips to language learners is this: focus on high-frequency language.  For example, the word ‘something’ (algo) is worth a thousand words, at least! If I don’t know how to say, “later I’m going to the shop to buy

Spanish Preterite Tense – Irregulars Cheatsheet

The preterite tense is probably the most difficult tense to learn in Spanish for two reasons: 1) its endings don’t follow such a nice ‘pattern’ as the endings in other tenses 2) there are quite a few irregulars But don’t worry! I have a few tricks and tips to show

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