Spanish with James

07/10/2026

How do you say “ask” and “question” in Spanish? 🇪🇸🤔 The answer is not that simple, since Spanish has two verbs to ask (preguntar and pedir) and two verbs to question (preguntar and cuestionar), each with very specific uses! If asking something with a question mark on the end, use preguntar. If asking *for* something, use pedir. And if questioning someone’s authority, use cuestionar 😉

05/10/2026

What’s the letter Ü used for in Spanish? 🇪🇸 The letter U, especially when paired with this accent mark (diéresis) gives us lots of options for combining the letter G with the five vowels 🤓

05/10/2026

Can’t make today’s live Masterclass but still want to master the present tense? Work through in-depth video lessons and quizzes to test your understanding in this online course 🤓 All the same explanations, but in your own time!

In this course, we will cover everything you need to know to master the Spanish present tense: the regular verbs, the reflexive verbs, the verbs that are only irregular in one conjugation, the radical-stem changing verbs, and the verbs that are irregular in every possible way!

01/10/2026

What’s with Mexican fart phrases? 🤨 It feels like Mexicans say the word ‘p**o’ in every other sentence… but what do all these rather flatulent expressions actually mean? 🤔 Mi compadre, carnal, cuate y buen amigo nos va a ayudar a agarrar el p**o 💨 🇲🇽

28/09/2026

I'm pleased to announce I will be running another series of 'Tenses Masterclasses' (online group classes) which will run over the coming eight Mondays 🇪🇸 This will be the fourth time I run this series of 'deep-dives' into the tenses, each of which are recorded for participants who can't make them live and come with a PDF summary 🤓 You can book directly onto the lessons here: https://spanishwithjames.co.uk/lesson-booking/ If you're already subscribed to my newsletter, you should find a discount code in your inbox 😉 If you're a Facebook subscriber, you can also find a 25% discount code in the members area: https://www.facebook.com/spanishwithjames/supporters/ If you're not yet subscribed but want to bag a discount code worth more than two years of subscription, follow the link above and sign up to access the members area 😁 I'm excited to see some of you next Monday! Saludos 🫶

28/09/2026

Let’s talk MONEY 💰 in Spanish 🇪🇸🤓 I’ll be posting a longer, more detailed video soon for subscribers ❤️‍🔥 What other money words and terms do you know in Spanish? Deposit them in the comments 😉

26/09/2026

Spanish book recommendations for all levels 🤓🇪🇸 You can buy the beginners books here: https://mybook.to/CenS and the other recommendations here: https://spanishwithjames.co.uk/spanish-book-recommendations/ 😁

25/09/2026

Spanish idioms you should know 👅 😜 “Hablar sin pelos en la lengua” 😛 Whats your favourite Spanish idiom?

20/09/2026

Where does the word ‘arena’ come from, and why does it mean ‘sand’ in Spanish? 🇪🇸🤔

14/09/2026

Spanish tenses, Day 14 (the final day!) 🇪🇸 Today we’re talking about the imperfect subjunctive tense, which I explain in more detail in the longer video for subscribers whose small monthly contributions make all of these videos possible 🙏🏼❤️‍🔥 If you would like to dive deeper into any of the tenses I’ve talked about over the past 14 days, you can find complete courses on each one at Spanishwithjames.co.uk 🤓