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    El Hombre Araña

      Nouns modifying nouns are common in English, but in Spanish we normally use adjectives to modify them. As a general rule, nouns modify other nouns in Spanish only by means of the preposition de. Examples: hoja de papel, sheet of paper, mesa de madera, wooden table, collar de perlas, pearl necklace. Still, we can […] More

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    Re-, rete-, requete-, archi-, recontra-, super-, hiper-, ultra-

    Re-, rete-, requete-, archi-, recontra-, super-, hiper-, ultra- In conversational Mexican Spanish, it’s common to hear the prefixes re-, rete-, and requete-, which intensify the corresponding adjective or adverb to different degrees: feliz happy refeliz very happy retefeliz very very happy requetefeliz extremely happy rápido fast reterrápido very very fast requeterrápido extremely fast If it’s […] More

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    Carnes frías. 10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (22)

    10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (22) Here are 10 common random idioms you may have trouble with if you hear them for the first time: Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation Cable de la luz What? cable of the light? power cord, power line […] More

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    Actually.

    Actually, remember this please English native speakers who are learning almost any other language, including Spanish, please watch out. Your word actual has a very different meaning in almost any other language. Spanish actual current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this time Portuguese atual current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this time French actuel current, up-to-the-minute, happening at this […] More

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    El agua, las aguas.

      El agua, las aguas. Many students (and natives) wonder why we say el agua (water), but in plural we say las aguas (waters). Agua is a feminine noun, and yet, we say el agua, so most people think we should say la agua instead. Most feminine nouns beginning with a stressed a sound (including […] More

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    Se le pasaron las copas. 10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (18)

    10 expressions that are not so easy to figure out (18) Here are 10 common random idioms you may have trouble with if you hear them for the first time: Expression Approximate literal translation (what you might think you actually heard) Explanation ¡no me falles! (MX) Don’t fail me. Don’t let me down. Don’t disappoint […] More

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    Phrases and expressions that mean yes and no in Spanish.

    sí no, yes and no in Spanish.

    I always wanted to make a list of words that mean yes and no. Here is part of it. Here are some negative and affirmative phrases that you will definitely hear in Mexican telenovelas.     AFFIRMATIVE sí yes absolutamente absolutely afirmativo yes, but over radio communications, walkie-talkie, law enforcement, etc. claro of course claro […] More

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    Some newspaper Spanish vocabulary.

      A few years ago, I had a Japanese student of mine who complained that in Spanish (and English) we always change the words over and over on an article to avoid repetition. He told me that for him, it seems very disorganized and that he thinks that when you chose one word, you should […] More

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    Not all Spanish nouns ending in a are feminine.

    There are many examples of common Spanish nouns that end in a and are masculine. You need to take this into account when making them agree with articles and adjectives. Note that many of these words are of Greek origin, some of which are technical or scientific. muchos días maravillosos, (never muchas días maravillosas), many […] More

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    About accent marks in Spanish

        When you read a Spanish text, you should always know where the stress of each word is. Just follow these 2 rules: Words with no accent mark: If you see a word with no accent mark, then, Does it end in any consonant, except N or S? THEN the stress is on the […] More

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    Balas en el espacio.

          If you shot a gun in space, the bullet would travel forever because the universe is expanding faster than the bullet can move — UberFacts (@UberFacts) December 28, 2020 Scroll down for the translation.               The if sentence could be considered contrary to reality, it’s unlikely […] More

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    An interesting video about the history of the X in Spanish.

      Lola Pons Rodríguez explains a brief history of the letter X, she mentions that it has had several sounds that have changed every few centuries, and she also explains that the letter H was not mute in some regions. It was pronounced in a similar manner to English or German. This video is in […] More

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