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Why is the song "Debí tirar más fotos" and not "Debería tirar más fotos"? As far as I know, the intended meaning corresponds to "I should have taken more pictures" but to me the former seems to mean "I had to take more pictures".

I want to teach myself spanish from zero. And when I say zero I don't mean I want to start with some simple words or sentences that may be used in daily life. I want to learn the structure, pronouns, how adjectives work, tenses etc. so I can understand why when spoken, people say the stuff they say the way they do.

I've already been practicing for a while, I know stuff like not needing to use a pronouns and instead adding it to the verb like Hablo for Present or diffrence between Soy/Estoy patterns like -mente, -idad, -ista, -ito/ita

Ex: El gatita etc. and written down the majority of it. After learning these I want to then learn vocab via daily practice and watching videos and listening.

But I don't own any testbooks as I cant afford them and I can't really find youtube channels that teach grammer first. Not only that I don't know what the best way to memorise these are, I already watch with subtitles. I also try to speak it or remind myself in the daily like I see a tree-> árbol ,see cat-> el gato etc. Also while i have written down a lot of stuff idk what the most important stiff are, I havent yet written down What/Why questions tho I do know the rules to make sentences etc.. Any advice? Ive just been writing and revising them since i got no textbook but i think it's rather slow than i normally learn...

What does “meter la pata” mean?
A) To put your foot inside something
B) To make a mistake
C) To kick someone
D) To walk slowly

🤔 Have you ever “metido la pata”? Tell us in the comments!

Can you complete this sentence? 📝 Mi hermana ______ muy cansada hoy.

A) es B) está C) están D) soy

💬 Comment your answer below! Don’t use Google 😉

🔍 What’s wrong with this sentence?

❌ Ayer voy al supermercado y compré pan. ✍️

Rewrite the sentence correctly in the comments! Let’s see who gets it right! 👇

I’ve been having an insane amt of reading homework lately (taking AP Spanish this year and trying to level up my overall fluency), and I’ve run into a frustrating habit that I feel is really holding me back.
Whenever I read texts in Spanish, I feel like my brain isn't processing the language directly. Instead, I catch myself translating every single word into English in my head before actually grasping the meaning. It feels like an unnecessary extra step every time.
I'm worried this is slowing down my learning process and hurting my reading comprehension when things get a bit more advanced.
Does anyone else experience this? If you've been through it, do you have any tips, exercises, or methods to force your brain to stop translating and start processing Spanish directly?

Hola! Soy Alexander 🇵🇪 tutor de español A2-C2, he creado un grupo de telegram sobre puedes enviar audios y textos en español y te ayudaré a corregir o mejorar tu escritura y pronunciación en español
de forma fácil y rápida, es gratis, link en los comentarios 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

A Spanish Reader for Beginners A New English and Spanish Vocabulary Practical Spanish Grammar Reform Spanish Handbook Alternate Spanish Review: Grammar and Composition Book An Elementary Spanish Grammar An Elementary Spanish Reader Brief Spanish Grammar (with Historical Introductions and Exercises) Business Spanish and Commercial Vocabulary Dictionary of Quotations (Spanish) Elementary Spanish Elements of Spanish Pronunciation First Spanish Course Modern Spanish Reader (Literary and Cultural) Poco a Poco: An Elementary Direct Method for Learning Spanish Second Spanish Book Spanish Commercial Correspondence (Reader) Spanish Grammar Spanish Idioms with Their English Equivalents The Spanish Verb (with an Introduction on Spanish Pronunciation)

I’ve already taken the written portion of the first phase of testing with the oral portion to be taken in April of next year. If you are a tutor with knowledge of the court system and experience interpreting in a courtroom (especially if is a NJ courtroom), please let me know by sending a message and let’s talk.

Cheers!

Olá! Tenho 24 anos, sou brasileiro e estou aprendendo espanhol. Sinto que cheguei a um ponto em que dei uma travada no aprendizado e gostaria de encontrar alguém para praticar a língua, melhorar minha conversação e, principalmente, trabalhar meu sotaque.

Também gosto bastante de português e procuro estar sempre aprendendo mais sobre a língua, então seria legal poder trocar conhecimentos e experiências.

Estou procurando alguém que tenha vontade de praticar com frequência e, quem sabe, construir uma amizade ao longo do caminho. Podemos conversar sobre vários assuntos e ajudar um ao outro a evoluir no idioma. :)

for context, I have been learning Spanish for a while, and I need a study buddy for my ADHD ass, lmao. I really wanna learn this stuff up to native speaker level, but currently I am at A1