If you’re going to a Spanish-speaking country, one of the first things you should learn (aside from the most common words in Spanish) is how to order food and drinks. In fact, I’d bet that ordering things will form the majority of your interactions in Spanish! In this post, I’ll go over the most important […]
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I started to learn Spanish with songs pretty early on in my language journey, and I hate to use this buzzword, but it was a game-changer for me. Think of how catchy certain songs can be. How they get stuck in your head and you sing the chorus on repeat until someone asks you to
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Learning greetings in Spanish is the next step after learning how to say “hi.” It’s important to get these greetings right so you can start out your interactions on the right foot – plus if you fumble, you might find that whoever you’re talking to will try to switch to English (this has happened to
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Even after all these years of travelling, I still feel the anxiety creeping in when I’m visiting a new airport. There’s already so much to worry about, we don’t need a language barrier on top of it all! But if you’re visiting a Spanish-speaking country in the near future and you don’t speak the language,
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Learning how to ask for directions in Spanish is key to a smooth trip. You can try to rely on Google Translate, but there’s the very real possibility that you will find yourself without battery or signal (this happened to me!). Plus, it’s just nice to interact with locals when you’re travelling, and don’t you
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Having studied Spanish for ten years now, I know a thing or two about learning the language (as you’d hope 😅). I often get asked “How can I learn Spanish quickly?” and I could take hours to explain the answer to this question! But since we don’t have all day, I’ve condensed my years of
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Spanish is spoken by millions of people all over the world. This (along with many other reasons) makes it an excellent language to learn – especially for travelling! But exactly which countries speak Spanish? In this post we’ll look into each of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries and what makes them so special, plus give you
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As you might know, Spanish is the second most-spoken native language in the world. And with over 480 million speakers, some variation in the language is to be expected! This is (for me, at least) one of the most intriguing aspects of the language: the rich tapestry of dialects that have evolved across various regions.
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So you’ve decided to learn Spanish. Congratulations! With close to 500 million native speakers across the globe, it’s an excellent language to learn. And while any sort of Spanish will be useful, there are specific types which might be more useful to you than others. In this post, I’ll help you unravel the different sorts
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As English speakers, we know that English changes a little between countries. But did you know that Spanish in different countries varies even more? And what exactly sets Spanish from Latin America apart from that of Spain? In this post, I’ll tell you exactly what you need to know about Latin American Spanish vs European
