Don't understand slang? Ask a native speaker
Sunday March 28, 2004
There are few types of Spanish more difficult to understand or to translate than slang and colloquialisms. Even large dictionaries often don't help. Fortunately, a number of the people who ... Read More
¿Dónde vives?
Friday March 26, 2004
Los participantes de nuestro foro son de Estados Unidos, Bélgica, Canadá, México y muchos otros países. ¿De dónde eres? Lee más...
11-M joins the Spanish lexicon
Friday March 19, 2004
Just as "9-11" and variations of it have become a shorthand way in English of referring to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, 11-M has become the term used in ... Read More
Hindú doesn't necessarily mean 'Hindu'
Saturday March 13, 2004
If you're reading today's news out of Spain, you may notice that some of those arrested for the terrorist attacks in Madrid are referred to as hindues. Hindú is one ... Read More
¿Terroristas o separatistas?
Friday March 12, 2004
Hoy recibí por correo eléctronico una carta que quiere compartir con ustedes. Creo que la escritora hace unas observaciones importantes. Me escribió:
He leido su articulo titulado "Deadly blast in Madrid" ... Read More
Basque terrorists blamed for deadly blast in Madrid
Thursday March 11, 2004
A series of explosions during the rush hour this morning killed at least 186 people in Madrid, renewing world attention on Spain's Basque separatist movement. The following news sources are ... Read More
Spanish language expert denounces growing use of anglicisms
Tuesday March 9, 2004
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, an internationally recognized authority on classical languages, criticized the Royal Spanish Academy in an interview published today for giving its blessing to so many English words that ... Read More
U.S. TV network finds success with its own Spanish-language shows
Tuesday March 9, 2004
For years, U.S. networks with Spanish-language shows have relied on Latin America for telenovelas and other shows. Now, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports, NBC-owned Telemundo is finding that U.S. Spanish-speaking ... Read More
Chat discontinued
Monday March 8, 2004
As of today this site no longer is offering chat. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.
More words added to collection of Spanish loan words
Thursday March 4, 2004
English has dozens of words that it borrowed from Spanish. We've recently added five entries to our list of such words. See if you can guess what the English words ... Read More
For the Spanish student who has everything
Tuesday March 2, 2004
One of the best ways of bringing ease to your use of Spanish is to immerse yourself in the language. Many of the readers of this site have reported success ... Read More
This month's words brought to you by the letter D
Monday March 1, 2004
It's a new month, and with that comes a new collection of words, one each day until the 31st. All of this month's words begin with the fourth letter of ... Read More