by Guadalupe Pérez | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
Para points forward. Por looks backward or around. Use para for purpose, destination, deadlines, and the person something is meant for. Use por for reasons, causes, movement through a space, exchange, and duration. Both translate as “for” in English, which...
by Diana Luciana | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog
The Mexican slang you will hear most includes güey (dude), ¡qué padre! (how cool!), chido (great), no manches (no way) and ¿qué onda? (what’s up?). Use it with friends and people your age, and stick to standard Spanish in formal settings. Mexico is the country with...
by Diana Luciana | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog
Spanish uses tener for many expressions where English uses “to be”: tengo hambre (I’m hungry), tengo frío (I’m cold), tengo miedo (I’m scared) and tengo 30 años (I’m 30 years old). Tener que plus a verb means “to have to”: tengo que trabajar. Idiomatic expressions are...
by Diana Luciana | Jul 18, 2023 | Blog
Mañana means both “tomorrow” and “morning” in Spanish. With the article, la mañana is the morning; on its own, mañana is tomorrow. So mañana en la mañana means tomorrow morning. In Mexico people say en la mañana for “in the morning,” while Spain prefers por la mañana....
by Diana Luciana | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog
The Spanish subject pronouns are yo (I), tú (you, informal), usted (you, formal), él (he), ella (she), nosotros or nosotras (we), ustedes (you all) and ellos or ellas (they). Spain also uses vosotros for “you all.” Spanish often drops the pronoun, because the verb...
by Diana Luciana | Jun 28, 2023 | Blog
One week in Cancun can cover the Tulum ruins, a swim in a cenote, a day in the jungle and plenty of beach time and tacos. That is how our January 2023 immersion trip spent its week, practicing Spanish along the way. Back in January 2023, I led the first adventure...
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