5 common Spanish mistakes that make you sound like a beginner

About this episode

Anabel discusses five common Spanish mistakes that learners make and how to correct them.

In this episode, Anabel walks you through five common Spanish mistakes that even intermediate and advanced learners keep making. From using "ser" instead of "tener" to confusing "a" and "en" with locations, she explains why these mistakes happen and how to fix them for good. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode. ➡️ To receive regular free mini-lessons like this straight to your inbox, visit: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anabel

Topics covered

• Spanish mistakes
• language learning
• intermediate Spanish
• advanced Spanish
• grammar

Keywords

• Spanish mistakes
• language learning
• grammar
• ser vs tener
• a vs en

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Organizations: Coffee Break Languages

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