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The Spanish Dude
7M ago
Learn all about Spanish immersion schools: how they work, how to choose a school, how long to stay, the cost, safety (including single women), accommodation options (including what to request for the best experience), my favorite schools and more.
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The Spanish Dude
9M ago
Hola!
If you missed yesterday’s post, I’m at a Spanish immersion school in Costa Rica:
Studying at Tico Lingo in Heredia, Costa Rica
Today, I’m going to tell you how these schools work.
–They’re all over Latin America & Spain–in big cities, medium cities and small cities.
–After you enroll, they give you a written and oral test, in order to place you in a group at your level (1-6 people).
–You can also take private, 1-on-1 lessons or a mix of private and group lessons (I prefer the group lessons because I learn so much from the other students, and the conversation is usually better).
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The Spanish Dude
9M ago
Hola!
I’m excited for my third day of Spanish classes here at Tico Lingo in Costa Rica!
You might think of me as a Spanish TEACHER, but I’m also still a Spanish LEARNER [for life].
The truth is, my Spanish isn’t nearly as good as I want it to be.
When I made my first Spanish video almost TEN years ago (what???) – improving my Spanish was still a big goal.
But, my videos, my business and life got in the way.
Sure, I’ve learned lots from making my videos…
And, on my own, I’ve studied tons of grammar and had iTalki partners…
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The Spanish Dude
1y ago
They tell us that “escuchar” means “to listen” and “oír” means “to hear”. But then, in the real world, we see the EXACT OPPOSITE all the time–not only in a few situations. In this video, I’ll show you what is going on.
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The Spanish Dude
1y ago
In this video, I show you a common reason why you might see two conjugated verbs in a row (as opposed to one conjugated verb followed by a verb in the infinitive form).
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The Spanish Dude
1y ago
In this video, we talk about how to say “I can’t wait” when we’re excited about something. And, what I show you in this video doesn’t 100% jive with what a Spanish teacher once told me.
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The Spanish Dude
2y ago
In this video, we compare three verbs that CAN all mean “to try”: “intentar,” “probar” and “tratar”. We’ll talk about when to use which, plus when they’re interchangeable and when they’re NOT.
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The Spanish Dude
2y ago
In this episode of One Line at a Time, we cover the “Preterite Vs. Imperfect” PLUS two topics I’ve never previously talked about: the “Present Perfect Tense” and “Deber Vs. Debería”.
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The Spanish Dude
2y ago
In this short video, I give you a 3-part rule of thumb for using “tratar” PLUS I reveal the central, core idea behind all the different uses of “tratar”.
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The Spanish Dude
2y ago
This used to really confuse me. I first learned that “preguntar” is how to say “to ask” in Spanish. But then, I started to see “pedir” used for “to ask”. What is going on? Well, in this short video, I explain what’s going on. I give you a quick and easy shortcut for knowing when to use “preguntar” and when to use “pedir”.
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