When learning a language you do not want to imitate native speakers’ mistakes, but in order to avoid this, my nice defenceless learner, you need someone who will let you know when what you hear or read is incorrect. I would like to be the person to teach you about two widespread mistakes that you …
One of the first things you learn about Spanish is that nouns have gender, like how la mesa (the table) is feminine, and el plato (the plate) is masculine. The idea that non-living things like objects, places, and feelings, can have a gender usually seems a little weird to native English speakers. Well, it gets weirder still… The amusing …
If you have no idea what a diminutive is, this article is for you. If all you know is that diminutives are suffixes that make nouns smaller, this article is also for you. I want to teach you the subtle meanings hidden within diminutives. Textbooks don’t tend to explain this, and not understanding it is …
Spanish words ¿Te cuento un secreto? Si hablas inglés, entonces ya sabes algo de español. Habitualmente usas palabras que, o son palabras directamente en español, o son palabras que el inglés adoptó tras el contacto con la lengua española, independientemente del origen de esas palabras. En este artículo vas a aprender el significado de palabras …