Knowing how to react in a Spanish conversation can significantly enhance your fluency and make you sound more like a native speaker. Therefore, using Spanish filler words to react in a conversation is key. That’s why we didn’t want to finish this season of The Coffee Break Spanish Show without bringing you some tips on how

Saying “to become” in Spanish can be a tricky task, because there are several verbs that express this concept. Today, we’ll explore the main translations and learn how to use them correctly. If you’re curious about how to say “to become” in Spanish or need tips on how to use these verbs properly, read on!

Learning Spanish can be both exciting and challenging, especially when you encounter the subjunctive mood. If you’re wondering, “what is the subjunctive in Spanish?” or “when to use subjunctive in Spanish?”, you’re in the right place. This article will guide you through understanding and using the subjunctive in Spanish, focusing on present subjunctive conjugation and

Learning how to order a coffee in Spanish is an essential skill for anyone visiting or living in a Spanish-speaking country. Not only does it help you get your daily caffeine fix, but it also opens up opportunities to practise your Spanish and interact with locals! In this blog post, we’ll cover how to order

Knowing how to give commands in Spanish is key to many everyday situations. If you’re a learner of the language, it’s therefore important to know how to form the imperative in Spanish, which is used to give commands, instructions, advice and to ask someone to do something for you. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is

Being confident with the nuances of pronunciation makes a big difference in your language-learning journey. One of the trickier Spanish sounds for English speakers is the letter J. This article will teach you how to pronounce the letter J in Spanish, provide tips for practice, and explain some regional variations. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is

The English word “for” can be tricky to translate into Spanish. This is because there are two words that are normally associated with “for”: por and para. When to use por vs para in Spanish is something that many of our Coffee Break learners ask us about. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a series

Knowing how to appropriately express obligation in Spanish is a useful aspect to get to grips with if you’re a learner of the language. In Spanish, there are three main phrases used to convey that someone must or has to do something: deber, tener que and hay que. Understanding these expressions is useful for many

Tener is likely one of the very first verbs that you came across in your Spanish-learning journey. As you’ll know, the basic meaning of tener in English is “to have”. However, there are many useful expressions with tener in Spanish in which the verb does not translate as “to have”. The Coffee Break Spanish Show

With accent marks and upside-down question marks, there is a lot to think about when it comes to using Spanish question words. This is why forming questions in Spanish is something our Coffee Break language learners regularly ask us about. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of short but useful conversations, in

Learning new vocabulary can seem like a daunting task for any language learner. This is why we’re going to look at some tips and tricks to help you expand your vocabulary in an easy and straightforward way, so that you can gain more confidence in your Spanish. To do this, we are going to be

Making negative statements in Spanish can be challenging for learners. The negative in Spanish works differently from English which can mean it’s easy to make mistakes. However, there are some simple rules that can help us correctly use negative structures when we are speaking in Spanish. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series

¿Está bueno o es bueno? Are both of these phrases correct? Do they mean the same thing? As a Spanish learner, at times, it can be difficult to know when to use ser and when to use estar to translate “to be”. And did you know that there are some adjectives that have a different meaning depending on

¿Ser o estar? That is the question. As you may already know, in Spanish there are two verbs that translate as “to be”, and knowing which to choose in each situation can be one of the biggest challenges for Spanish learners. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of short, informal conversations to

When it comes to Spanish pronunciation, some aspects of it are relatively easy to get your head around. However, at times, things can get a little tricky when it comes to knowing which syllable to stress when pronouncing a word in Spanish. Like in English, the stress of words is not always on the same

Spanish is a very flexible language, in the sense that we can often move things around in the sentence and change the word order. However, sometimes a different word order can result in a difference in emphasis or in meaning. This is especially important to remember with some adverbs. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is

Knowing when to use tú and when to use usted can be challenging for any learner of Spanish, especially because it depends on the location where you are speaking Spanish. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of bite-sized, friendly conversations, in which we demystify tricky Spanish language topics. In the latest episode,

Me gusta el español may be one of the first sentences we learn when we start studying Spanish. However, gustar can be a tricky verb to use! In fact, “how do you say that you like something?” is one of the questions we get asked the most by our Coffee Break Spanish community. That’s why

Have you ever wondered why there are some feminine nouns that use the masculine definite article el? You may be thinking of examples like el agua, el hambre or el aula. You probably already know that when it comes to grammatical gender in Spanish, nouns can either be masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use the word el to mean “the”

The Spanish R is one of the most distinctive sounds when you listen to a native speaker. For a learner, getting your mouth around the R might not only be challenging, but it can also be tough to know how and when to use it. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of