Spanish Grammar in Context – A Short Book Review

Hey friends! Today I’d like to talk to you about Spanish grammar book that I’ve read last year – Spanish Grammar in Context by Juan Kattán-Ibarra, Angela Howkins. I’d like to share with you what did I like and dislike about this book. Did I find what I was looking for in it?

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
0:36 A short book review: Spanish Grammar in Context
4:57 Conclusion

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I want to say a BIG thank you to my English teacher Mrs. Rebecah Propst for her support and for correcting my mistakes. ▶ Rebecah’s Youtube channel

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This video was supposed to come out a year ago, right after I finished reading the book. But unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to work on the YouTube channel that time. I’m sorry for that.


I also apologize for reading from a script. As some of you already know my story, I can read, write and understand but I still struggle to put my thoughts into words even in my own language – Russian. :)
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I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem
I asked 5 native speaker teachers (EN, SP, PL) and one Russian therapist about my language problem


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Aprende gramática y vocabulario – 2

Just finished reading & studying Aprende gramática y vocabulario 2 by Francisca Castro Viúdez and Pilar Díaz Ballesteros.
It took me nearly eight months to finish the book. But as I always say, it doesn’t matter how long it takes me to read a book. The main thing is what I can learn from it.
I really liked this Spanish grammar book series – Aprende gramática y vocabulario. It has clear explanations on many topics such as verb conjugations, the use of prepositions, and more.
There are actually four books in the series. I’ve already read the first two books, and I’m going to read the other two soon.

The most difficult aspects of Spanish grammar for me to master are still:
1) Pretérito perfecto vs. Pretérito indefinido
2) Imperativo afirmativo and imperativo negative
3) Gerundio
4) El Subjuntivo
Plus, I have some problems with the use of los pronombres de objeto indirecto.

So, there’s a lot of work ahead. But I really love it. I love the challenge!

Some interesting words I found in the book:
🇪🇦 (Es) 👉👉👉 🇺🇲 (En)

🔹 atasco = traffic jam (…había un bien atasco en la carretera);
🔹 ahorrar dinero = save money (Este año no hemos ahorrado nada de dinero);
🔹 Gelocatil = paracetamol (Si te duele la cabeza, toma un Gelocatil);
🔹 mus = a card game widely played in Spain and other countries (Nunca habían jugado al mus);
🔹 caspa = dandruff (|No se preocupe por la caspa, lávese el pelo con este champú…);
🔹 olla = a cooking pot;
🔹 tetra-brik = Tetra Brik = a brand name for a carton package produced by the Swedish company Tetra Pak (Un tetra-brik de leche).

Started Reading – 18 March 2022
Finished Reading – 6 November 2022
My Rating: 4 Stars ★★★★