7 Common Mistakes Spanish Learners Make ❌🙄 (And How To NEVER Do Them Again) ✔️

Oye, ¿al fin vas a poder hacerme el favor que te pedí? Sí, no problemo. Nos vemos a las 7. Making mistakes in language is part of the process. So don't feel bad if this has been you and you've been saying no problemo for weeks or maybe months. The important thing is that we can communicate because people are probably going to understand what you're trying to say. But why stay in the error? The best part of mistakes, and this applies to everything, is that they show us what we need to work on. So let's go and see 7 common mistakes in Spanish so you can avoid them or never ever say them wrong again. By the way, if this is your first time in this channel, I'm Maria and I will be your Spanish teacher throughout this lesson and hopefully from now on if you like this. So let's start with no problema. Why is it wrong? First of all, the word problema no existe. It doesn't exist. The word is problema. And ironically enough, it's a masculine word even though it finishes with an A. So it's el problema. This is an exception, so you're going to have to learn it by heart. If you want to say no problem, you need the help of the verb haber for your sentence to make sense. So it would be no hay problema. No hay problema. In this sentence, the verb haber is conjugated in the third person singular and it indicates the existence or, in this case, the nonexistence of something. In case you need to understand the grammar behind it. But as always, I encourage you not to overthink sentences too much. No hay problema literally translates to there is no problem. And that's the only thing you need to know. Oye, ¿al fin vas a poder hacerme el favor que te pedí? Sí, no hay problema. Nos vemos a las siete. Dale. No bueno. This expression reminds me of hostels. I hear this quite a lot every time I go on a trip. And maybe they're talking about going partying or drinking and someone is like, hmm, no bueno. Which I think is hilarious in a joking context. And of course, with this hyperconnection, it's only normal that languages start crossing with each other. So I guess if you're joking, it's fine. And I personally find it funny, but it's not correct. There are a few ways to say this depending on what you want to express. It could be This means it's not okay or it's not right. For example, Again, that would be It's not okay or it's not right. The other way would be It's not good. ¿Qué tal ese restaurante? La verdad no es bueno. ¿Qué tal la comida en ese restaurante? La verdad no es buena. In this part, you can play a little with the verb depending on the context. For example, if you're talking about whether a fruit is good to eat or not, it would go something like this. Careful with the feminine and masculine. If you're still struggling with ser and estar in Spanish, I encourage you to watch our ser versus estar video where I break it down for you. Next common mistake. This mistake comes from directly translating from English to Spanish. Translating is necessary up to a certain point when learning a language, but it will not always be the more convenient thing to do. We can see it in this case. Since we say I am 25 years old in English, it's a common mistake for Spanish learners to say But in Spanish, age is something you have, not something you are. So the correct way to say your age in Spanish is Gustar is a tricky verb. I'm not going to lie. It may take you a few mistakes before you master it, and that's completely fine. If you want to say you like something or you like to do something, the phrase you're looking for is If you want to say you like something or you like to do something, the phrase you're looking for is I'm going to drop some examples so you know what I'm referring to. As you can see, it didn't matter that And please do not overthink this or try to make sense of it with English. Please. Because you will end up frustrated. This is the way the Spanish language works. And the more you use it, the more familiar you will get with it. If you're still interested in the grammar, I know I'm a grammar lover, but I have realized it's not that necessary when learning a language. I might get some tomatoes from that statement. Anyways, if you're still interested in the grammar, go ahead and learn why it works that way. Just don't stress over it. In case you need to say you like a plural noun, you will need Next mistake This also happens when we translate directly from English to Spanish. The verb to move translates to mover or reflexive verb moverse. Which for example is doing this. But when we want to say we are relocating, we use the verb mudarse. For example, I'm going to move to a bigger apartment. Next mistake I'm going to look for an apartment. It's incorrect. I'm going to look for an apartment. It's correct. I'm going to look for a restaurant. It's incorrect. I'm going to look for a restaurant. It's correct. It's the same case as before with buscar. Since in English you say to ask for, Spanish students tend to add por, but it's incorrect. Just by saying pedir, you're already expressing to ask for. Alright! So let's review again those mistakes so you never ever make them again. Let's play a little game. I'm going to say it the wrong way and you are going to correct me. Don't worry. It's all going to be on the screen. All you need to do is read it. And remember that if you need the video to go slower, all you need to do is click on the settings thingy and select 0.75 as the speed. Me voy a mover a Medellín. Voy a buscar por un apartamento más bonito. Voy a pedir por comida. And that was it for today's video. Let me know in the comments if you have made any of the mistakes above. No shame. If you liked this, please take a second of your time to hit the like button. 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