Creative resources to learn Spanish fast – Listening I have discussed conquering the second element of being a practical Spanish speaker, Spanish grammar, in my previous blog. In this blog I want to address the third element – Spanish listening. – 6 elements of being a practical Spanish speaker: Vocabulary Grammar Listening Pronunciation, speaking […]
Study after study shows how Spanish is set to become the de facto language of the United States. Words like adios, hola, and nada are commonplace in America. Chiles, quesadillas, and enchiladas are more popular than any other food in the country. Here are a few facts that you probably didn’t know about the influence […]
The Guatemala Popol Vuh, the “Community Book” (Libro de la Comunidad) in Spanish, is a book from the K’iché group where we can find the wisdom of this community and its history. This book, which contains different stories, tells about the creation of the universe according to the Mayan Cosmovision among other things. Let’s find […]
Spanish may be the second-most spoken language in the world, but it is also the most diverse. For instance, the Castilian version, spoken predominantly in Spain, is different from the Latin American Spanish spoken in the US. Here’s a list of some of the common versions of the language: Latin American Spanish: This is generally […]
Do you want to impress your loved one this year by expressing your feelings to them in Spanish? Here are some common sentences. You have a couple more days to rehearse them before Valentine’s day. Good luck!! The many levels of Love: Basic Love – Te quiero. (I like you. I care for you.) – […]
English may be a centuries-old language, but it has always borrowed words from other languages. Common examples of loanwords include peace (borrowed from French), sky (borrowed from the Scandinavian culture), jungle (borrowed from Hindi), etc. So what are the words borrowed from Spanish culture? Food Names: Food names are probably the most common loanwords borrowed […]
Our last blog in the “False Cognates” series will be on the verb “to introduce”. Every time I used to introduce someone in Spanish, I used the word “introducir” not knowing it was not the correct word for “to introduce” someone. Then one day I heard my Spanish speaking friend use the verb “presentar” when […]
This is the Spanish translation of our previous blog “The Quiches and Tecun Uman”. Los Quiches Los Quiches son un pueblo originario del altiplano de Guatemala, En tiempos precolombinos los quichés establecieron uno de los más poderosos estados de la región. La última ciudad capital era Gumarcaaj, también conocida como Utatlán, cuyas ruinas se encuentran a […]
My friend, Zianne, told me that her mom was well educated. “Mi mamá es muy educada.” I thought that that meant she had a college degree. Then I found out later that her mom never went to college. I was confused. “Why did Zianne say her mom was an educated person?” The Spanish word, “educado […]
The Quiches The Quiches is a Guatemalan original community in the highland. In the Pre- Columbian time the Quiches established one of the most powerful states in the region. Its last capital was in Gumarcaaj, also known as Utatlán. The ruins were found 2 km from Santa Cruz, Quiché, the El Quiché state, Guatemala. Tecun […]
