First of all, what is an "idiomatic expression"? An "idiomatic expression" is a phrase in a language that wouldn't make sense if taken literally. We take for granted that the expression "to rain cats and dogs" does not refer to some feline- or canine-based precipitation because we have decided as a group that the expression...
Survival Spanish You’ve just landed in South America for the first time. You’re thrilled to finally be able to cross Machu Picchu off your bucket list, saunter through the coffee fields of Colombia and visit the salt mines in Bolivia. And the best part of it all? You don’t need Google Translate to guide you...
How To Pronounce “Hola” - The silent "H" ¡Hola! You might be wondering why I just greeted you without pronouncing the “h”. There’s a simple explanation - we don’t pronounce the “h” in Spanish. Unless it forms a “ch” in which case the pronunciation is the same as English, you’re better off just pretending like...
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a restaurant in a foreign country and wanted to order everything on the menu. Now raise your hand if you’ve ever been to a restaurant in a foreign country, wanted to order everything on the menu, but were unable to do so because of the language barrier....
In English we ask ourselves, “To be or not to be?” In Spanish we essentially ask ourselves, “¿Ser o estar?” - Which in English translates as "To be or to be"! So, what gives? The answer to that question largely depends on the context. We use “ser” if we are referring to a permanent state, whereas...
In this article, we give you some basic information about how to describe the weather in Spanish.