Las alfombras de Guatemala
Our guest blog contributor is Rosa María Acajabón, a Spanish coach with Pronto Spanish. She writes about Lent and Holy Week in Guatemala. Her city, Antigua, is known for their beautiful …
General Spanish
Tips for Working with a Spanish Coach
Our Spanish coaches have been helping adult students learn Spanish online for over 15 years! They recently compiled this list of 20 tips for learning another language and practicing online …
What language immersion is really like (and what I wish I was told)
As a college Spanish major, I completed all of my introductory and intermediate courses with flying colors. I’ve mastered grammar charts, sentence structures, and basic writing skills. I can understand …
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7 Tips for Hybrid and Virtual Spanish Courses
While many schools and instructors were in the process of adding more blended learning before March 2020, they have now clearly made the shift. Instructors and students have become more …
Spanish Resources Alone Do NOT Equal Fluency
I have learned a lot in the past year, as we all have. I don’t know how many entrepreneurs would admit this, but I feel very comfortable saying this about …
5 Reasons for an Online Spanish Tutor
“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.” -Rita Mae Brown 1. Convenience You can take a …
Vos and Vosotros – Are they the same?
Vos and Vosotros Are they the same thing? Is “vos” just a shortened version of “vosotros” – like Ud. and Usted? The short answer is, “No. Vos and vosotros are …
“Easy” Spanish Verbs
What is a verb? Let’s start out with the basics. A verb is an action. These are all verbs: run play eat sleep study These are all things you do. …
Spanish Vocabulary for the Coronavirus Pandemic
Our day-to-day life has been upended with COVID-19. While it would be nice to just ignore it and have it all go away, that is not our current reality. Many …
Hispanic Time: Understanding the Differences
“Latino Standard Time (LST) refers to the amount of time between when someone of Latin American origin says that they will be somewhere, and when they actually are. Generally Latino …