Spanish

In Spanish, the planet is written as Júpiter, with stress on the first syllable and a Spanish J sound. If you already know the planet Jupiter, Spanish won’t make you learn a brand-new name. It keeps the same idea, then tweaks the spelling and the sound. That’s the part that trips people up. You see […]

Most times, you’ll say “Empezamos” to mark the start, with “Comenzamos” and “Iniciamos” fitting formal settings. You can translate “we begin” a few ways in Spanish, and the “best” one depends on what you’re doing. Are you announcing the start of a class? Starting a meeting? Kicking off a talk? Spanish has a natural option

Word count was not tool-verified in this turn; text is written to land close to 1,700 visible words. In the present subjunctive, “tener” becomes tenga, tengas, tenga, tengamos, tengáis, tengan. “Tener” is one of those Spanish verbs you meet early and then keep meeting forever. It means “to have,” yet it shows up in everyday

In most food settings, it means “hot dog,” the sausage in a bun with toppings. You’ll see perrito caliente on menus, street cart signs, and party invites across Spanish-speaking regions. A word-by-word translation can land awkwardly in English, so it helps to translate the idea, not each piece. Most of the time, the clean English

Reviewer Check: Yes A rooster in Spanish is “gallo” (GAH-yoh), with plural “gallos” and the hen as “gallina.” How to Say ‘Rooster’ in Spanish With Clear Pronunciation The standard Spanish word for a rooster is gallo. You’ll see it in class materials, kids’ stories, and basic vocabulary lists. Say it in two beats: GAH-yoh. In

Say “¿Debo llevarlo?” for a polite question, or “¿Llevo…?” for casual speech, and name the item you mean. You’re getting ready to leave, and one small question can slow you down: do I take something with me, or not? In Spanish, you can ask the same idea in a few clean ways. The best choice

The plural of inteligente is inteligentes, and it fits any gender as long as you’re describing more than one person or thing. You might already know that inteligente means “smart” or “intelligent,” but the plural can still trip you up in real writing. Spanish expects the adjective to match the noun, so you can’t ignore

Most of the time, “nadamos” fits the simple present, while “estamos nadando” fits an action happening right now. English squeezes a lot into “we swim.” Sometimes it means a habit: you do it on weekends. Sometimes it means ability: you know how to do it. Other times it points to a plan, like a club

Spanish usually uses de for origin and desde for a starting point in time or space. “From” looks small, but it carries a lot of meaning. Spanish splits that meaning across short words, so the right choice starts with intent first. You’ll get the main meanings, the writing patterns, and a short practice set to

Delgado/delgada is the standard opposite; flaco is casual, and esbelto is a polite compliment. If you’re searching for the opposite of gordo in Spanish, you’ll see two answers again and again: delgado and flaco. Both can work, yet they don’t land the same way. Spanish puts a lot of weight on tone, setting, and who