by newyorkers | Jun 11, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Conversational Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today I will cover 5 Spanish words for conversational Spanish that I have learned or re-learned since living in Colombia. These are common Spanish words that you will hear in Latin America so I want to share them with you. Among other things, today you will learn: 1....
by newyorkers | Jun 11, 2014 | Advanced Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
Let’s talk about the correct way to say I am American in Spanish. Well, I know we were all taught to say “Soy americano/a” in order to say “I am American.” But let me tell you about an incident that took place recently. (By the way, the...
by newyorkers | May 13, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Let’s cover How To Say The Names of Animals in Spanish. Today, I went to the “zoológico” (zoo) here in Medellín, with an “amiga” and her “hijo” (son). And while I was there I heard an American make a mistake with his...
by newyorkers | May 12, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
A customer emailed me a link to an interesting article online about the “Colombian accent” becoming “big business” in dubbing movies and TV series, working in call centers, etc. Because it is so easy to understand Colombian Spanish....
by newyorkers | May 12, 2014 | Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish
Let’s a look at some Spanish words that begin with the prefix “des.” Deshecho – undone Deshacer – to undo Descubierto – uncovered Desagradecido – ungrateful Destapar – to uncover Note that the Spanish prefix...
