Now that I’ve lived in Spain for over a year, I constantly hear a steady stream of little “extra” words that seem to pop up in every conversation, especially: venga, vale, anda. I understood “venga” to mean “come” (from the verb “venir”), so I wasn’t sure why everyone...
One of the ways in which I practice my Spanish listening comprehension skills is by watching movies and TV shows in Spanish. I can read Spanish fairly well and write it decently well, but listening to my non-native language makes me feel like I haven’t been...
This will be my second Christmas in Spain, but my first celebrating it with a Spanish boyfriend and some of his non-English-speaking family. If I wanted to learn Spanish through unique cultural experiences, boy was this the opportunity! Coming from Canada by way of...
Since my last blog post about false friends when learning Spanish, I’ve collected a list of 11 more false friends. These are words in two languages that look or sound similar but have very different meanings. And because the word appears familiar, it can easily trick...
Just when I think I am getting the hang of Spanish, zipping along conversationally with bartenders, doctors and my boyfriend, I hit a speed bump and lurch wildly across the path. I say something relatively simple, about which I’m quite confident, and get a funny look...
Now that I’ve lived in Spain for over a year, I constantly hear a steady stream of little “extra” words that seem to pop up in every conversation, especially: venga, vale, anda. I understood “venga” to mean “come” (from the verb “venir”), so I wasn’t sure why everyone...
One of the ways in which I practice my Spanish listening comprehension skills is by watching movies and TV shows in Spanish. I can read Spanish fairly well and write it decently well, but listening to my non-native language makes me feel like I haven’t been...
This will be my second Christmas in Spain, but my first celebrating it with a Spanish boyfriend and some of his non-English-speaking family. If I wanted to learn Spanish through unique cultural experiences, boy was this the opportunity! Coming from Canada by way of...