40 Essential Spanish Travel Phrases

40 Essential Spanish Travel Phrases Traveling the world can be such an amazing experience and it comes so easy these days! If we say Mexico, Spain, Colombia Costa Rica, Peru and you're learning Spanish maybe one of the reasons is because one of your dreams is to travel to one of these countries or even [...]

Spanish Lessons in the Tech Era 4 or 5 years ago, Pearson sold its stake in the Financial Times and the Economist (two of its flagships) to invest in education technology. I thought to myself back then that the revolution in the education sector was coming, after music, consumer goods, even human relationships, that had [...]

Foto por @ugurarpaci Carnaval is one of the most fun and important parties on the planet, but especially in Latin culture. It is a celebration that is lived in the street, where people dress up in colourful costumes and masks, in addition to non-stop singing and dancing! But from where and when did Carnaval originate? [...]

Saludo oficial. Visita de Estado a Nueva Zelanda, Junio 2009 Desde el auge del enfoque comunicativo en la enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras LE, el componente cultural ha cobrado gran importancia como parte de la competencia comunicativa. Así pues, los docentes de LE se han convertido en embajadores de estas dos realidades indisociables: lengua y cultura.  […]

Where do the names of the colors in Spanish come from?

The topic of the colors has generated a lot of papers among anthropological and linguistic researchers, specially about the connection between language and perception: do we perceive better the tonal differences between those tones that have a name in our language? In this article we will not put the focus on the linguistic determinism, but, simply, in the origin of some color names in Spanish.

This Anglo-Saxon custom did not set foot on Spanish soil until 1948, when José “Pepín” Fernández, founder of the Preciados Galleries, introduced the exchange of flowers, chocolates or gifts between lovers. Galerías Preciados is a well-known department store of Spanish origin; the company was founded in 1943 and its first center was opened in Madrid in the busy street of Callao. During the 1960s…

Learning Spanish language is learning culture! Learn Spanish with music! Would you like to better understand Hispanic culture?  Do you enjoy listening to music?  Would you like to combine these two desires? If so, then you are in luck!  In this new blog post we'll give you some tips to  improve your Spanish comprehension.  Think [...]

“The Most Latin Super Bowl of All Time” Last week we were treated to a spectacle at the Super Bowl, the championship game of the professional “gridiron” football league in the USA.  But the Súper Tazón encompasses more than just the 60 minutes the players spend brutalizing each other.  The much-anticipated, extremely expensive commercials make […]

¡Feliz Año Nuevo Chino | Happy Chinese New Year! Spanish World wishes you a prosperous and productive Año de la Rata!  Within the Chinese Zodiac, the Rat symbolizes several qualities, including vitaldad and inteligencia.  Vitality and intelligence are going to help you achieve your goals this coming year, including the goal that concerns us: improving [...]

Q# What’s so special about the Cervantes Quality Seal? A# The Cervantes Institute, an international non-profit organization, is the most important authority on teaching the Spanish language. It’s the equivalent of the British Council, or the Alliance Française, regarding the standardisation of language-teaching. Being the only school in Hong Kong with certification from the Cervantes Institute, we […]