Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Colloquial Spanish Course – Spanish Proverbs (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 29, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to Spanish Proverbs and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Anglicismos (Part 1) Posted by Anais on Sep 25, 2020
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. Thanks to the global spread of the culture from English-speaking countries through the media, anglicismos are the extranjerismos most frequently used in modern Spanish, like…
Colloquial Spanish Course – Buying and Selling in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 22, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to Buying and Selling in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Colloquial Spanish Course – Romantic Encounters in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 14, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to discussing romantic encounters in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Colloquial Spanish Course – Romance in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 8, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to discussing romance in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Colloquial Spanish Course – Different ways to say I love you in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 1, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial vocabulary and phrases related to the different ways to say I love you in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Germanismos (Part 2) Posted by Anais on Aug 31, 2020
Let’s continue with the Spanish words of Germanic origin: Falda: From Old Hogh German faldan, which meant “to fold”, it became the noun for “skirt” in today’s Spanish. 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). Guarecer…