The Travelling Koala

05/06/2025

🕒✨ Tense + Time = Clarity
Not sure when to use hablo, hablé, or he hablado?
👉 Pairing verb tenses with time markers helps your meaning land clearly and naturally. It also allows you to identify the tenses in conversation.

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📍 Hablo español → los martes, siempre
📍 He hablado español → esta semana, últimamente
📍 Voy a hablar español → mañana, la próxima semana
📍 Hablé español → ayer, hace 4 días
📍 Hablaba español → de vez en cuando, cuando era niño

🔑 Context is everything — let your time expressions guide the tense!

30/05/2025

🇪🇸 Beginner Spanish – Term 3 starts July 21
Ready to start learning Spanish from scratch? Join our 10-week beginner course with small groups, real-life focus, and flexible class times.

🗓️ Starts week of July 21
📍 Join us in Melbourne or online
⏰ Morning + evening options available

📲 DM to book or hit the link in bio.

11/03/2025

In Spanish questions, the subject can appear in various positions:

Subject First: ¿Amanda trabaja en el banco? (Does Amanda work at the bank?)

Subject After Verb: ¿Trabaja Amanda en el banco? (Does Amanda work at the bank?)

Subject After Additional Information: ¿Trabaja en el banco Amanda? (Does Amanda work at the bank?)

Note: After interrogative words like "cómo" (how) or "dónde" (where), the subject must come after the verb:

¿Dónde trabaja Amanda? (Where does Amanda work?)

28/02/2025

DOUBLE OBJECT PRONOUNS IN SPANISH
Ever wondered how to say 'he gave it to me' or 'I sent them to you' in Spanish?

✅ Me lo dio. → He gave it to me.
✅ Te los envié. → I sent them to you.

💡 Key rules:
1️⃣ Indirect before direct (Me lo, te la, nos los, etc.)
2️⃣ 'Le' & 'Les' change to 'Se' when followed by lo, la, los, las (e.g., Se lo dije instead of Le lo dije).

It might feel tricky at first, but practice makes perfect! All the possible combos are in the image.

Try forming a sentence in the comments using double object pronouns. 👇

20/01/2025

🇪🇸✨ ¡Empieza tu aventura con el español! ✨🇪🇸
Term 1 Spanish courses start on 27th January—just one week away! 🎉 Join small, fun classes (in-person or online) and take the first step toward achieving your Spanish goals.
📅 Limited spots—sign up now!
👉 DM us or visit our website for details.

20/09/2024

Sevilla, ¡capital de Andalucia!

20/09/2024

Here are 'almost' all of the verbs that come before infinitives to make longer sentences in Spanish. Can you think of any others?

15/04/2024

Beginner to advanced Spanish classes in Hawthorn, term 2!
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27/09/2023

Term 4 Spanish classes in Hawthorn!

The Travelling Koala is a Melbourne Spanish school where the philosophy works, and we have some fantastic courses on offer for you.

03/04/2023

Term two Spanish classes, 2023

Group Spanish classes in Melbourne are carried out in our language school in the English Language Centre in Hawthorn, which has ample parking.