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Are you trying to catch the attention of that special someone with some pick-up lines in Spanish? This is Madame Zazú, and welcome again to your favorite evening show: Talking with Madame Zazú! *Mystical music, esoteric imagery and sheer curtains open wide, showing the kind-eyed sensation and mystic, Madame Zazú, to the viewers on the other side of the TV.* "Welcome, m’ijos, to Talking with Mme. Zazú! May the stars and archangels bless you from above! Recently, I’ve been receiving many messages on my official Instagram page from my beloved fans asking me to help them gain the attention of…
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I used to loathe flashcards. Give me five minutes to tell you what changed my mind, and maybe you'll learn how to love them again, too. We've all been told that language flashcards are a great way to improve your vocabulary and fluency when learning a foreign language. There are problems, though. They can be time consuming, frustrating, boring to make and they can be a poor use of your study time if you misuse them. The good news is that you don't need to spend hours cutting out cards nowadays - you just need a good app. [post_pinimage] The…
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Does the Spanish subjunctive give you nightmares? Fear no more! This lesson will help you understand when to use the subjunctive and when not to use it, as well as give you some tips on how to remember these rules. Essentially, we need to think about whether the sentence we are dealing with refers to reality or to a hypothesis or wish. Within that general rule, there are some exceptions, but also some common aspects between them that will help you remember which is which. You will also learn to identify the infinitive of some irregular subjunctives. Don't forget to…
SUBJUNTIVO | #2 subordinadas SUSTANTIVAS
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By Maria Correas
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Does the Spanish subjunctive do your head in? How can you learn when to use a tense that does not exist in English? This lesson gives you some useful tips on what type of sentences generally carry the subjunctive, as well as some cases where you can use both (but the meaning changes) and others where you can only use the subjunctive (verbs of volition, such as "want"). In cases where you can use both, using the indicative will denote that you already have that information, while using the subjunctive will suggest that you still need to find out. Don't…
SUBJUNTIVO -
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By Maria Correas
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Do you get petrified every time you see something that looks like the subjunctive in Spanish? Don't worry, the subjunctive seems a difficult tense because it is barely used in English, but there are some rules you can follow, and soon you will start understanding the logic. In this video, which is an introduction to the subjunctive tense, you will get a chance to see different cases and why the subjunctive is or isn't used on each occasion. You will also learn how to form sentences related to wishes or recommendations that include and do not include the subjunctive. Don't…
SUBJUNTIVO - Parte 1:
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By Maria Correas
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Flashcards are nearly ubiquitous with studying, especially when you're learning a new language. But, not everyone loves them. In a recent poll, nearly one-third of language students told us that they don't use flashcards at all. And, it's easy to understand why. In a study in 2015, only 1% of students remembered after one week what they saw on a flashcard. Don't give up on flashcards quite yet, though. Give me five minutes, and I'll show you how to make flashcards effective and fun! [post_pinimage] Paper or App Flashcards This is primarily a point of preference, but there are pros…
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Does the subjunctive in Spanish confuse you? Don't worry, it is a difficult tense. In general, we use it for recommendations, advice, wishes, opinions... anything that is subjective. However, that rule does not always work. For example, if we "believe" something, then it does exist in our mind and therefore we use indicative. This lesson will give you examples of what structures are followed by subjunctive and which ones by indicative. It will also help you distinguish verbs that are very similar in the way they are written, but that are expressing different tenses. You will definitely start getting the…
El SUBJUNTIVO en español ¿cuándo y cómo usarlo?: Clase de español con María
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By Maria Correas
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Need tips to learn to use the subjunctive? Do you not feel ready to just jump into a full Spanish explanation? This lesson supports you by providing an acronym in English that will help you remember the main situations when we use the subjunctive: W.E.I.R.D.O. (wishes, emotions, impersonal expressions, recommendations, doubts, and "ojalá", a new, useful word for you to learn in Spanish). If you learn best through using memory techniques, this is definitely your lesson. But, in exchange for the lesson being in English, you will have to accept the challenge of answering some questions in Spanish! Don't forget…
The Subjunctive in Spanish | The Language Tutor *Lesson 58*
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By Maria Correas
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Spanish grammar can often strike fear into the hearts of English-speaking language learners, especially when the topic is the Spanish subjunctive for beginners. I get it. There are seemingly endless variations of impossible grammatical structures to memorize when hard-to-parse nuanced applications instruct you to "say it this way" unless it just so happens that you're wondering about what the other person had for lunch while you're standing on your left foot and the new moon is rising. Yikes! The good news is that it's actually very learnable. We'll simplify it enough for you to get started with just a few…