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Opinion-led pieces on learning Spanish as an adult: methodology, vocabulary deep dives, regional notes.
Methodology
Best Way to Learn Spanish: An Honest Plan for Adults
There is no shortcut to Spanish, but there is an efficient path. The routes that work for adults, ranked honestly against the ones that waste your time.
28 Jun 2026
Methodology
AQA GCSE Spanish (8692): Vocabulary and Topics
What the AQA GCSE Spanish 8692 spec really demands: 1,200+ vocabulary items across nine topics, the tier split, and how it maps onto frequency-first learning.
14 Jun 2026
Methodology
Colours in Spanish: The 11 Basics and Gender Rules
Colours in Spanish: the 11 basics, the gender rule that flips rojo to roja, the fruit-named invariants like rosa and naranja, and the color de X workaround.
11 Jun 2026
Methodology
Days of the Week in Spanish: Lunes to Domingo
Days of the week in Spanish, lunes to domingo: the Latin etymology, the lowercase rule, the lunes-first calendar, and why X stands in for miercoles midweek.
11 Jun 2026
Methodology
Numbers in Spanish: 1 to 100 and the Patterns
Numbers in Spanish, cero to un millon: the irregulars, the veintiuno contraction, the cien vs ciento split, the gender agreement, and the spelling rules at 21.
11 Jun 2026
Methodology
Por vs Para: The Spanish Rule That Actually Works
Por vs para in Spanish, explained: the binary rule that beats the textbook lists, the shift cases where either works, and the fixed expressions to memorise.
11 Jun 2026
Methodology
Ser vs Estar: The Two Spanish 'To Be' Verbs
Ser vs estar in full: what each verb means, conjugation tables for every major tense, the DOCTOR and PLACE mnemonics, and the shift cases that flip meaning.
11 Jun 2026
Resources
Essential Spanish Words for Travel: The 30 That Matter
The 30 essential Spanish words for travel, from agua and comida to bano and dinero, with pronunciation, the Spain vs Latin America splits, and phrase patterns.
10 Jun 2026
Methodology
How to Say Beautiful in Spanish: Hermoso, Bonito, Guapo
How to say beautiful in Spanish: hermoso, bonito, lindo, bello and guapo, which one fits a person, an object or a sunset, and what each region reaches for.
10 Jun 2026
Methodology
How to Say Good Morning in Spanish: Buenos Días
How to say good morning in Spanish, plus afternoon, evening and night: buenos dias, buenas tardes, the shortened buenas, and the email register most get wrong.
10 Jun 2026
Methodology
How to Say My Name Is in Spanish: Me Llamo
How to say my name is in Spanish: me llamo, mi nombre es and soy, the formal se llama vs informal te llamas, and the introduction etiquette that actually lands.
10 Jun 2026
Resources
Top 100 Spanish Verbs You Actually Need
The 100 most-frequent Spanish verbs, ranked, with translations and links to conjugations: the seven that do a third of the work and the unavoidable irregulars.
10 Jun 2026