Expressions with cara in Spanish
Expressions with cara in Spanish are very common in colloquial language. Now that we are living through a depressing time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a good advice could be al mal tiempo, buena cara. That’s [...]
Christmas Idioms in Spanish
Christmas idioms in Spanish are very funny. Actually, learning idioms is always funny. Nowadays it’s Christmas time, even though department stores started some months ago. From Spanishviaskype.com, we know that these days will be weird [...]
Chess Vocabulary in Spanish
Chess vocabulary in Spanish is trending nowadays. Actually, chess vocabulary is trending in all languages and the reason is a TV series called Gambito de Dama (Queen’s Gambit) in Netflix. By the way, last week [...]
Ser vs Estar in Spanish: Changing Meanings
Ser vs estar in Spanish is a never-ending trouble for students who struggle to master it but, even at the highest levels, it might be a headache. The problem is not only learning when to [...]
Spanish-English False Friends
Spanish-English false friends are the warhorse of many students at Spanishviaskype. It’s absolutely normal that beginners try to guess Spanish words using terms that sound similar in their own language; they might have a very [...]
Idioms about bullfighting in Spanish
Idioms about bullfighting in Spanish are very common. Nowadays, this activity is very controversial. On the one hand, defenders of tauromachy claim that it’s a traditional cultural expression, even art. On the other hand, animal [...]
Don’t say ‘cómo’ in Spanish when you translate ‘how’
Don’t say ‘cómo’ in Spanish everytime you need to translate the interrogative word ‘how’. Our basic students at Spanishviaskype usually try to adapt English structures into similar forms in Spanish. This is normal; they often [...]
Words about COVID-19 in Spanish
Words about COVID-19 in Spanish are everywhere, nowadays. After overcoming the first outbreak of this pandemic, Spain is at cliff’s edge, again. Many districts in Madrid are in lockdown and other cities in the country [...]
The Verb Caer in Spanish: Idioms in Autumn
The verb caer in Spanish is full of idioms, and now, autumn is almost here and we’ll see leaves falling everywhere. That’s the original meaning of the verb caer in Spanish. However, reading this article [...]
