Spanish Vocabulary for the Coronavirus Pandemic
Our day-to-day life has been upended with COVID-19. While it would be nice to just ignore it and have it all go away, that is not our current reality. Many …
Hispanic Time: Understanding the Differences
“Latino Standard Time (LST) refers to the amount of time between when someone of Latin American origin says that they will be somewhere, and when they actually are. Generally Latino …
Spanish for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Need to learn more Spanish vocabulary for your upcoming parent-teacher conferences? These conferences can be nerve-wracking if you’re talking with a mom or dad who doesn’t speak a lot of …
Latino, Latino/a, Latin@, or Latinx?
I was recently asked the following question in my Spanish for Medical Professionals online class about using gender-neutral and inclusive terms in the Spanish language: I was wondering, with regards …
Tara’s Favorite Sites to Learn Spanish
There are so many great sites out there to learn Spanish these days! Where does one even start? To help you narrow down your options, I have compiled a list …
Spanish for Police Officers: Phrases for Traffic Violations
I bet you have stopped a Spanish-speaker a few times and wished you knew a few more words than the Spanish greetings you learned in high school. Read on to …
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Spanish Survival Phrases for the First Day of School
You may have started school already, or are about to start soon! If you have Spanish-speaking students and parents in your school, read on to learn a few “survival phrases” …
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Learn a Language Without Leaving Home
The best way to learn a foreign language is through immersion – ideally for at least a year in a foreign country that speaks that language. Realistic? Not for most …
How to Make Spanish Accents
Just how do I make the á é í ó ú ñ ¿ ¡ ? There are many ways to make Spanish accent marks and characters on your computer or …