Argentina’s National Flag Day Posted by Anais on Jun 24, 2019
On June 20th, Argentineans celebrated el Día de la Bandera Nacional (Flag Day) and commemorated the death of its creator, Manuel Belgrano, one of the most important independence leaders, who died on June 20th, 1820. Flag Day celebrations in Argentina have a special venue: el Monumento Nacional a la Bandera (National Flag Memorial), located in…
Mexico City Updates School Uniform Policy Posted by Karoly Molina on Jun 20, 2019
This month, Mexico City updated its school uniform policy that required girls to wear skirts and boys to wear pants. While there was some confusion, the policy aims to limit the gender-specific constraints of the previous policy. In this post, I will explore the use of uniforms in Mexican schools and what the new policy…
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Spanish conditional sentences Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 17, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice using Spanish conditional sentences.
Spanish Power Verbs – Poder Posted by sasha on Jun 12, 2019
If you’re a beginner with learning Spanish, a good strategy is to master some power verbs. These are verbs that are used very frequently in daily life, such as necesitar (to need), querer (to want), and gustar (to like). Today we’re going to look at another Spanish power verb – poder (can/be able to). Conjugation…
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Probability in the past Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 10, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. Practice describing probability in the past.
Intermediate Spanish Listening Practice – Spanish reported speech (Part 2) Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 2, 2019
Review relevant Spanish grammar and vocabulary and then listen to a conversation in Spanish between two people. More practice using Spanish reported speech.
¡Bienvenido a la ciudad de México! Posted by sasha on May 29, 2019
La ciudad de México es la capital de México. También es la segunda ciudad más grande del hemisferio occidental, después de São Paulo. Es una ciudad vibrante y bulliciosa. Hay muchas cosas interesantes que puedes hacer aquí. ¡Bienvenido a la ciudad de México! (Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. It’s also the second largest…