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* Leer artículo en español * You've finally decided to go out on a limb, and step out of your comfort zone by putting into practice what you've been studying in Spanish. You're finally having a conversation with a Spanish speaker and it's going so well. You start to feel like your studies have paid off, but then it happens.. You're stuck. You should know how to respond, but you just don't remember what you need to say! You are now in panic mode and you decide to cut the conversation short and leave in a hurry. The above scenario happens way to often to those who are learning a new language. Although embarrassing moments and public mistakes can be helpful motivators and can push us to correct our mistakes, so that we never have to feel that way again, I think we'd all prefer to not make those mistakes at all. I'd like to offer you some tips on how to retain what you learn in Spanish and be able to retrieve the words and phrases that you ne...

              At Bilingüe Blogs, we pride ourselves on teaching authentic Spanish, so that students can understand and communicate with natives in a natural way. Many slang words, and colloquial phrases are not taught in schools or other courses. Many dictionaries do not seem to contain them either. Typically, in order to learn these things, you have to befriend someone from the country that uses the dialect that you want to learn. Another option could be to travel or move to that country. Sometimes, neither of these options are possible, but there is no need to worry. You can learn practically anything online nowadays. With that being said, I would like to share with you some of the best sites for learning colloquial phrases and slang in Spanish. In this article we will only be investigating the Caribbean since they are close in proximity, and all have a very similar spoken dialect.  **DISCLAIMER** This article is intended for  i...

** Read this article in English here .**          Cuando empecé a estudiar una lengua extranjera, no sabía casi nada. Una cosa que sí sabía, era que me gustaba una chica que hablaba ese idioma. Para intentar impresionarla, decidí escribirle una carta en su lengua materna. Llevé a cabo esta tarea con la ayuda del traductor gratis de Google, y el diccionario que tenía. Era muy difícil para ella entender lo que escribí porque el traductor no era capaz de traducir bien algunas frases y palabras. Obviamente, no la impresioné. De hecho, lo único que logré hacer fue avergonzarme.          Aprendí par de lecciónes muy valiosas. La primera es que no se debe usar los traductores en línea para escribir una carta entera de amor. Otra, es que si se decide usar un traductor, se debe usar uno que sea fiable. Quiero que todo el mundo aprenda de mis errores y es por eso que quisiera compartir contigo, mis 3 diccionarios en línea, preferidos. Si est...

** Para leer este artículo en español, haz click acá .**         When I first started to learn Spanish at the age of 10, I did not know much at all. I did, however, know that I liked a Spanish speaking girl at my school. To try to impress her I would write her "love notes" in Spanish. How did I accomplish this? By using my good old English-Spanish dictionary, and typing phrases into google translator of course. It turns out that most of what I had written was incorrect due to the my lack of knowledge, the horrible translations from google, and using the wrong definitions in my handheld dictionary. Needless to say, I did not end up impressing her.         Would you like to REALLY impress your Latin lover? Are you looking to cheat on your essay for Spanish class? (I do not condone this!) Do you simply want to make sure that you are using the correct phrases/words? Well in this article, you can learn from my mistakes as I share with you my ...

Welcome to the Real Spanish podcast from Bilingüe Blogs. In this episode, you will learn the names of the vowels in Spanish, the sounds that the vowels make in comparison to the English vowels, the Purpose of this podcast, and who Melvin War is. Feel free to visit  https://bilingueblogs.blogspot.com/  for more Spanish learning tips, and lessons.  You can also check out the Bilingüe Blogs Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bilingueblogs .  While you are at it make sure to check out the song in the intro and outro of this Podcast. Melvin War - Feel No Ways  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NebO-PMNRs If you enjoy this podcast, stick around for more and share it with other learners!  If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

        I have given you all many methods and tips for learning Spanish but I have never told you which tools to use. This post is for those who need a little more guidance in regards to what to use to teach yourself Spanish or to help supplement you while you are taking separate courses. I will share my grammar books, vocabulary books, and also helpful reading books (found in the top right corner of the page). If you like the content from this post, please share it with others! Thank you! Feel Free To Purchase These Books. They Will Be Cheaper If You Purchase Them Through The Links That I Have Provided For You, And It Is Worth The Investment If You Really Want To Learn!

        Music always seems to comfort the brokenhearted. There are certain songs that speak to our hearts and put our pain into such poetic phrases that we cannot think of on our own. Others, like myself, just love sad songs even when they are not brokenhearted.  Since I loved sad songs, and I loved Spanish, I combined the two and started to listen to Spanish breakup songs in order to help me learn Spanish. I listened to the same songs over and over to use context clues to figure out the meaning of words. Also, I would take note of the popular words that were heard across the board from many songs.  Below is a list of my top 14 Spanish breakup songs (w/ lyrics). Since I know that everyone likes different genres, I tried my best to include songs for a all tastes of music. I also have them separated by reason for the breakup. Let me know what your favorite songs were from this list, and what songs you think I should have added to the list. Just Truly Broke...