El Premio Nobel, el Plebiscito, y la Paz Colombiana Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Oct 17, 2016
Life in Colombia is more dramatic than any telenovela in 2016. With the recent signing of the acuerdos de paz and the subsequent rejection of the deal in last week’s plebiscito, this week took a tense turn when Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was awarded el Premio Nobel de la Paz. With an intensely divisive impeachment process next door…
English Spanish Vocabulary – Christianity Cristianismo Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 12, 2016
Build your repertoire of Spanish words little by little by tuning in to these biweekly posts on English-Spanish vocabulary. You will find lots of really useful words on essential everyday topics, complete with audio mp3 recordings to help you with the Spanish pronunciation. Enjoy! Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to…
Spanish Set Expressions: Estamos a mano (III) Posted by Paula on Oct 10, 2016
This week’s post presents the last set expressions in Spanish using hands. Today’s picture shows us the Cave of Hands in Santa Cruz, Argentina, a pre-historical painting of hands dating from 13,000 to 9,000 years ago. It’s a great precursor of stencil painting widely used nowadays! Estar a mano (to be at hand): When something…
English Spanish Vocabulary – In the house En la casa Posted by Laura & Adam on Oct 5, 2016
Build your repertoire of Spanish words little by little by tuning in to these biweekly posts on English-Spanish vocabulary. You will find lots of really useful words on essential everyday topics, complete with audio mp3 recordings to help you with the Spanish pronunciation. Enjoy! Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to…
Videos in Spanish: How to Use your Hands When Speaking in Public Posted by Paula on Sep 30, 2016
Last week we discussed several set expressions in Spanish using the words manos and manitas. We hope they help you feel more comfortable using your Spanish in everyday situations. Today we’ll see how to use your hands when speaking in public. Thanks to Sebastián Lora for the video. Cómo Usar las Manos al Hablar en Público Según Alan Pierce…
Paisa Pues: How to Speak Spanish Like Pablo Escobar Posted by Jakob Gibbons on Sep 28, 2016
This month a new season of Narcos took Spanish learners and narconovela addicts back to 1980s Medellín, home to Pablo Escobar and one of the bloodiest episodes of the 52 year-long conflict that formally ended on Monday. The Netflix original is a bingeable opportunity to learn Spanish with TV, but it’s missing more than colorful…
English Spanish Vocabulary – Countries Países Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 27, 2016
Build your repertoire of Spanish words little by little by tuning in to these biweekly posts on English-Spanish vocabulary. You will find lots of really useful words on essential everyday topics, complete with audio mp3 recordings to help you with the Spanish pronunciation. Enjoy! Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to…