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Ever wanted to speak Spanish but found it hard? I know I did initially too.

Why isn’t this part of all language classes, it just makes so much sense? This blew me away when I first learned it…
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What the heck is “ban ho”?

I promise it’s not some horrible rap song.

You get bonus points if you figure out what “ban ho” means in Spanish before you play the video.

Hint: Tiene que ver con la pronunciación. (It has to do with the pronunciation.)
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Here is the fourth video in the “Spanish life, love and music” series.

This is where we bring the videos together and get your Spanish flowing about life, love and music.
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In the first video of the “Spanish life, love and music” series you were speaking Spanish with these kinds of phrases.

me gustaría tocar un instrumento

quiero tocar la guitarra

siempre he querido aprender un instrumento

You’ve been speaking-to-learn with the videos.
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Did you know Spanish has a different word for playing an instrument as opposed to playing a sport?

In English we talk about playing sports and games and we also talk about playing music.

Spanish has a different verb for each one. To play a game or a sport the verb is jugar, for example:

I’m always excited to hear about my students using their Spanish in the real world. Here are some comments from my blog about making use of these Spanish lessons in real-life situations.
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Lots of Spanish words about la música are instantly recognizable.

Por ejemplo los instrumentos (For example, the instruments):
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Can you imagine a world without music?

Life wouldn’t be the same. It doesn’t matter where you go in the world—music is something that unites us all.

It’s a great thing to talk about with your Spanish-speaking amigos too.

I’ve created a series of free video lessons that make it easy for you to […]

I’ve got a complete series of 4 videos for you. Están pagados por la casa (They are on the house).

I’ve had lots of great comments on the blog about these videos. My favorite was from Marianne

I want so much to speak fluently…but I think fear of mistakes holds me back…it becomes […]

When I was a kid playing soccer in high school I had my glory day.

I took a corner kick

GGGGOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

The ball went into the net…

from the corner!
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I specialize in making Spanish easy for anyone at any age.

You can speak Spanish quickly by starting with Spanish words and patterns that are easy for English speakers to use right away.

I always start with the familiar Spanish first.

As well as being faster to pick up it also makes Spanish so […]

Here is a unique little trick you can use right away to speak authentic Spanish.

Any time you want to express the idea “I am a/an…” in Spanish you can use soy, for example: […]

Starting today the citizens of 12 Spanish-speaking countries will have their eyes firmly gazed on the United States.

Fiebre de fútbol(football fever) is coming to the United States. Of the 16 finalists in La Copa de America 12 represent Spanish-speaking countries.

Passions will be ignited, countries will be unified and friendships forged.

Here’s a […]

Whether you are a fanático del fútbol or not, the excitement will be hard to avoid over the next few weeks.

The Copa de America takes place this month. It’s a South American tournament, but this year it’s being held in the United States.

On the other side of the pond there is […]

As you discovered in my 1st Spanish tip, I like to use “building blocks” to teach you Spanish in the fastest way possible.

I don’t mess around with grammar and tenses and the failed methods that have frustrated you and so many others for so many years.

I […]

The most important tool you can use to learn Spanish – or any language for that matter – are mnemonics.

A Mnemonic is a memory “trick” that is a lot of fun…and very easy to learn.

But you rarely – if ever – see it taught in traditional Spanish textbooks, classrooms or courses. […]

Here’s the free list of 119 Spanish Words about music that you can pick up and start using instantly.

119 Instant Spanish Words about music

Here’s a Free video lesson to get you speaking about music in Spanish: […]

I’ve got a new video for you today.

It’s always bothered me that most Spanish classes have no sequence.

Things just stand all alone.

That sucks! […]

This pattern is so natural you’ll be able to speak with it instantly.

Even if just starting out with Spanish the speak-to-learn video system will have you speaking in flowing sentences.

Not only is this pattern easy, it’s almost instant to use. It’ll quickly become part of your Spanish communication repertoire.

You can pick […]

Last year, I fulfilled a 20-year promise to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge around my 50th birthday.

I made two Spanish lessons about turning 50 and throwing a birthday party.

This year for my 51st birthday I’ve arranged to sleep in the Sydney zoo with my kids. […]

I‘ve got a new Spanish video for you. It’s a follow up to the one I sent a few days ago.

Like the first conversational Spanish booster this one too has lots of useful friendly conversational Spanish. It’s Spanish you can use right away in real life situations. […]

A few days ago I posted an audio lesson. Recibió muchos comentarios positivos. (It received a lot of positive comments.)

Many comments were along the lines of this one from Lynn:

Love Marcus and his methods of teaching, but for me I need to see and hear the words as I think it […]

They are designed to plug right into the language patterns from Synergy Spanish.

That’ll make it easy to add everyday expressions to your repertoire and give your Spanish a natural conversational flow.

Can you do me un favor and give this audio a try. […]