A continuation of Conversational Portuguese 1, this class introduces new vocabulary and grammatical constructions. Readings, written exercises, and practical conversations are used in both individual and group settings.

30 Minute Lesson or Consultation

If you are studying Spanish, French, English or Portuguese on your own and need help with grammar or any particular aspect of the language, this is an excellent option. Have your questions ready before your appointment! 

Learn to conjugate and use 30 new Portuguese irregular verbs. The lessons include interactive exercises, quizzes, and puzzles. Repeat any of the course components until you have mastered the material.

Learn basic vocabulary and grammar and useful phrases in thirty lessons. Study numbers, time, dates, seasons, as well as extensive new vocabulary for every day situations. Conjugate regular verbs as well as important irregular verbs.

Learn the present tense conjugations of 30 new irregular verbs. The lessons include interactive exercises, quizzes, and puzzles. Repeat any of the course components until you have mastered the material.

Are you puzzled by the different meanings of por and para? Do you often wonder which preposition to use? You don't have to be confused any longer! This two-hour seminar focuses on the conditions that determine which word is best for your Spanish sentences.

This online course is an excellent beginning for Portuguese natives who are planning to live in an English-speaking country, and it is equally practical for visitors who need English language skills for touring or doing business internationally.

Learn to conjugate and use 30 new Portuguese irregular verbs. The lessons include interactive exercises, quizzes, and puzzles. Repeat any of the course components until you have mastered the material.

One-on-One Language Coaching

We offer private, individualized language coaching sessions for Spanish, Portuguese, French or English. Meetings can be a one-time-only occasion for review of a particular subject, or they can be a series of tutoring sessions. Rates are $50.00/hour.

Call 510-223-3320 to set up or to cancel appointments

Our Ongoing Spanish Groups are membership based classes. Becoming a member keeps tuition low and encourages a deeper commitment to language learning.

Currently we have two Ongoing Groups meeting every week, but new groups will become available as the need arises.

Build your comprehension skills and attain native fluency! In this class you will expand your ability to converse in Spanish as you perfect your pronunciation and gain confidence while interacting with fellow students. 

Ongoing Spanish Group For Adults-Non-members

Build your comprehension skills and attain native fluency! In this class you will expand your ability to converse in Spanish as you perfect your pronunciation and gain confidence while interacting with fellow students. 

This 6 week Beginning Conversational Portuguese Language Class is an introduction to the Portuguese language and culture using native European pronunciation.

Use these online lessons in conjunction with what Maria will teach you in the class. Practice and self-test with the interactive exercises (quizzes and puzzles).

Use these online lessons in conjunction with what Maria will teach you in the class. Practice and self-test with the interactive exercises (quizzes and puzzles). Repeat lessons at your own pace.

Continue forming sentences, paragraphs, questions. The verb ir + a, querer, tener and their idioms are studied. Negative and interrogative words and sentences included. Discussion of cultural readings. Learn the preterit tense for AR, ER, IR verbs. Also, preterit tense forestar, querer, tener.

Did you study direct and indirect object pronouns in the past but still have questions about when and where to place them in your Spanish sentences? Resolve your confusion in this two hour class presented as part of our Special Topic Series. 

Improve your Spanish sentences in this two-hour workshop that focuses specifically on reflexive verbs and the pronouns that are used with them. Learn when to use these verbs, how to conjugate them, and the correct placement of the reflexive pronouns.

Learn how to use Spanish reflexive verbs and pronouns with this convenient downloadable lesson.

Do you wonder about the subjunctive mood and how it functions? Learn to form the present of the subjunctive and use it in dependent clauses. In our two hour workshop, you’ll discover how easy it is to master one of the most frequently utilized tenses in the Spanish language.

Are you puzzled by all the conditions that prompt the use of the subjunctive tense?

Download this lesson for a thorough examination of the subject, including practice exercises and an answer section.

Learn basic Spanish vocabulary and grammar and useful phrases in thirty-two lessons. Conjugate regular verbs as well as important irregular verbs. Practice and selftest with interactive exercises. Repeat lessons at your own pace. Listen to our audio clips for the correct pronunciation of the Spanish vocabulary, verbs and phrases.

Learn basic vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases in thirty lessons. Study numbers, time, dates, seasons, as well as extensive new vocabulary for every day situations. Conjugate regular verbs as well as important irregular verbs. Practice and self-test with interactive exercises.

Provides essential words and concepts for forming sentences. Builds a firm foundation of useful vocabulary, including numbers, days of the week, expressing time, colors, foods, and more. Beginning grammatical constructions include definite and indefinite articles, using plurals and gender. Oral practice ensures correct pronunciation.

Vocabulary includes physical elements of the sky, the world, weather, cities, location. Begin writing paragraphs and conjugating AR, ER, IR verbs in the present and the preterit. The uses of Ser and Estar are studied. Also, the present progressive, impersonal verbs, and uses of Hacer are examined.

Explore a variety of everyday situations using your Spanish language skills to communicate useful information. Students will find interactions helpful for travel or business. This class advances toward fluency through oral practice and is best suited for students who have completed in-depth vocabulary studies.

Read stories, novels, news articles, and more, to increase your comprehension skills. Deepen your understanding of colloquialisms, idioms, and other common usages. Class discussions will clarify meaning, examine grammar constructions, and increase vacabulary. Readings are intended for intermediate to advanced students.

This downloadable single-topic lesson will clear up any questions you have by providing a straightforward clarification of the rules of usage as well as an opportunity to practice what you’ve learned.

Are you overwhelmed by the Spanish subjunctive mood and how it functions?

Intermediate and advanced students will clarify the conditions of use and the actual formation of the present of the subjunctive when they study the examples and practice using the exercises.

This online course is a continuation of the Portuguese for Beginners, offering all new vocabulary, grammatical constructions, cultural notes, and readings.

Increases vocabulary of everyday subjects such as family, furniture and clothing. Introduces noun and pronoun usages, adjectives, and the verbs ser and tener. Learn idiomatic expressions, direct objects, and the AR, ER, and IR verb conjugations. Continue forming sentences and oral practice.

Are you puzzled by the various uses of por and para? They both mean “for,” but which preposition is the correct word to use? This downloadable lesson presents clearly stated examples of proper usage for these prepositions.

Are you puzzled about the verbs Ser and Estar? Perhaps you have studied them but are still unsure about which verb is appropriate in your Spanish sentences. This Spanish lesson reviews the various expressions of "to be" and provides practice in how to use both verbs correctly.