There are two kinds of germanismos: those words having its roots way back into the past, that is to say the Germanic languages from yesteryear (Frankish, Gothic…); and those coming from the relatively modern German language, be it Old High German or its modern, standardized version spoken today in Germany, […]
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In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn and practice more with using vocabulary and phrases related to socialising in Spanish. 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 […]
In this Spanish lesson we are going to learn and practice using vocabulary and phrases related to socialising in Spanish. 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 […]
As I promised in my previous post, let’s continue revising some of the most used rhetorical figures in Spanish literature. Image taken from Pixabay Hyperbaton El hipérbaton Is the changing of position regarding the natural word order in a given language. Del salón en el ángulo oscuro, de su […]
Rhetorical figures are intentional deviations from the conventional sequence of words in a literary work, whose purpose is to create a sensorial meaning or rhetorical effect. Image taken from Pixabay. Some rhetorical figures can be associated with figurative language, as it usually encompasses a non-literal usage of words, meant to […]
In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice more using various False Friends. These are words in Spanish which have a very similar appearance or sound to an English word, but mean something completely different. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see […]