https://michaluhnak.eu/blog/languages/Recent content in Languages on Michal UhnakHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USCopyright © 2026, Michal Uhnak.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:09:14 +0200https://michaluhnak.eu/spanish-tutor-does-not-have-to-be-native/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:09:14 +0200https://michaluhnak.eu/spanish-tutor-does-not-have-to-be-native/A few notes to start with: my wife is a Spanish tutor, she doesn’t teach me, because she has no capacity for that outside of her paid work, we tried some years ago but teaching and being taught by partners was difficult, I want all tutors to thrive in their work, and I’m not writing this to put down other tutors or promote her work. I’m just reflecting on my experience looking for a tutor.https://michaluhnak.eu/tips-for-reading-any-spanish-text-on-a-phone-with/Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:10:00 +0100https://michaluhnak.eu/tips-for-reading-any-spanish-text-on-a-phone-with/When reading my first book in Spanish for three weeks — the first part of Harry Potter — I adopted a habit. With Read HP 10 min now removed from daily reminders, I needed something new to keep the habit. I could get the second part — Harry Potter y la cámara secreta — but I will keep that for Christmas holidays. Another option — joining library in Dénia or Jávea — will have to wait until I find more time and courage.https://michaluhnak.eu/notes-from-reading-my-first-spanish-book/Sun, 12 Nov 2023 22:35:44 +0100https://michaluhnak.eu/notes-from-reading-my-first-spanish-book/It was “just” Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, but still a big personal milestone. My last visit to a bookstore was in June in Bratislava before taking a bus to Schwechat airport. It was more to drink coffee and take a video call from there than to look at the books. Had I known how much I’ll miss a bookstore or a library in a few months, I would have soaked in more of the atmosphere.https://michaluhnak.eu/a-humbling-experience-at-spanish-vehicle/Tue, 24 Oct 2023 23:24:04 +0200https://michaluhnak.eu/a-humbling-experience-at-spanish-vehicle/The arrival to la importación It was 7:45am and I entered the facility of technical inspection of vehicles, ITV for an 8:00am roadworthiness test. This was to get Spanish licence plates, to do the importación as everyone referred to it. The last milestone in the process that dragged for months. I requested it in July but then it froze for 2 months like August sales of heating stoves. “Drive to lane 1 and they will recognize you” were the instructions I received beforehand.