Christmas is finally here, and although we will all be spending time with our families, it’s important to spend just a few minutes of each day practising your English to stay in the habit. To keep in the spirit of…
Today I’m not teaching grammar or idioms. I’d like to share a bit of Aussie culture with you. Since it’s the Christmas season and it’s celebrated differently all around the world, I’d like to share how we do it “down…
One of the biggest requests I get from people is to teach them some Aussie slang. The Australian accent takes a while to get used to, but the more difficult thing is to understand is the different vocabulary that we have…
Here’s another sentence I hear often that doesn’t directly translate into English: “Gracias por tus consejos” My cookie for today is “bite-sized” (small), but not commonly known: In English, advice is always singular. You cannot say “Thank you for your advices.”…
One of my language partners @AlejandroJimenez gave me an interesting tip this week about something useful he learnt recently. The use of “I will” and “I won’t” are usually used in Spanish to express your intentions. For example: “I will/won’t go to…
Sometimes when I’m practising Spanish, I don’t want to talk about the same things all the time, so I try to ask interesting and different questions to get to know people better. One of the most interesting things I like…
Speaking with people from other time zones daily basis has its challenges. It means we are often awake for half the night practising, but then we need to get up early for school or work. We call this ‘burning the…
One day during speaking practise, a Spanish speaking friend didn’t understand something and responded with “What?” I know that in Spanish, “¿Qué?” is a perfectly acceptable response, and this is also true in other languages. However not all words translate well and you…
I regularly have chats and written conversations with people from all over the world, especially Spanish speakers. What I’ve noticed in that time is how often I am greeted with “Hello friend”. Whilst this is perfectly friendly, polite and…
As a writer, I find it ironic that I’m struggling to find words to express how excited I am to be writing this post to you right now! It’s been a crazy year for me and I’m so happy to…