francis a la iPod by billaday After the success of the first post Singing Latino: 12 Popular English Songs in Spanish, a sequel became mandatory.   Here I feature 15 additional English songs with their Spanish versions, plus a Spanglish “bonus track”. You will be able to click on the links on the top of each title to listen to a demo and conclude if it’s a good Spanish version or not.   ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION SPANISH VERSION MP3 | 1. On My Knees – Jaci Velázquez   MP3 | 1. De creer en ti – Jaci Velazquez   MP3 | 2. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack   MP3 | 2. Matándome suávemente con su canción – Pandora   MP3 | Killing Me Softly With His Song – Fugees   MP3 | 3. Every Breath You …

  Once a year the website Lexiophiles holds a survey of the top language lovers online. They request nominations during the first half of May and the voting takes place the second half of the month. That’s right, voting started yesterday.   If you are a fan of Speaking Latino, the blog, the books, our Facebook page or my twitter feed (@jaredromey), I urge you to VOTE FOR ME, in the Language Lover Twitter category. Just scroll down the list until you find me name, select the bubble to the left, and select VOTE at the bottom of the list.   I ran across Lexiophiles and their Language Lovers lists several years ago and have found it to be an amazing resource for getting in touch with other language learners throughout the world. For this reason I am excited to …

Spanish flag, PR flag, USA flag by Oscalito Ever stop to think how slang words develop? It’s a fun experience since their history will often teach you about major historical influences in a culture. These 5 Puerto Rican words do just that.   A colony of Spain for 400 years, we Puerto Ricans adopted words that are still alive today. For example, we use the word peseta (Spanish monetary unit prior to the Euro) instead of quarter, for the 25-cent coin. A century-long relationship with the United States has also influenced Puerto Rican Spanish. Even though Puerto Ricans have adopted a lot of English vocabulary (more than other Spanish-speaking countries), we don’t speak English fluently. There are some words, often called Spanglish, that are easily linked back to their English origins. Examples are: lonchera (lunch box), gufiao or gufeado (goof), …