The Essential Guide to Spanish Linking Words
What are Spanish linking words? Well, they simply make you sound better, both in speech and in writing. Your sentences flow naturally, and your ideas logically build on each other. Sparkle your essay with a couple of good linking words in Spanish and you’ll surely get an A. Let’s take a closer look at Spanish linking words, different types that exist, and how to...Read More
A List of Spanish Homophones
What are Spanish homophones? And how are they different from homographs and homonyms? Along with a long list of common and useful Spanish homophones, learn the difference between homophones, homographs, and homonyms! Empecemos.Let’s begin. Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms: What’s the...Read More
A Vocabulary Guide: At the Spanish Bakery
Are you hungry to learn what you can find in a Spanish bakery? Latin America and Spain share a lot of baked goods traditions, names of breads and cakes, and even coffee kinds to pair them up with. In most Hispanic countries (like Mexico, where I’m from), we have more than one word for bakery, such as panadería, pastelería, and repostería. But what do they mean,...Read More
16 Spanish Auxiliary Verbs You’ve Been Missing
Have you heard of Spanish auxiliary verbs? In Spanish grammar, verbs are an extensive topics. Today, we’ll focus on a specific group: auxiliary verbs. You may know what auxiliary verbs are in English but be unsure if there are auxiliary verbs in Spanish and if so, how they function. You might have googled “hacer auxiliary verb” to find a Spanish equivalent to the most popular English...Read More
Acordarse vs Recordar: How to Say ‘Remember’ in Spanish
¿Te acuerdas de esa pizzería a la que solíamos ir?Do you remember that pizza place that we used to go to?¿Recuerdas cuál era el nombre del dueño?Do you remember the owner’s name? How do you actually say “remember” in Spanish? Is it acordarse or is it recordar? While both verbs mean “to remember,” they each function differently in a grammatical sense and vary in sentence structure....Read More
A Vocabulary Guide to Photography in Spanish
If you want to learn about photography in Spanish, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, I’m introducing you to the amazing art of photography, providing you with some reasons to learn vocabulary about photography in Spanish, and giving you the ultimate guide to this fascinating world. I’ve created five different vocabulary categories about photography in Spanish for you....Read More
At the Pharmacy in Spanish: Useful Vocabulary Guide
Did you know that the first record of a pharmacy appeared 800 years ago, in 1221? Known as the “world’s oldest pharmacy,” Santa María Novella’s convent in Florence, Italy began crafting perfumed waters, soaps, and medicine from their garden of potent medicinal plants. 300 years after their inception, their popularity raged through the royal courts of France after the pharmacy’s...Read More
Ordenar vs Pedir: What’s the Difference Between these Spanish Verbs?
Some Spanish verbs can get confusing at times, especially due to their similarities with other verbs, which is the case of ordenar and pedir. These two verbs seem to work in the same situations, but is that always the case? So, the big question is: what’s the difference between the Spanish verbs ordenar and pedir? And, what does preguntar have to do with any of them? Keep reading...Read More
All You Need to Know About Hockey in Spanish
Despite the lack of snow in Latin America, we still enjoy watching hockey and discussing it in Spanish. Along with watching ice hockey, we love to get outside to play field hockey or street hockey If you’re a hockey fan that wants to learn all the terms, words, and slang related to Hockey in Spanish, you’ve come to the right place! Kinds of Hockey Did you know that there are...Read More