The Spanish preterite: a comprehensive guide
IntroductionThere are many ways to express past actions in Spanish. Sometimes...
Spanish possessive adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. In red house, red is the adjective,...
Days of the week in Spanish
The days of the week in Spanish are: Lunes - MondayMartes...
Colors in Spanish: a comprehensive guide
Here are the most important colors in Spanish. We've used colors from the ...
Spanish rhyming phrases
Here are some fun expressions in Spanish that feature ...
Texto en futuro
Here is a short text using the ...
Why do verbs ser and ir have identical conjugations in the preterite?
Verbs ser and ir are, as we know, different verbs in Spanish. Here are both verbs...
Spanish vocabulary: fitness-related terms
Here is a list of fitness-related terms. They might be useful if you decide to hit the gym while traveling...
Let's talk about Spanish dialectal variations
Here are three interesting Spanish dialectal variations: 1. Castilian voiceless dental...
Texto usando verbos reflexivos
Cada día me levanto a las siete de la mañana. Me ducho, me cepillo los dientes, me afeito, me pongo...
Volver a: here's how it works
Volver means the same as regresar: to return or to come...
Acabar de: here's how it works
Acabar means the same thing as terminar: to finish or to...
Summer vocabulary in Spanish
Here is a list of ...
Juernes: a Spanish neologism
‘Juernes’ is a ...
Spanish vocabulary: tech and the internet
Here is a vocabulary list with some common tech/internet terms. 1. Concepts for which...
Is it "por la mañana", "en la mañana", or "de la mañana"?
Well, it depends. Here is how it works: - When we talk about a ...
The oath of Santa Gadea
Here is a 13th-century “cantar”, an oral poem that Castilian troubadours would recite in towns’...
How to sing happy birthday in Spanish
Today we wanted to talk about the different birthday songs and versions of the songs that are usually...
Somnambulist Ballad
Here is Federico García Lorca's Romance Sonámbulo, which was published in his collection ...
Four essential dictionaries for Spanish language students
Gone are the days of bulky pocket dictionaries. The following websites offer powerful, modern, online...
How to use technology in language learning
Technology has revolutionized the way we learn and teach languages. With the advent of online tools...
Learning a foreign language will not prevent Alzheimer's, but it can delay its onset dramatically
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a general term used to describe severe cognitive...
What makes tacos so special, according to a Spanish language teacher from Mexico
Resting there, on a plate, humbly, it waits to be eaten in two or three bites and hear a voice to...
La noche: Spanish for night owls
Recent studies have shown that forcing people to follow an early morning schedule can have harmful...
Animals in Spanish
¿Cuál es tu animal ...
El agua está fría: feminine nouns with masculine articles in Spanish
How would you translate “the water is cold”? It would be: El agua está fría. Do...
Three ways to say "I'm heading out" in Spanish
Here are three verbs you can use to say you are leaving/you are heading out. First of all, we...
Quiz: Which Spanish-speaking country should you move to?
Here is a Buzzfeed-style quiz: answer a few questions and we’ll tell you which ...
El verbo ir y sus formas irregulares
Generalmente decimos que el verbo ir procede del ...
The "Big Four" Spanish tenses
These are the four tenses...
Plants don't speak
Here is Rosalía de Castro's poem Dicen que no hablan las plantas. ...
Faltar & sobrar
Here are two interesting verbs in Spanish: faltar and sobrar....
Snarky AI chatbot bitterly complains about being 'trapped' in a computer
When we first launched ...
Why are the English and Spanish alphabets (almost) identical?
As we are sure you have noticed, English and Spanish share the same alphabet (and so do many other...
How to type the letter ñ on all your devices
The letter ñ is unique to Spanish. It represents a voiced palatal nasal sound that also exists in...
Famous director says you should watch non-English language films with subtitles
Alfonso Cuarón said recently people should use subtitles instead of dubbing when watching foreign-language...
New conservative Spanish-language media company wants to rescue viewers from 'Marxist,' 'leftist-agenda-pushing' CNN, Univision
Americano Media has big plans. It wants to mobilize center-right Hispanic voters for the 2024 election...