Spanish is spoken by around 500 million people throughout the world, and by 350 million as their first language. It is the official language of 22 countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Venezuela. […]
One of my favourite words in English is moreish. The word moreish does not have an exact equivalent word in Spanish. We surely have the concept but this needs a long and winding clarification in Spanish that just kills the beauty of this word’s self -explanatory nature. It might look like a plain and unpretentious […]
SPANIARDS ARE GENERALLY LOUD FACT: We speak generally a couple of notches louder than inhabitants from other nations. ALL WOMEN LOOK LIKE PENELOPE CRUZ. ALL MEN LOOK LIKE ANTONIO BANDERAS MYTH: Erm, nope. We don’t. Unfortunately. Spain is a melting pot of different cultures and ethnicities. Although the combo dark eyes/dark hair prevails, we have […]
Living in Britain we are never short of small talk material. Are we? I once went on a half hour train journey talking to a stranger about nothing but the weather: the unreliable, surprising, out of the blue, crazy old British weather. Much disliked, yet so handy when conversation is dwindling, especially in the summer. […]
Listen to the Spanish text here Once on a warm Spanish summer night, my friend S. and I were walking to the pub when our lives were changed forever. A 12 year old boy approached us smiling and without a warning asked my friend, “¿Tiene hora?”. When he left my friend turned round and asked […]
CABEZA, HOMBROS, PIERNAS, PIES Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies x2 Ojos, orejas, boca y nariz Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies!
Learning a second language has countless benefits at any age. Acquiring a foreign language at a young age has additional advantages which no child should miss. Below we have listed some of the reasons which go beyond the linguistic realm. COGNITIVE BENEFITS Aside from linguistic advantages, children who learn a second language early in life […]
Canción de la mañana Good morning song Buenos días niños ¿cómo estáis? Buenos días niños ¿cómo estáis? Buenos días mamis, Buenos días papis, Buenos días niños, ¿cómo estáis? Muy bien! Good morning children, how are you? Good morning children, how are you? Good morning mummies, Good morning daddies, […]
7th July, San Fermin. Today Pamplona celebrates its Patron Saint, Saint Fermin with the running of the bulls. Over a million people take part in this festival every year. Thanks in part to Hemingway’s The Sun also arises, this event is now famous worlwide and the most renowned fiesta in Spain. See this morning’s bull […]