In this digital age, it can be easy to forget some of the most basic Spanish words. That is why it is important to keep language lessons accessible and fun.
Google now has a feature in its search engine that automatically detects which language a query is made in. This makes it super easy to find lessons!
Spanish quiz apps are also a fun way to test your knowledge. By taking quizzes and proving that you know the basics, you can prove your fluency in the language.
One of the most common mistakes made by English speakers learning Spanish is mixing up ser and estar. Although they seem similar, they have different meanings and are used in different contexts.
You hear a beep
You hear a beep when someone calls you, but you do not know who it is or what their purpose is for calling you. This can be unsettling and intimidating.
However, with the right knowledge, you can ignore the call and not feel bad about it. You can do this by choosing to answer the next question they ask after they say your name.
If they ask you how you are, then you must answer that question. By doing so, you are letting them know that they must ask how you are before asking any other questions.
By having this rule in place, anyone who calls you will think twice about asking questions other than how you are. This will help prevent people from asking questions that make them look bad or sound silly.
You look down at your phone
It’s a normal habit to look down at your phone as you walk, but in this case, it could be dangerous.
It can take up to five seconds to register that something is in your path, so if you’re staring at your screen, you may not notice anything until it’s too late.
Experts warn that this could lead to falls and even death. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) launched a campaign last month called Don’t Look Down.
It advises people to keep their phone out only while in a stable place and not to look down for more than two seconds at a time while using it. The campaign also recommends keeping your phone in front of you when you walk.
You select the correct answer because you know how to say how you are
While the app asks you how you are, the real purpose is to teach you how to select the correct answer based on how you are.
How are you? Can be answered many ways. You can say I am good, I am fine, I’m great, I’m ok, I’m not too good, I’m terrible, etc.
All of these answers are correct because they all refer to how you feel physically and mentally.
By teaching you how to answer the “how are you?” question correctly, the app is helping people with autism learn social skills that most take for granted.
The app also helps people with depression learn to answer the question correctly by giving them an opportunity to say they are not doing well physically or mentally.
Learn more about this phrase with this helpful guide
The formal way to greet someone is to say “how are you?” in Spanish. This is how you would greet a friend or acquaintance, someone you are not very close with.
You would answer this question by saying “I am well” or “I am good.” Again, this is very formal and would be used in a business setting or when someone is unfamiliar to you.
However, the more casual way to greet someone is by saying “how are you?” followed by the word “estás” instead of “estás.” This makes it more personal and informal.
What Does It Mean?Estás means “you are,” but when it is preceded by the word “usted,” it means “you (are) him/her/it.” For example: Usted es fuerte.
See this phrase in action!
A great way to practice this is by listening to music. Listen to your favorite songs and try to pick up the lyrics, then switch it up and try to sing the song in Spanish.
Music is a great way to learn new words and phrases because you already enjoy it and it makes it easier to remember the lyrics. You will also pick up some vocabulary as you listen more closely while singing or listening to other songs.
Music is something many people like so making the switch to Spanish music is not hard. You already know what kind of music you like so finding songs and albums in Spanish is not too difficult.
What is the present perfect tense?
The present perfect tense is a grammatical term that refers to the now-tense. It indicates an action that was completed at some point in the past.
You can think of it as the now-tense plus the word “have” or “has.” For example, you can say “I have gone to Spain,” which means you went to Spain in the past, but now you are in a new place.
How do we use it? When speaking English, we use it when we want to talk about something that happened in the past, but also continues to affect our present situation.
For example: “I have gone to Spain.” Because you are now talking about your current situation (talking), you are using the present perfect tense.
What is the past perfect tense?
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that happened prior to another past action. It can also be used to describe a completed action before a planned or anticipated action.
For example, you could say that you went to the store before you bought something. In this case, you went to the store before you bought something at the store.
You can use the past perfect tense when speaking English, and it is one of the most difficult tenses for English learners. Many languages do not have a past perfect tense, so English speakers are usually taught this tense when they learn English.
However, Spanish does have a similar construction that uses different words. Because of this, many Spanish speakers struggle to switch to the correct word for the past perfect tense in English.
The next time you are at the doctor’s office or in health class, pay close attention to your health provider’s or teacher’s use of the past perfect tense and other tenses.
What is the future perfect tense?
The future perfect tense is a verb form that shows either an action that will be completed prior to another future action, or a state that will be in effect prior to another time.
You will have done something or you will have been in a certain state. It is composed of will have + past participle (most often of the verb to be and to have).
For example, “I will have studied two languages by then.” You already know you will have studied two languages by then, but at that time, you will still be in the process of studying them.
You’ll be finished with your studies by then, but it won’t necessarily mean you’ll be successful at what you do after that. In this case, what you do after that is not specified.
