The Spanish Coach blog

What is easy about learning Spanish?

What is easy about learning Spanish?

Spanish has always been a go-to language for English speakers to learn due to its practicality and wide reach. Quick history lesson (bear with me)...  Spanish is one of the...
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Pleased to meet you...

Pleased to meet you...

This little story was a lesson for me in how making a mistake with your Spanish is not always bad news! Early on in my own learning journey I’d been invited...
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How are you doing with your Spanish?

How are you doing with your Spanish?

I regularly meet with students who are at varying stages of the Spanish learning journey. There are so many learning options out there... Evening classes Using an app Books Online...
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Sorting our BIEN from our BUENO...

Sorting our BIEN from our BUENO...

Firstly, let’s look at the meanings. The Spanish word bien means fine and also well, whereas the word bueno means good.  Nice and simple, right? Not always...! We use bien...
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His mind was talking him out of being confident in Spanish!

His mind was talking him out of being confident in Spanish!

  The conversation was much like so many others I’d experienced. My student that day, let’s call him Richard, was coming to the end of his Spanish language course. He’d worked...
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"I'm doing things at my own speed, and that's ok!"

"I'm doing things at my own speed, and that's ok!"

I often say to my students that learning Spanish is a marathon not a sprint. There is no quick-fix so whenever you see marketing that promises ‘be fluent in three months’... well,...
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Top 5 reasons to learn Spanish as a mature student...

Top 5 reasons to learn Spanish as a mature student...

There is a common misconception that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. Wrong! Whilst the idea of enrolling on a language course may...
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How keeping a diary can help your Spanish

How keeping a diary can help your Spanish

You will be amazed in just how many ways it can help, but here are my top four reasons why keeping a diary can help you learn Spanish...  Have you ever had...
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