by newyorkers | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you want to learn a language quickly and inexpensively, you have picked the right language. With the exception of English, Spanish is spoken more than any other language in the U.S. You will have plenty of opportunities to practice your Spanish with native speakers...
by newyorkers | Jan 7, 2016 | Intermediate Spanish
In this blog post, I will talk about the Different Pronunciations of the Letter “Y” and “LL” in Spanish This blog post is actuallly from an email that a customer sent to me in Jaunary 2007. In her email, she made a very interesting comment...
by newyorkers | Jan 7, 2016 | Intermediate Spanish
On numerous occasions, I’ve mentioned that one of the most effective ways to learn Spanish is to take a trip to Latin America where you will be totally immersed in the language. I have also said that since the Spanish of Colombia has not been diluted by English...
by newyorkers | Jan 6, 2016 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
While dining in a restaurant here in Medellin, Colombia tonight, a Colombian friend used a word when her wine glass fell and splattered wine all over her new dress. No, the word that she used was NOT a “grosería” (swear word, curse word). How To Say Stain...
by newyorkers | Jan 5, 2016 | Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
You probably already know that the Spanish word “pequeño” means ‘small’ in English. But there’s another way to express ‘smallness’ in Spanish. Recently, while at the “gimnasio” (gym), I noticed something...
