What is your favorite color? Mine is green. People say it looks good on me. Plus, it is the color of hope, so it helps me keep positive. Knowing how to name different colors is one of the necessary skills when you study Spanish. Even though it is just a few simple words, they prove … Read more
One of the first questions people ask when they meet someone is: “what do you do?” Talking about one’s profession or occupation is an easy conversation starter in Spanish, and even an A1 student can describe without much difficulty what they do for a living. What are some common professions and occupations in Spanish? Let’s … Read more
As you may well know, Latin America and Spain are famous for their cuisine, especially delicious meat and fish preparations. If you are a carnivore, make sure to try Spanish cured ham, Argentinean steak, Peruvian ajĂ de gallina, Chilean fish, and seafood. The abundance and relatively low prices will sweep you off your feet. Are … Read more
Are you heading to a greengrocer’s or an open-air fruit & veg market, so popular in Latin America? Make sure you know how to name all this delicious local produce. It doesn’t take much effort, and it will let you move from pantomiming your way around to actually having a conversation in Spanish. Knowing how … Read more
Do you have any brothers or sisters? How does it feel to be the oldest child? Does your family still live in Poland? People – especially my in-laws – were very curious about my family when I first came to Chile. And no wonder. It is such an easy and comfortable conversation starter with any … Read more
Has your suitcase gotten lost and now you’re in a hotel room in Barcelona not knowing what to wear for the business meeting you have the next day? Are your trekking boots coming unglued after the first leg of your Patagonia trip? Or perhaps the weather has suddenly changed in Bogota, leaving you in urgent … Read more
Wonder what interjections are? They are all these little words and phrases that are used either on their own or inside a sentence, to express your emotions and feelings. In writing, interjections typically require the use of exclamation marks, which is why some people also call them “exclamations.” Some of the common interjections in English … Read more
Has your plane finally landed in Buenos Aires, and now you need to figure out how to get to the hotel? Or perhaps you have a meeting scheduled at your Mexican supplier’s premises and need a ride? Using public transportation in a foreign country can be tricky. When you are in Latin America, the challenge … Read more
One of the biggest challenges I have encountered in South America is to get a good haircut. My hair, once thick and wavy, has lost a lot of volume with the time. Not to mention all the grayness that has covered my once redhead. My mousy and frizzy hair is completely unlike a typical Latina’s. … Read more
A huge coffee lover like myself, I did struggle for a while when I first came to Chile, not knowing how to order my favorite beverage. I had to rely on my boyfriend to buy my coffee, which was a blow to my self-confidence. I made sure to learn some essential phrases. Whether it is … Read more
We meet new people all the time, don’t we? At parties, at work, on vacations, through mutual friends, or by coincidence. “Hi, I’m James, nice to meet you.”“How do you do, sir? My name is Richard Brown.”“Please meet my wife.”Well, you know the drill. What if I asked you to introduce yourself in Spanish? Would … Read more
