The Spanish Doctor

11/21/2019

Are ser and estar evil twins? Are they two sides of the same coin?

Learn how to choose between "ser" and "estar," both of which are translated as "to be" in English. There is a dialogue in Spanish with subtitles so that you ...

10/27/2019

‪Learn about “vos,” the word that many in the Spanish-speaking world use to talk to their peers: Spanish Quickie - Vos https://youtu.be/cIW33tT55Mc‬

Learn about "vos," a popular way of addressing people informally in many Latin American countries. Addressing someone as "vos" is called "el voseo." In some ...

09/22/2019

How far will you go with your Spanish?

Learn how to use “ir” in Spanish to mean “to go” and for talking about the future. There is a dialogue in Spanish with subtitles so that you can understand h...

08/18/2019

Learn how to use Spanish accent marks:

Learn how to write Spanish accent marks. Accents show how a word is pronounced and are used to differentiate between homonyms. Find online practice here: htt...

08/04/2019

Can you guess what "twerkear" means? Learn about this and more in my latest Spanish Quickie:

Learn how to use the -ear suffix in Spanish to create verbs. The -ear ending is used in 5 specific ways. It’s also very often used to create new verbs when t...

07/20/2019

I've been surprisingly busy this summer! Here's a new video on "estar."

Learn how to use estar in the present tense. Estar is used for location, to express current feelings and emotions, and with the present progressive. ========...

06/05/2019

Learn about Spanish boot verbs.

Learn how some Spanish verbs change from E to I or E to IE in the present indicative tense. Only IR verbs change from E to I. These types of verbs are also k...

05/25/2019

Here's the first video from my Spanish Quickie series: https://youtu.be/3DjyZh2SvUA. I envision this series as being quick dives into the type of vocabulary and grammar you don't usually get in everyday Spanish lessons.

Learn how to use the -azo suffix in Spanish. The most famous -azo is chanclazo, also spelled chancletazo. -azo is used to talk about something that is big, o...

05/20/2019

Along with my regular lessons, I’ll soon be publishing a new series called . It’s designed to get you in and out in a flash with some new vocabulary. The videos should be about 5-7 minutes and will usually be about a fun topic. I’ll be able to post more videos this way and still keep posting longer lessons. I’m editing one lesson and on Spanish Quickie at the moment. Look for them to drop soon.