Category: Spanish

• Should you try the Lingoda language sprint? Here’s my experience and advice

  

  If you looking for a course that’ll keep you motivated to progress in a short space of time, Lingoda just might be the ticket. Here’s what to expect and my recommendations.

  Lucy

  December 5, 2023

  French, German, learning strategies, mindset, Spanish

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• Which language is easiest to learn? Comparing French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese as a native English speaker

  

  If you want to learn a Latin language, but haven’t decided which one, it’s always useful to know what you’re getting yourself into from the offset. Find out what to expect here.

  Lucy

  November 14, 2023

  French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

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• How to start learning any language: treat it like a crime you’re trying to solve

  

  Sick of claims to get you to fluency with this course, that coach, or those book series? Me too! Cracking a language is like trying to solve a crime. Here’s how to do it.

  Lucy

  October 24, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, mindset, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

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• How I went from A2 Spanish to landing a Spanish-speaking job in 6 months

  

  Do you feel like you’re just trudging along and are starting to wonder whether you’ll ever reach fluency in Spanish? You’re not alone, but there is a way out!

  Lucy

  October 10, 2023

  live abroad, mindset, Spanish

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• Why is “problema” masculine?: how to solve gender trouble in Spanish

  

  They taught you that words ending in “a” in Spanish are feminine, so what’s all the exceptions? Find out here.

  Lucy

  August 26, 2023

  Spanish

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• Want to get to know a country? Read the street art: 17 things I learnt from graffiti in Argentina and Brazil

  

  You learn a lot about the history and the mindset of a people when you pay attention to their “unofficial” messages. Start with street art.

  Lucy

  June 28, 2023

  Portuguese, Spanish, travel, travel-study-live abroad

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• 5 free ways to become the ultimate active listener when learning any foreign language

  

  Find listening in your target language really hard? Zone out when talking gets too quick? It’s time to learn how to be an active listener.

  Lucy

  May 20, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

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• 5 timeless video channels for A1-C1 Spanish learners

  

  Videos are a great support as you build your listening skills, thanks to

  Lucy

  May 9, 2023

  culture, Spanish

  A1 Spanish, A2 Spanish, B1 Spanish, B2 Spanish, bbc mundo, best youtubers for learning spanish, C1 Spanish, culture, dreaming spanish, fred lammie, French, happy learning espanol, learning strategies, videos for learning spanish

• 9 superb podcasts with free transcripts for A1-B2 Spanish learners

  

  Bored of listening to other people learn? Zone out when natives speak too quickly? Here are 7 podcasts that will actually improve your Spanish.

  Lucy

  May 2, 2023

  culture, Spanish

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• 6 simple steps to read effectively in a foreign language (A1-B1)

  

  Fall asleep any time you try to read in a foreign language? Or get red with rage with all those words you don’t know? The solution: follow these 6 steps.

  Lucy

  April 26, 2023

  French, German, Italian, learning strategies, more languages, Portuguese, Spanish

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