Mónica Bernabé Pérez

“Estoy embarazada” doesn’t mean you’re embarrassed. The Spanish false friends that cause the funniest mistakes, with what to say instead.

Vosotros is only used in Spain. When you need it, when you can skip it, and a simple vosotros cheat sheet with the most common verbs.

Spain or Latin American Spanish: which one should you learn? The real differences (vosotros, TH, vocabulary, tenses), what matters and what doesn’t.

“Ponme una caña”, no “please”, everyone interrupting… Spaniards can sound rude to English speakers. Why Spanish is direct, and how politeness really works in Spain.

Do you tip in Spain? Not like in the US. How much locals leave in bars, restaurants and taxis, when it’s expected, and the Spanish phrases you need.

Is it rude to use tú with strangers in Spain? Short answer: no. When Spaniards use tú, when usted is still expected, and how vosotros fits in.

No, a Spanish king didn’t have a lisp. Why Spaniards say “gracias” with a TH, what distinción, seseo and ceceo are, and which one you should use.

Spanish really is one of the fastest languages in syllables per second. Why Spaniards sound so fast, the sounds they swallow, and 6 ways to keep up.

“Me mola”, “mola mazo”, “qué guay”, “flipas”: how Spaniards say cool, awesome and “I love it”, with real examples from Madrid. Slang you won’t find in textbooks.

In Spain, “tío” isn’t just your uncle: it means guy, dude, mate. How Spaniards use tío and tía, when not to, and the slang that goes with it. By a Madrid teacher.