Julia Naranja Spanish Tutoring

01/14/2024

These are a few of my favorite things... [blog post]

Estas son algunas de mis cosas favoritas... from The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things Raindrops on roses, And whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles And warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages Tied up with string, These are a few of my favorite things. Cream colored ponies, And crisp apple s...

08/23/2023

Two of the most common verbs used in Spanish are "ser" and "estar" which of course are irregular verbs. "Ser" and "estar" both mean “to be” and are used differently in Spanish.

A great study tool is to create sentences that you imagine yourself saying or that you plan to use. Or simply ones that you like.

Más ejemplos en mi blog (See my blog for more examples).
https://www.julianaranja.com/post/ejemplos-con-ser-y-estar

01/18/2023

Vocabulario escolar: School Vocab [blog post]
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School vocab is very cultural... so I will be focusing on education in the United States. There's public and private schools. As well as, homeschooling options. (Hay escuelas públicas y privadas. Así como, opciones de educación en casa.) Two general words for school are: la escuela, el colegio Or...

03/22/2022

Vocab building >> slang, dichos, frases útiles y los modismos [blog post]

One of my favorite things about learning a language is to learn slang (jerga), aka colloquial Spanish. Along with dichos (sayings) y modismos (idioms). And it's always useful to have those GO-TO phrases (frases útiles) to say in conversation. So here are a few of my favorites...

12/25/2021

Una de mis tradiciones navideñas favoritas es hacer senderismo a la montaña Madonna durante el mes de diciembre. Hay un árbol de Navidad hecho de luces que brilla sobre todo el pueblo. Cada año subo durante la puesta de sol y espero hasta que el cielo esté oscuro. Me encanta esta época y espero que tú también disfrutes de tus tradiciones navideñas.

12/25/2021

Spanish Auxiliary Verbs [blog post]

What are auxiliary verbs in Spanish? First of all, "auxiliary verbs" are aka helping verbs. "An auxiliary verb is used with a main verb to help express the main verb's tense, mood, or voice."

01/03/2021

Spanish in-person learning⁣
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Are you looking for Spanish lessons in person? ⁣
If the answer is YES, then I may be a good fit for you.⁣
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I am happy to teach ALL people, but right now my first priority is to help those looking for in-person Spanish lessons. If my schedule allows, I may be able to teach online as well. ⁣
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Start by booking a complementary inquiry phone call with me on my calendar. ⁣
I look forward to hearing from you! ⁣
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Short and sweet. ⁣
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Wishing you well in your Spanish learning endeavors!⁣
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12/27/2020

“All emotions are an important source of information about what’s going on inside us.”⁣
-Marc Brackett, Ph.D. (“Permission to Feel”)⁣
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11/10/2020

Language Learning Tip [blog post]

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HABLA - HABLA - HABLA [ TALK - TALK - TALK ] Don’t worry what you sound like. The goal in speaking a language is to communicate. Success is being understood = getting your point across. Let's look at why children may naturally be better language learners.

11/10/2020

Check it out! These adjectives change in meaning when they are used with either “ser” (S) or “estar” (E).⁣
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listo/a → S: smart // E: ready⁣
malo/a → S: bad // E: sick⁣
aburrido/a → S: boring // E: bored⁣
verde → S: green // E: not ripe⁣
vivo/a → S: clever // E: alive⁣
seguro/a → S: safe; confident // E: sure⁣
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¿Son listos los estudiantes? Sí, son listos. ⁣
(Are the students smart? Yes, they are smart.)⁣
¿Están listos los estudiantes? No, no están listos.⁣
(Are the students ready? No, they aren’t ready.)⁣
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