Spanish Sports Vocabulary and Conversation: A Beginner’s Guide
¿Te gustan los deportes? Are you a sports fan? Today, let’s explore some Spanish sports vocabulary. Expand your knowledge and impress your fellow sports aficionados with some interesting words and phrases about this popular topic. Let’s get started! Popular Sports in Latin America First, let’s learn how to say the most popular sports in Spanish....Read More
International Museum Day: 7 Fascinating Museums in South America
“Real museums are places where time is transformed into space.” ― Orhan Pamuk Museums are places of contemplation for people around the world. No matter what interests you, you’re likely to find something compelling and worthy of your attention in any museum you visit. To appreciate museums’ value to society, we’ve even dedicated a day to celebrate their existence: International Museum...Read More
Take a Class! Top 10 Free Spanish Language Courses Online
One language sets you in a corridor for life, but two languages open every door along the way. — Frank Smith Learning Spanish is a process that requires discipline, passion, and creativity. It feels amazing to reap the fruits of your labor, when after hours of study, you start speaking it! How can you reach that point efficiently and for free? Thanks to a plethora of...Read More
How Coronavirus Has Changed Society in Guatemala
For the first time in years, we’ve had the chance to stop our lives, get back home, spend the whole day with our families, and reconnect with ourselves. It’s impressive how a disease can have the power to both separate and bring people together at the same time. Coronavirus in Guatemala has come to change everything: the way we interact with others, how people study, transportation, jobs, and...Read More
How to Say You’re Beautiful in Spanish and Woo Your Dream Date
“Maybe, I’m willing to take that risk.” – Tessa Dare As social beings, we humans live in constant interaction with others. In fact, our very nature is to accompany a person or group as a primal drive to survive. Somewhere along our journey of connecting with others, we start to notice that certain people seem special to us in a romantic way. You already know that falling in love with...Read More
Spelling Words in Spanish – Lists and Lessons on the Letter D
Mark Twain once said, “Anyone who can only think of one way to spell a word obviously lacks imagination,” and although he may have a point, we know that spelling words correctly in Spanish is the key to proficient Spanish literacy. The beauty of spelling is that it provides you with a tool to improve your written communication, reading comprehension, and to make a positive impression in...Read More
Sentirse vs Sentarse: How to Use me siento, lo siento, and lo que siento
What’s the difference between me siento and lo siento? If you’ve ever wondered that, you’ve come to the right place for the answer! Plenty of Spanish verbs challenge our understanding and frustrate our journey to fluency, but learning to distinguish confusingly similar verbs and phrases is worth the headache! Spanish is a beautiful language with tricky intricacies that need a bit of further...Read More
How Families Traditionally Celebrate Easter in Latin America
¡Que Dios te bendiga! is a common phrase in Latin America, especially during the Easter season. This is one of the most important times of the year for Catholic people in Latin America. In fact, according to the Vatican’s document Annuarium Statisticum Ecclesiae, around 285 million Catholics (17.7% of the world’s population) celebrate it. The Easter season begins on Easter Sunday and ends on...Read More
The Ultimate Guide to El Tiempo: How to Tell Time in Spanish
A wise person once said, “We kill time. We save time. We rob and get robbed of time, we lose time, and we have all the time in the world. But no one of us is powerful enough to stop the march of time or slow it down.” We live in a rushed world full of meetings, due dates, appointments, and gatherings. Life happens at lightning speed and none of us is able to stop the ticking hands of...Read More