There is a common type of compound noun in Spanish which describes a person or a device that does something. Like a can opener, a corkscrew or a…
Ashley Higgins is married to Claire. They have two children who were both born in Ronda and they go to school in Montecorto and Ronda. When he…
The title of this blog, Spanish Matters, neatly encapsulates its purpose. …
Sometimes companies choose inappropriate names for their products. Paul Whitelock has been investigating…
Of all the brand…
Over the last five centuries hundreds of Spanish words have entered the English language. Here is Part Five, the final part of my selection of…
Over the last five centuries hundreds of Spanish words have entered the English language. Here is Part Four of Paul Whitelock’s selection of the…
Over the last five centuries hundreds of Spanish words have entered the English language. Here is Part Three of Paul Whitelock’s selection…
Over the last five centuries hundreds of Spanish words have entered the English language. Here is Part Two of my selection of the more common ones.
Spanish is a very imaginative, colourful and at times earthy language. Take the common fruits, for example.
So, it’s no surprise to…
So many of my foreign friends and acquaintances here in Spain desperately want to do something about improving their Spanish language skills. Some…