No te saldrás con la tuya: this common phrase is used when you want to tell someone that he won’t get victorious in something. Verb Salir Meaning The verb salir is one of the most used verbs in the Spanish language, this verb can be used in different expressions. It bases meaning is referring to go out from a place,…
To see (Ver) and to look (Mirar) are verbs used to recreate, through language, the sense of sight. They do not have the same meaning, but they are interrelated. Mirar is something we do with our body and Ver is something that happens in our mind. Between Mirar and Ver there is a link: 1. Ver is what happens when…
Ojos Que No Ven, Corazón Que No Siente If you are curious to know what this phrase means, scroll to the bottom of this page to see what this means! When we talk about the verb Sentir, we can have different definitions. Here are the most common ones: Sentir Main Uses To feel something, either pain or pleasure, in the…
We call “regular verbs” the kind of verbs that always follow the same pattern when you conjugate them. And so, In this article we will first get into understanding the pattern they follow to be able to conjugate them in the blink of an eye, and then we will list all the 50 most common regular verbs with their English…
The Day the Wolf Came to Town There is a story that tells us about a silly boy in a faraway town in Europe, a boy who was tending sheep, but he was kind of bored and planning many pranks to play to his friends. Suddenly, this boy thought of the biggest prank ever. That afternoon as he left the…
Think about one of the first things you learn when studying Spanish. Perhaps you will first go over the numbers from one to ten, or learn the greetings used by all Spanish speakers. Yet chances are, you will soon find yourself trying to describe your daily routine. And the first action on everyone’s list will always be waking up. That’s…
Ser and Estar, two sides of the same coin. But in this case, the coin is the verb to be, and it can be difficult to distinguish one from another! Today is not the day to talk about these verbs (we have done it before, separately and together), but it will be the day when we will test your knowledge…
If I were to tell you right now that I know that look and I know the reason you came here, could you identify which verb to use between Saber or Conocer? There are verbs that can be more difficult to learn in Spanish, and this pair falls into that list. In English, we have only one verb “To know”,…
Hay un Hoyo en la Orilla del Mar Have you ever wanted to say “there is” or “there are” in Spanish, and you don’t know how to? Have you ever wanted to say “There are places I remember”, and you realize you just get stuck? Well, let us tell you that there is one magic word that will solve this…
Imagine watching the movie “Back to the Future” in Spanish and understanding each time Martin and the Doc say “Vengo del futuro”, “Vamos al pasado” or “¡Tienes que venir!”. Venir is one of those words that is said more times than we actually realize: in everyday life it represents daily movement along with its sister word “Ir”. Hence, the title…