Alejandro Navarro
Alejandro Navarro is a former Spanish language instructor at Berges Institute.
How to order food in Spanish like a pro
Learning in a classroom setting can at times be reminiscent of walking or running on a treadmill....
10 public figures who speak Spanish as a second language
Most of the students who take up Spanish have a practical purpose. Some work in healthcare and want...
Spanish subject pronouns: A guide
In the year 1660 George Fox, a leader of the Quaker movement, ...
Ahora: A versatile Spanish adverb
The Spanish word ahora comes from agora, an archaic Spanish...
Thank you in Spanish: Etymology and alternative expressions
OriginDesgracia, suceso que produce dolor o pena. As you may glean from the...
Banana in Spanish: Two fruits, many different terms
It is estimated that the average person in the United States consumes ...
La noche: Spanish for night owls
Recent studies have shown that forcing people to follow an early morning schedule can have harmful...
How to use mucho and poco with nouns
As we move through our shared times, those of us born a few decades ago try to share our cultural...
Spanish reading practice: Mis hijas (short story about gender roles)
Mis hijas son campeonas de taekwondo. Las tres tienen cinturones negros avanzados y van a competir...
Meeting people (in Spanish)
At our core we are ...
Ver vs. mirar
Let's discuss ver and mirar. An English version of this text...
Spanish past tenses (pretérito perfecto and pretérito imperfecto) in use
Este artículo puede ayudar a los estudiantes de ...
Spanish verb conjugations: Presente VS pretérito perfecto simple VS pretérito imperfecto
Verb conjugation is the ...
Ser & estar in depth
Beginner Spanish students are often told that ser is for permanent things and estar is...
A living museum: Spanish words with a history
Have you ever paused to think that the words we use every day, such as perro, izquierda,...
How to roll your Rs in Spanish
It may sound obvious, but effective, satisfactory learning requires a solid grasp of basic skills...
Las perífrasis verbales
La perífrasis verbal es una ...
Indirect speech in Spanish
We talk about the things we do, Vivo en Queens, and the things we want to do, Quiero...