As we get ready to say adiós to 2020, it’s a good time to look back on this dumpster fire of a year and try to find something positive about it. For us here at the Spanish blog, that means going through the data to find which posts were the […]
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¿Qué lugares de América Latina están en tu lista de deseos? (Which places in Latin America are on your bucket list?). With so many to choose from, it’s tough making a Latin America travel bucket list. I’ve already given you some ideas in Part One, including Machu Picchu, the Salt […]
Welcome to the second part of anglicismos in Spanish! Image taken from Pixabay.com Any list showing English loanwords being used in Spanish will encompass terms used in many fields of knowledge, like technology, management, or even everyday life. What is important is to always be aware of the fact every […]
In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to commonly used Spanish Proverbs. First we will learn some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at […]
If there is a group of loanwords that could be defined as the most significant today for the Spanish language, that would be the anglicismos, or words borrowed from English. Image taken from Pixabay.com Thanks to the global spread of the culture from English-speaking countries through the media, anglicismos are […]
Falda: From Old Hogh German faldan, which meant “to fold”, it became the noun for “skirt” in today’s Spanish. Image taken from Pixabay.com Fresco: From Germanic frisk, meaning “fresh”. One may notice the Germanic adjective ended up appearing in many languages, like French (frais), Portuguese (fresco) or Italian (fresco). […]