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The Longest Birthday Song in Spanish
Turning another year of life and vitality is a special blessing to cherish. Your Solar return, like birthdays are known in some cultures, can bring you mixed feelings and emotions. Some people get upset about getting...
Spanish Imperatives – Expressing Wants, Likes, and Dislikes to a Lover
Getting ready for a date with your significant other? Are you courting a Spanish-speaking person? Are you having fun soon and want to impress with a few choice phrases in Spanish? Curious to know what kind of things...
Essential Spanish Words, Phrases, and Questions for Booking a Vacation
Going on vacation is always fun but booking your trip can be stressful. There are many different methods. You can do it through an agency, an online website, or by calling the hotel and airline. All of them have...
Best Free Language Test Tools (Just for Fun)
Tests are a huge part of any school experience. They help you and your teachers determine your knowledge about any subject. Sometimes you take a test before starting a class, so your professors can teach you things...
Are Language Tutors Worth It?
There are so many ways you can learn a language. You can attend formal classes or do something more adventurous like signing up for immersion groups in countries that speak the target language. You can also download...
Moving Abroad: 5 Reasons to Learn the Language
Whether it’s for work or just for fun, moving to another country is a great opportunity. It will make you grow up in many ways. But it can also be scary, especially if you don’t know the language of that country. If...
What is the Best Age to Learn a New Language? Are You Ever Too Old?
As we get older, it tends to be scarier trying to learn something new. Even if it’s not dangerous, like learning a language. This might be because it’s common to hear that we often hear that the best age to learn a new...
Learn a Language for Free: Is It possible?
Knowing more than one language is a great skill. Especially in a globalized world like the one we live in now. It will bring you many job and traveling opportunities. But it’s also an expensive skill to acquire. No...
How to Sound More Empathetic in Spanish
When something terrible happens to friends, acquaintances, colleagues, or clients, it may be hard to find the right words to comfort them in Spanish. Empathy is one of the factors that can transform a challenging...
Spanish Synonyms and Antonyms
Antonyms and synonyms are perfect to have substantial conversations. With them, you can talk about things, feelings and thoughts perfectly. But if you don’t have enough knowledge of different antonyms and synonyms, you...
Spanish Conversation Fillers – From Um to Uh (Part 2)
Spanish conversation fillers are little words and phrases that native speakers use frequently but that you won’t find in a typical Spanish textbook. You can hear them in live interviews, talk shows, phone calls, and,...
Spanish Conversation Fillers – From Um to Uh (Part 1)
Once, a college teacher told me that, when learning languages, you have to create a character for yourself in the language you’re learning. Let’s say, an alter ego that preserves your identity while being submerged in...
The Best Brazilian Books to Improve Your Portuguese
When we think of Brazil, we probably think of their colorful carnivals, lambada dance, great coffee, or football. But their literature is as rich as its football history. Throughout the years there have been tons of...
Learn Another Language with Dubbed Mexican Soap Operas
Mexican soap operas are a great way to learn a new language. And we are not talking just about Spanish. Did you know that Mexican telenovelas have been dubbed into many languages? From English to Greek, and even...
Learn Another Language Through Music: Multilingual Songs
We have listened to music since we were babies. Lullabies and rhymes are our first approaches to music and language and contain characteristics from both: lyrics, rhythm, and melodies. Plus, both work the same parts of...
