👋 Hola {{first_name | estudiante}},
A quick check-in before the week ends.
This week in class, I kept repeating something I want to share with you, too:
Adults CAN learn new languages — and often faster than they think.
Here are a few reminders you shouldn’t forget:
Adults often learn faster at the beginning because we already know how to learn.
Regular listening and watching matter more than intensive grammar study.
Real-life content: Shows, podcasts, music, builds intuition, not just memory.
And the biggest predictor of progress? Frequency, not talent.
So today, instead of a long lesson, here’s something simple you can do this weekend👇
🎬 Something to Watch in Spanish
Even 10–15 minutes helps. Here are two good options:
📺 Serie on Netflix: Bienvenidos a la Familia
A mother in dire straits rallies her quirky family to con a mobster after her estranged, wealthy father dies and leaves them with a huge debt.
Watch the trailer here:
🎥 Película en Netflix: La Sociedad de la Nieve
An intense and dramatic film, based on real events, with clear dialogue and strong emotional scenes.
📚 Quick lesson: Stop Translating These Literally
Sometimes we say things in Spanish the way we say them in English… and they come out just a little wrong. Especially
when the expression has an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, les)
Spanish uses pronouns, not “a ti / a él / a ella” in many everyday expressions, and using the literal form instantly sounds wrong.
❌ Incorrect (Literal Translation) | ✅ Natural Spanish | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Escribí a ti | Te escribí | I wrote to you |
Llamé a ti | Te llamé | I called you |
Pregunté a ella | Le pregunté | I asked her |
Watch my latest IG reel explaining this type of common mistake:
Gracias 🙌
Gracias por leer esta edición de Master Spanish Weekly. Me alegra muchísimo que estés aquí, aprendiendo un poco más cada semana.
Que tengas un gran fin de semana y gracias por seguir conmigo en este camino del español.
Un abrazo,
Alejandro.
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