by Diana Luciana | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
To talk about music in Spanish, ask ¿Qué tipo de música te gusta? (what kind of music do you like?) and answer me gusta el rock or me encanta la música latina. Music is la música, a song is una canción and a singer is un or una cantante. To play an instrument, use...
by Diana Luciana | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Family in Spanish is la familia, pronounced fah-MEE-lyah. It is a feminine noun, so “my family” is mi familia and “our family” is nuestra familia. Familia is also grammatically singular: say mi familia es grande, not mi familia son grandes. In...
by Diana Luciana | Oct 13, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Pets in Spanish is las mascotas, and one pet is la mascota. A dog is el perro, a cat is el gato, and a puppy is el cachorro or el perrito. Mascota is always feminine, even for a male dog: mi mascota es un perro. To ask about someone’s pets, say ¿Tienes mascotas?...
by Diana Luciana | Aug 25, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
To travel in Spanish, start with greetings (hola, buenos días), polite words (por favor, gracias, disculpe) and a few key questions: ¿Dónde está el baño? ¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Me puede ayudar? Airport is el aeropuerto, a ticket is un boleto, and luggage is el equipaje....
by Diana Luciana | Aug 18, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
Food in Spanish is la comida. Fruit is la fruta, vegetables are las verduras, meat is la carne and fish is el pescado. Breakfast is el desayuno, the big midday meal in Mexico is la comida, and dinner is la cena. To say what you like, use me gusta: me gusta la comida...
by Diana Luciana | Jul 15, 2022 | Blog, Vocabulary and Phrases
To talk about the weather in Spanish, ask ¿Qué tiempo hace? or, in Mexico, ¿Cómo está el clima? Answer with three verbs: hace for heat, cold and wind, está for conditions (está nublado, está lloviendo), and hay for things in the sky (hay niebla). “Weather”...
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