The verb tocar in Spanish, according to the Dictionary of Royal Spanish Academy, it is defined as “to exercise the sense of touch”. That is, the action by which we perceive external sensations through the [...]
Idioms with proper nouns are a resource in the colloquial register that keep mysterious secrets for speakers. Both native speakers and students wonder what is the true identity behind Pedro, Rita, María Morena or Tato. [...]
Words related to money are always of interest to language learners. It is a matter of survival when they travel to a Spanish-speaking country. However, throughout history, the form of payment has not always been [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to translate into Spanish the most trending English words is not an easy task. In fact, most journalists, influencers and online content creators don’t even make the effort to look for the equivalent in [...]
