Expressions with the Five Senses in Spanish
Expressions with the five senses in Spanish is a good topic when we talk about anatomy in our lessons at Spanishviaskype.com. It’s often boring to learn a large list of vocabulary with the names of [...]
Expressions with colours in Spanish: Gay Pride 2020
Expressions with colours in Spanish are a good example of how varied our language is. There is a popular Spanish saying: ‘para gustos, los colores’; ‘everyone to his own taste’ can be a good translation. [...]
Don’t Say “Adiós” in Spanish and Try This
Don’t say adiós in Spanish every time you need to say goodbye. Obviously, it’s one of the commonest words in our language and one of the best known all around. However, nowadays, adiós can sound [...]
Verbs that mean the same in Spanish
Verbs that mean the same in Spanish are a very good tool for students who want to sound natural in Spanish. Using synonyms will allow you to enrich your vocabulary and your texts will be [...]
Useful Spanish Phrases to express mood
Useful Spanish phrases are the key of our conversational lessons. Our students usually ask us to help them speak naturally. Well, one of the best ways to achieve this is to use phrases and idioms. [...]
The Word “Gracias” in Spanish in 4 different uses
The word “gracias” in Spanish is worldwide known. It’s maybe one of the first five words you learnt when you started studing Spanish. It’s a sign of good manners and politeness. Tomorrow it’s Thanksgiving Day [...]
Italian False Friends and funny situations
Italian false friends are the cause of many misunderstandings among our Italian students at Spanishviaskype.com. As you know, this is not the first time we deal with this topic on [...]
Common Spanish Idioms: Here Comes the Sun
Common Spanish idioms help Spanish students sound more natural. Idioms are fixed phrases that have a figurative meaning. This sense is totally different from the literal meaning that the words in the idiom would have [...]
False Friends between Spanish and German
False friends or cognates are always a matter of laughter between teachers and students of languages. All of us try to assimilate words from the language we’re learning into our mother tongue’s vocabulary. A [...]