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Advanced Spanish Listening Practice – Spanish expressions with colours Posted by on May 26, 2020

Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice using Spanish expressions with colours.

Rhetorical Figures in Spanish Literature (Part 1) Posted by on May 25, 2020

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. Some rhetorical figures can be associated with figurative language, as it usually encompasses a non-literal usage of words, meant to evoke a variety of emotions from readers. Rhetorical figures…

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Cooking in Lockdown: Banana Bread Posted by on May 21, 2020

The recent COVID-19 crisis has brought out the cook or cocinero in most of us. There are so many people sharing recetas or recipes online as well as some very funny fracasos or fails in the kitchen. I am not much of a baker, but a recent accumulation of plátanos or bananas motivated me to make banana muffins…

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Advanced Spanish Listening Practice – Pedir and Preguntar Posted by on May 19, 2020

Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Looking at the difference between Pedir and Preguntar.

Un Viaje Virtual a México Posted by on May 18, 2020

The world has come to screeching halt during this lousy pandemic. With people everywhere being encouraged to quédate en casa (stay at home), there’s not much traveling going on. I usually spend most of the year traveling and am actually supposed to be in Mexico right now. That’s why today I’m taking you on un…

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Advanced Spanish Listening Practice – Saber and Conocer Posted by on May 12, 2020

Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Looking at the difference between Saber and Conocer.

Advanced Spanish Listening Practice – Uses of the Spanish word Poco Posted by on May 6, 2020

Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Looking at the uses of the Spanish word Poco.

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