Cat got your Spanish tongue
If someone stays silent when they should speak in English, we might ask “Has the cat got your tongue?” The Spanish version is not only painful but also disgusting. ¿Te comieron la lengua los ratones?” Did they eat your tongue the rats? !Ay! (Ouch!) The English gato (cat) gets your tongue and the Spanish ratones [...]
Lighter than air Spanish
I recently read about a success principle that’s important to your Spanish. Did you know the space shuttle burns through most of its fuel in the first minutes of flight? Once it breaks out of the earth’s gravitational pull, it can simply glide in orbit. The book I read stated you need to work really [...]
A surefire Spanish conversation starter
Normal topics for enjoyable conversations with native Spanish speakers are as follows: Comida Food Familia Family Amigos Friends This month everything is different, there is only one subject. It trumps anything else. Yes, it’s La Copa Mundial (The World Cup). Hands down, it’s the liveliest conversation topic among Spanish speakers for [...]
It’s a small world with Spanish
On this post I have for you is the second Wiring your Brain for Spanish video: If you missed the first one, it’s available on this blog post: […]
Wiring your brain for Spanish
Did you know there is an easy way to say "more" with the Spanish you already know? It is easy and all it takes is picking up this new pattern. You can add it in just a few minutes, and use it to speak more conversational Spanish with your amigos right away. There is a [...]
Keep yourself young with Spanish
This secret is a doozy! Henry Ford said it best: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” We often marvel at how quickly kids pick up things with their young [...]
Speak Spanish by doing Less
Remember when you first started learning Spanish? If you’re like I was, you were probably pretty excited. In my case, I had just moved to a Spanish-speaking country. I couldn’t wait to get started, and I was sure it would be a cinch. After all, I was teaching English as a second language… how [...]
Ancient philosopher teaches you his Spanish secret
Here is the 2nd secret to speaking Spanish at any age. If you missed the 1st secret, you will find it here: Secret to speaking Spanish at any age. Today we’ll use ancient philosophy and wisdom that is as true today as it was more than 2,000 years ago. […]
Speaking Spanish At Any Age Secret # 1
Here’s a secret from the memory experts. It’s a fun mind-expanding tool that anyone can use at any age. It gave me a powerful Spanish vocabulary fast and it can do the same for you. This memory tool makes Spanish words stick in your mind like superglue. Here’s how it works. [...]
My name is Edmundo Ortega, I would like more about your offer for “Small Talk”, Is that a complete course or is just the start for being more familiar with the language?
I purchased Synergy Spanish back in 2005-6, before you offered the online options you do now. It got me through my Spanish Class as Top of the Class. I was even able to order breakfast from McDonalds, and after having been in line listening to the Spanish guys working there talk about those of us in-line whom they thought couldn’t understand what they were saying, when I got to the counter, and my Lilly-white self began ordering in Spanish, the workers faces grew pale. They then realized that I knew everything that they had been saying while I waited in line to order my breakfast. LOL, I guess they won’t be talking smack about us white people in the breakfast line anytime soon!
Anyway, I just wanted to say what an awesome system you have here, and I wish everyone taught it like you do. A gain, thanks. SK in VA.