Archive for 'Spanish Vocabulary'
Colloquial Spanish Course – Negative descriptions for people Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 21, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial ways of describing people negatively in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Spanish Words of Foreign Origin: Galicismos Posted by Anais on Jul 20, 2020
Continuing with the extranjerismos or words of foreign origin in Spanish, in this post I will present you los galicismos, which are words that come from the French language… and that not only comprise names for dishes or kitchen utensils. Here you will find some examples. Afiche: From French “affiche”, a piece of paper…
Colloquial Spanish Course – Positive descriptions for people Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 13, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial ways of describing people positively in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Colloquial Spanish Course – Colloquial Spanish friends and family Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 6, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial ways of describing friends and family in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Colloquial Spanish Course – Diffusing situations and apologizing in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 29, 2020
Learn and practice colloquial ways of diffusing situations and apologizing in Spanish and then see if you can follow a short audio conversation in Spanish.
Spanish Words of Foreign Origins: Italianismos Posted by Anais on Jun 29, 2020
Italianismos or Italianisms are words borrowed from Italian language. Thanks to the geographic proximity and historical exchanges between Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, Spanish became rich in Italian loanwords. Most of them are related to the arts, be it architecture, music, gastronomy, literature or theatre, and its influence has been notorious. In this blog you…
Spanish Words of Foreign Origins: Latinismos Posted by Anais on Jun 26, 2020
In Spanish, the words of foreign origin are called extranjerismos, which derives from extranjero (foreign). These words have been incorporated into Spanish without being translated or with minimal changes in their original meanings, though the pronunciation and spelling are oftentimes adapted to the conventions of the recipient language. Extranjerismos are also known as préstamos…