Spanish has more than 500 million speakers and it is the official language for more than 20 countries all around the world. The opportunities and new experiences that such a large language can provide to students may be countless. There are also tons of reasons to begin studying a second language or a new one,...
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Culture to practice Spanish
Spanish classes in Spain If you are a Spanish student taking a course or classes in Spain, you might have seen, experienced, or read some things about Spanish culture and daily living. A foreigner from anywhere in the world needs to comprehend and adapt to the country and its traits. If you have been reading...
Borrowing words to enrich culture
Do you know what borrowing is when we speak about languages? Well, this consists of taking words or expressions from one language to using them in another one. Some people find this irritating or just bad for one’s language, but the truth is that, if you want to learn Spanish, it will become a...
Spanish pronunciation basics
As we know, pronunciation is a very important part of learning a language, in this case, Spanish. When you learn Spanish, the first thing you are usually told is that it is pronounced the same way as it is read, but… BE CAREFUL! This is not entirely true, because there are some rules that we...
Is Spanish a formal language?
Manners in Spanish and the way we talk and refer to each other are not always related. It is very important to learn how to address someone because, depending on how you treat them while talking, you may, or not, sound polite. For now, don’t worry, because as long as you are reading this...
BENEFITS OF LEARNING SPANISH
As foreign visitors to a country where the first barrier that you find is the language, you tend to worry very much about learning Spanish before your arrival to the country. You start to look for Spanish classes for adults with Spanish native teachers, where you can learn the most basic aspects of the language...
Error-prone Spanish spelling
We learn the Spanish language to communicate with Spanish people. Sometimes, to with, only a gesture is enough. Communication is the fact to transmit a message that can be understood by the people whom it is directed to. Because this act of communication can be produced, it is necessary to transform ideas and thoughts in...
Gender in Spanish can determine meaning
As you already know, Spanish nouns have genders. This can be difficult for people whose mother tongue doesn’t have genders, but it makes learning Spanish extra confusing when you discover that sometimes changing the gender of a word can also change it’s meaning! Don’t worry, this doesn’t happen with all words, not even with most,...
ASK FOR REPETITION IN THIS WAY IN SPANISH
Learning Spanish is a matter of trial and error, but there are often many other difficulties along the way. It often happens that we do not understand something, some of the words, or something that has been said: if that is the case, you will always do the typical sentence ¿puedes repetir, por favor?...
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