Beginner Spanish Goals: September

Goal: Practice nuanced vocab!

Even though beginners would typically focus on volume of vocabulary instead of nitpicking nuance, there are many "most common" words that provoke beginners to learn nuance.

Learn nuanced vocab in September!

Here are some more nuanced vocab that I didn´t include resources for:

Oír vs Escuchar

Hablar vs Platicar vs Contar vs Decir

Ver vs Mirar (I did write about this in a post in the Facebook group recently)

Saber vs Conocer

Sentir vs Sentirse

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1. Andar vs Caminar: https://hinative.com/questions/24700025
   

   

   
   

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2. Ir vs Irse vs Salir: https://youtu.be/2QmpkhZt6MA?si=L2sPfUkIHWZHyylv
   

   

   
   
   
   

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3. Llevar vs Traer: https://youtu.be/GvuumFL0ToE
   

   

   
   

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4. Ser vs Estar: https://baselang.com/blog/basic-grammar/ser-vs-estar-the-only-guide-youll-ever-need/

   

   
   

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5. Tomar vs Beber/Comer: https://www.linguno.com/wordComparison/esp/beber-tomar/ *In Nicaragua, my friends would take me out to a bar or club and they would ask: "Vas a tomar?" to ask if I was going to drink alcoholic beverages that night. I believe it was the context of our evening and possibly regional usage that made "tomar" an appropriate choice, despite "tomar" being often used in a more general sense of consumption.