by Diana Luciana | Mar 28, 2021 | Blog
Pedir means “to ask for” or “to order”: pedí un café, I ordered a coffee. Perder means “to lose” or “to miss”: perdí las llaves, I lost my keys, and perdí el camión, I missed the bus. They sound alike, but pedir is about requesting and perder is about losing. Have you...
by Diana Luciana | Mar 18, 2021 | Blog
The most useful medical Spanish phrases are ¿Qué le duele? (what hurts?), me duele la cabeza (my head hurts), necesito un médico (I need a doctor), soy alérgico or alérgica a… (I’m allergic to…) and ¿Dónde está la farmacia? Use usted with patients and doctors. Why...
by Diana Luciana | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog
The most useful Spanish travel phrases are ¿Dónde está…? (where is…?), ¿Cuánto cuesta? (how much is it?), la cuenta, por favor (the check, please), ¿Habla inglés? (do you speak English?) and Quisiera… (I would like…). Learn the words for the places you will need: el...
by Diana Luciana | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog
In most of Latin America, including Mexico, ll is pronounced like the English “y” in “yes”: pollo sounds like poh-yoh and llamar like yah-mar. In Argentina and Uruguay it sounds more like “sh” or the “s” in “measure.” In most places ll and y sound exactly the same....
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