Enjoy learning Spanish with our special Spanish course “Spanish in Real Life” . Let’s go to the market together!! The fruits of May that we welcome in this spring month in Valencia are many and varied: new colors, smells and tastes that flood our senses. Now, that’s not all. In the field of spring vegetables...
Here are some Spanish linguistic and etymological curiosities you didn’t know
Spanish is a very rich language and since it comes from Latin some of its words have very interesting etymologies. If you like lingüistics and want to learn more about Spanish language, here a few things you probably didn’t know: The word cálculo (calculus), cálculo biliar (gallstone) and cálculo renal (kidney stone) all come from the...
Spanish curiosities: False anglicisms Part II
As you may know, many languages have adopted anglicisms: English words that become part of another language. Usually these words have equivalents in Spanish and keep their original meaning, but not these ones. Not only don’t they have the same meaning… some of them don’t even exist in English! 6. Feeling (good vibe, connection) Maybe...
Spanish curiosities: false anglicisms
As you may know, many languages have adopted anglicisms: English words that become part of another language. Usually these words have equivalents in Spanish and keep their original meaning, but not these ones. Not only don’t they have the same meaning… some of them don’t even exist in English! 1. Alto standing (luxury, luxurious). This...
Did you know Spanish has the second largest number of native speakers in the world?
Did you know Spanish has the second largest number of native speakers in the world? 572 milllions of people speak Spanish. So…. Why not start to learn?
Why is Spain the world’s greatest holiday destination?
According to the newspaper The Telegraph foreign tourists have 19 good reasons to visit Spain and why not learn Spanish: