Homophone words in Spanish are terms that are pronounced the same as others; however, they are spelled differently and have different meanings. This linguistic phenomenon is actually a subclass of homonyms. Homonymous words are words [...]
The origin of the word azar is very unsuspected and curious. There are many words in Spanish that are related to the concept of luck: suerte, fortuna, ventura, sino, destino, fatalidad, casualidad… In addition, there [...]
The word rollo in Spanish is one of the most polysemic words in the colloquial and informal register. There are many idiomatic expressions that use this word. But what is the original meaning of this [...]
The diacritical accent in Spanish is one of the most curious exceptions of accentuation in our language. As our Spanishviaskype.com students already know, the use of the graphic accent helps us to know how to [...]
Spanish Idioms with ‘cuenta’ are plentiful. According to RAE, it is a polysemic term with which we can designate the action of numbering things, a mathematical operation, the deposit of money in a bank, the [...]
Estar and ser in Spanish are two verbs that cause havoc among students. Beginners must learn different uses for each. In our grammar resources section you can learn everything you need to know about them. [...]
How to use ‘como’ in Spanish is the question we are going to try to answer today on the Spanishviaskype.com blog. This connector has many functions in our language. However, we are not going to [...]
How to use cual in Spanish is a question of great interest to our students at Spanishviaskype.com. However, we must warn our readers that today we are not going to discuss the differences between cuál [...]
Expressions with food in Spanish are many in our language. Generally, the vocabulary that refers to the basic needs of the speakers is the most used in colloquial phrases. In the Spanishviaskype's blog we have [...]
