The Spanish R is one of the most distinctive sounds when you listen to a native speaker. For a learner, getting your mouth around the R might not only be challenging, but it can also be tough to know how and when to use it. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of

Have you ever wondered why there are some feminine nouns that use the masculine definite article el? You may be thinking of examples like el agua, el hambre or el aula. You probably already know that when it comes to grammatical gender in Spanish, nouns can either be masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use the word el to mean “the”

Me gusta el español may be one of the first sentences we learn when we start studying Spanish. However, gustar can be a tricky verb to use! In fact, “how do you say that you like something?” is one of the questions we get asked the most by our Coffee Break Spanish community. That’s why

Knowing when to use tú and when to use usted can be challenging for any learner of Spanish, especially because it depends on the location where you are speaking Spanish. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of bite-sized, friendly conversations, in which we demystify tricky Spanish language topics. In the latest episode,

Spanish is a very flexible language, in the sense that we can often move things around in the sentence and change the word order. However, sometimes a different word order can result in a difference in emphasis or in meaning. This is especially important to remember with some adverbs. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is

When it comes to Spanish pronunciation, some aspects of it are relatively easy to get your head around. However, at times, things can get a little tricky when it comes to knowing which syllable to stress when pronouncing a word in Spanish. Like in English, the stress of words is not always on the same

¿Ser o estar? That is the question. As you may already know, in Spanish there are two verbs that translate as “to be”, and knowing which to choose in each situation can be one of the biggest challenges for Spanish learners. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series of short, informal conversations to

¿Está bueno o es bueno? Are both of these phrases correct? Do they mean the same thing? As a Spanish learner, at times, it can be difficult to know when to use ser and when to use estar to translate “to be”. And did you know that there are some adjectives that have a different meaning depending on

Making negative statements in Spanish can be challenging for learners. The negative in Spanish works differently from English which can mean it’s easy to make mistakes. However, there are some simple rules that can help us correctly use negative structures when we are speaking in Spanish. The Coffee Break Spanish Show is a podcast series

Learning new vocabulary can seem like a daunting task for any language learner. This is why we’re going to look at some tips and tricks to help you expand your vocabulary in an easy and straightforward way, so that you can gain more confidence in your Spanish. To do this, we are going to be