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Bilingual Story Books: 5 Children Books in Spanish and English

children books in spanish

Hispanics are 16.7% of total population of the United Sates, making them the nation’s largest ethnic or race minority. If you are part of that statistic, you are one of the 52 million Latinos that make the United States the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. Unfortunately, there is also the risk of future generations […]

Spanish Language Practice Tests: Learn Your Spanish Level

Spanish Language Practice Tests

If you have been taking Spanish classes or lessons for a while and are wondering how are you doing, check this out. Our friends from don Quijote Spanish Courses have put together these online Spanish language practice tests for you to measure your improvement. The practice tests are quick and consist of a short paragraph […]

The Best Book for Learning Spanish Vocabulary

book for learning spanish

The Best Book for Learning Spanish Vocabulary: Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish First Publish date: 1951 Pages: 496 Author: Margarita Madrigal Over 60 years after it’s first publication, Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish by Margarita Madrigal still may be the best book for learning Spanish vocabulary ever published. The premise of Madrigal’s book is that […]

10 Easy English-Spanish Words You Can Add to Your Vocabulary Today

English Spanish Words

When I was reading the book Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish I learned the following fact about English-Spanish words: After French, Latin and Old English, “Spanish is one of the most important ingredients in English vocabulary.” I knew that there were Spanish words in the English language, but I […]

7 Spanish Comic Book Characters from Latin America

Spanish Comic Book Characters

Comics were popularized in the United States in the 30’s. From political and social strips to the action comics featuring iconic super heroes, from the beginning there has been a broad variety titles for all ages. Latin America is also active in this so called “Ninth Art” and give us a lot of characters that […]

What Makes Great Spanish High School Lessons?

What Makes Great Spanish High School Lessons?

Most school districts offer Spanish in high schools only, so it is important that you know how to make fantastic Spanish high school lessons. Teenagers are hard to please, and yet teachers must be able to find a way to engage them immediately. This especially needs to happen in a language classroom because most teenagers […]

10 Vulgar Spanish Slang Words and Phrases from Colombia: Infographic

Colombia Dirty Spanish Slang Words

You rarely learn slang terms in class, especially not the extra dirty or harsh ones. Here are 10 Colombian dirty Spanish words and phrases that you won’t hear in any proper Spanish course. I think it’s obvious why your Spanish teacher omitted words like these from the lesson plans. Use them wisely, and sparingly, unless […]

Bilingual Poetry: 4 English and Spanish Children Books

Spanish Children Books

The school year is almost finished and you might be looking for activities to do with your small children. If you are raising a bilingual kid, here are some English – Spanish children books you can use during the summer. These suggestions are focused on simple bilingual poetry that reinforces the Hispanic heritage in elementary […]

How to Translate CHORETO: 2 Meanings for One Spanish Slang Word

How to Translate CHORETO Spanish Slang Word

If you are wondering how to translate choreto to English, the definition will depend on which country you are in. The Spanish slang word choreto is used in Venezuela and Puerto Rico as an adjective with two different meanings according to the books Quick Guide to Venezuelan Spanish and Speaking Boricua respectively. What is choreto […]

41 Examples of Spanish Slang Words for GIRL

Spanish Slang for Girl

How many words for girl in Spanish? Check the Spanish slang for girl list used in Latin America & Spain that will give you the examples you are looking for. Spanish slang for girl is the fifth suggestion that Google gives you when you type in the phrase “Spanish slang for” in the search box. In English and in Spanish making reference to “a girl” can range from a newborn baby up to a women in her twenties.

Spanish Slang Words for COOL: 85 Words and Phrases

Spanish Slang for Cool

Learn the Spanish slang for cool with a list of words and expressions divided by different Spanish-speaking countries. Spanish has equivalents for “cool” and they vary among countries. Here I have grouped a couple of examples from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain and Venezuela.

18 Shades of White: Spanish Slang Words for WHITE PERSON

Spanish Slang for White Person

Spanish slang for white person is the third suggestion that Google gives you when you type in the phrase “Spanish slang for” in the search box. That makes it one of the most popular Spanish slang requests and here are some examples and the countries that use them.

Spanish Slang Words for WEED: 26 Names for MARIJUANA

Spanish Slang for Weed Marijuana

A list of 26 examples of Spanish slang for weed or marijuana, plus 16 additional terms in Spanish for joint. In this particular case weed can have an innocent Spanish translation or be the slang for marijuana. In this article I am going to give you the list of words for both meanings.

53 Spanish Slang Words for FRIEND

Spanish Slang for Friend

If you want to blend with locals, you should check this list of examples of Spanish slang for friend and the countries that use them. Here is a list of a good amount of Spanish words used in Latin America to refer to a close friend or dude. All in one place!

Quick Guide to Mexican Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from Mexico

Book for Learning Spanish

A book for learning Spanish from Mexico with approximately 500 words translated to English. Learn Mexican Spanish with synonyms, examples & 51 illustrations. Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish slang.

Quick Guide to More Mexican Spanish: A Book for Learning Spanish from Mexico

Book for learning spanish from mexico

A book for learning Spanish from Mexico with 500 words translated to English. Learn Mexican Spanish with synonyms, examples & 46 illustrations. Spanish vocabulary changes significantly from one country to the next. Yet, few people learn about this until they are in a country, stumbling through the local Spanish slang.

What is JETA in Spanish? You might get punched or kissed – watch out!

3 Meanings of the Spanish Slang Word JETA

There are two quick answers to “What is Jeta in Spanish?” It means someone’s face. It’s an insult of some kind. The insult depends on the country where you hear the word or related term. The Spanish slang word jeta is commonly known and used throughout Latin America. But you need to pay attention where […]

11 Videos of Alphabet Sign Language in Spanish

sign language in spanish videos

Sign language varies geographically and therefore there is no universal sign language. This means that mute people around the world learn different sign languages to communicate. In the case of the sign language in Spanish, it also varies by country which is the exact same thing that happens with spoken and written Spanish. Each country […]

The Spanish Sign Language Alphabet

Yebra Alphabet Sign Language in Spanish

Origin of the Spanish Sign Language Alphabet According to a document published by Cultura Sorda.eu, author Alejandro Oviedo indicates that “in most of the countries whose official languages are written with the Latin alphabet, deaf communities use the same manual alphabet. Although there are some differences between them, most manual settings used to represent the […]

Cool Puerto Rican Spanish Lesson: Audios and Videos of 18 Common Words

Spanish Audio Clips

For my fellow brothers and sisters from Puerto Rico that want to learn more about our unique vocabulary, and the others who are wondering what are those goofy words we use sometimes, here is a cool sample of some of our common Spanish words. The following Puerto Rican Spanish audio clips are from a radio […]

Nombres de Bebés de Puerto Rico: Nombres modernos, creativos y únicos de la Isla del Encanto

Nombres de Bebes de Puerto Rico

Esta es la introducción del libro Nombres de bebés de Puerto Rico: Nombres modernos, creativos y únicos de la Isla del Encanto. Nombres de Bebés de Puerto Rico Si visitas o vives en la Isla del Encanto, puede que te hayas dado cuenta de que los nombres de muchos jóvenes no los has escuchado antes. […]

6 Venezuela Spanish Words to Order Coffee: Infographic

Coffee in Venezuela Infograhic

My brother-in-law is a coffee lover. He even has his own personal coffee brewing travel kit that he always has on the road. He is also an American who learned Spanish in recent years. If he ever travels to Venezuela, I am sure he would have problems ordering his beloved beverage because there are a […]

¿Qué Representan los Personajes de Mafalda?

Personajes Mafalda

The following article is part of the Spanish Friday initiative that promotes blogging in Spanish. El siguiente artículo es parte de la iniciativa Spanish Friday que promueve el blogueo en español. Artículos en la serie Mafalda: • Parte 1 | Breve historia de Mafalda y Quino • Parte 2 | La voz de Mafalda • […]

7 Terms to Define Spanish Slang And Their Meanings

7 Terms to Define Spanish Slang And Their Meanings

I started collecting and translating Spanish slang in 2003. I had already lived in Mexico, Chile and Argentina as well as traveled to other Spanish-speaking countries. When I arrived in Puerto Rico it amazed me how different the language was from the other countries I knew, even with the country changes I had already experienced. […]

6 Asuntos Político-Sociales en la Voz de Mafalda

spanish comic book mafalda

The following article is part of the Spanish Friday initiative that promotes blogging in Spanish. El siguiente artículo es parte de la iniciativa Spanish Friday que promueve el blogueo en español. Artículos en la serie Mafalda: • Parte 1 | Breve historia de Mafalda y Quino • Parte 2 | La voz de Mafalda • […]

Fun Facts About Spanish: A Day of Spanish Language Infographics

Facts About Spanish

There is a big party going on! A celebration of 500 million people and 22 countries that speak Spanish! April 23rd is the International Spanish Language Day or Día Mundial del Idioma Español, a celebration that has been going on since 1926. This date marks the death of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of El […]

Breve Historia de Mafalda y Quino

Mafalda Quino

The following article is part of the Spanish Friday initiative that promotes blogging in Spanish. El siguiente artículo es parte de la iniciativa Spanish Friday que promueve el blogueo en español. Artículos en la serie Mafalda: • Parte 1 | Breve historia de Mafalda y Quino • Parte 2 | La voz de Mafalda • […]

What is an AFTER OFFICE in Argentina?

AFTER OFFICE in Argentina

If you have ever been to Argentina and spent a little time around the locals, it is likely you have heard the phrase “after office”. This is particularly true if you were there living or working as this is a term often used by professionals. So what does the term after office really mean? After […]

BOLUDO meaning in Argentina Spanish

BOLUDO Argentina Spanish Slang Word

What does boludo mean in Argentina? Dude, bro, easy, jerk, dumbass, screw around, idiot. All of them! The word ‘boludo’ in Argentina is one of the most useful and most common Spanish slang words you will learn.  Argentinians are known for their hospitality, which is an integral part of their culture. From inviting guests to […]

All about Latina Barbie Dolls

Latina Barbie

Recently, Mattel honored the late and legendary Mexican actress María Félix with a special new Barbie. The Mária Félix Barbie doll celebrates her legacy, contribution to Mexican cinema and cultural betterment, and her advocacy for women’s equality and indigenous groups. It seems that this time around, critics think Mattel finally landed on a more accepted […]

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