All cultures (at least all that I know of) value “Health”, “Money”, and “Love.” If any of you readers out there know of a culture anywhere in the world that doesn’t value health, money, or love, I’d love to hear about it.
These three words when used together form a very small portion of Latin [...]
In English (in the United States), when we’re composing a letter that will be used as an example in business or in a textbook, we usually address it with, “Dear John” or “Dear Jane.” And then, at the end of the letter we usually sign it, “Sincerely, John Doe” or “Sincerely, Jane Doe”.
John and Jane [...]
Before we get into this week’s subject, I just wanted to talk about some observations I received from a few of you on last week’s newsletter. I talked about several words like “parabrisas” and “parachoques” which start with the word “para”. The word “para” has multiple meanings in English. It can mean “for”, as I [...]
In Spanish (to learn Spanish click here) there are a lot of great words that I really enjoy and get a kick out of. Today I’ll share some of these with you as well as discuss a little about culture.
A few of my favorite words have to do with cars. These words may vary by [...]
Vocabulary This Week To Help You Learn Spanish
útil – useful
una situación social – a social situation
todavía lo hago – I still do it (todavía=sometimes, hago=I do, lo=it)
tal vez – maybe
significa – means
se abrazan – they hug each other
persona – person
pasar – to pass by
parientes – relatives
padres – parents
otros – others
otra vez – again
o – or
mucho [...]
Vocabulary this week to help you learn Spanish:
a veces – sometimes
algo muy interesante – something very interesting
alguien – someone
amigo – friend
amistades – friendships
años – years
cienes – hundreds
cortés – courteous
crece – grows
cuando – when
cultura – culture
cultura diferente – different culture
diferencia – difference
disfruto – I enjoy
español – Spanish
esta parte – this part
esta semana – this week
esto representa [...]
Vocabulary for this week to help you learn Spanish:
una cosa – one thing
diferente – different
ersona – person
gente – people
hace unos meses – a few months ago
años – years
diferencias culturales – cultural differences
probablemente – probably
puerta – door
mencioné – I mentioned
miles – thousands
la oportunidad – the opportunity
amigos – friends
cultura – culture
hombres – men
esposas – wives
hogares – homes
interesante [...]
There are four ways to say “you” in Spanish – “tú”, “usted”, “ustedes”, and “vosotros”. To learn Spanish, click here. If you use the wrong “you” at the wrong time, you could end up offending someone. Luckily, most Latin people will recognize that you are a “gringo” and give you the benefit of the doubt, [...]
A few weeks ago, one of our subscribers asked me to address the differences between Spanish in Latin America and Spanish in Spain. This week, I will talk a little about those differences as well as a few regional word differences from Central America to South America and so forth. To learn Spanish, click here.
In Spanish, they do an interesting thing with the language. It is called the “ito” / “ita” suffix or diminutive. To learn Spanish, click here. In Spanish you can add the diminutive suffix to any noun. When you add “ito” or “ita” it means “little”. For example the word “casa” (house) can be modified to [...]