by Patrick Jackson | Jan 16, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary, Uncategorized
Yesterday, an Australian tourist here in Medellin, Colombia asked me how do you say thief in Spanish. My initial reaction was to tell him “ladrón.” But then I thought about it . . . How To Say Mugger In Spanish It really depends on the type of thief...
by Patrick Jackson | Jan 15, 2015 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Today I will talk about how New Year’s Eve is celebrated in Colombia. How To Say New Years Eve In Spanish In many parts of the Spanish speaking world New Year’s Eve is called “la nochevieja” — literally “the old night.” But...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 4, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish How to ask “are you a nurse?” in Spanish How to ask “are you sick?” in Spanish. You will also learn how to say needle and syringe in the Spanish language. A couple of weeks ago, here in...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 3, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
Almost every night, I watch a “novela” (soap opera) here in Colombia called “El Estilista.” Although “El Estilista” literally means “The Stylist,” “El Estilista” is a “novela” inspired by a true...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 2, 2014 | Conversational Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Spanish Vocabulary
I am going to keep this blog post as short as possible. That’s because there is a “serie” (mini-series) here in Colombia that I want to watch right now. It is on Caracol Television. Caracol is Colombia’s national television network. By the way,...
by Patrick Jackson | Dec 1, 2014 | Beginner Spanish, Common Mistakes, Conversational Spanish
In a recent blog post I told you about my friend Harry from New York who was here visiting me in Medellín, Colombia. Harry has returned to the States but I did not forget that I told you in my last blog post that I was going to tell you about some more learning...
