Castellano and español are both names for the language we call Spanish. The choice of one term or the other is rooted in history, politics, regional identity and usage.
Why do many Spanish speakers refer to Spanish as castellano? Read Post »
It’s another occasion to go pottering about among some similar-looking Spanish words, unearthing how they are typically used and cracking apart the differences between them and some other terms. Our main subjects today are cerámica and cerámico.
Spanish words of the week: cerámica or cerámico? Read Post »
Today we enter the world of storytelling as we explore the differences in usage between the Spanish words narrativa and narrativo, and we consider a couple of related words too.
Spanish words of the week: narrativa or narrativo? Read Post »
We have a little list of similar-looking Spanish words that might easily be confused and whose uses therefore need splitting apart. So are you ready for lista and listo (the next pair on it)?
Spanish words of the week: lista or listo? Read Post »
Here we look into the most common uses of another pair of similar-looking Spanish words. Join us as we examine ‘medio’ and ‘media’.
Spanish words of the week: medio or media? Read Post »
On the examination table today are another two similar-looking Spanish words baring their uses and differences. These are veterinario (masculine) and veterinaria (feminine).
Spanish words of the week: veterinario or veterinaria? Read Post »
It’s that time of the week when we mine our rich seams of Spanish vocabulary to split apart similar-looking nouns with different uses. Today we’re separating veto (masculine) from veta (feminine).
Spanish words of the week: veto or veta? Read Post »
Here’s a chance to get a handle on the commonest senses of another pair of similar-looking Spanish nouns: mango and manga.
Spanish words of the week: mango or manga? Read Post »
On today’s pop-up menu of key Spanish words with different meanings and uses our binary pair is informática and informático.
Spanish words of the week: informática or informático? Read Post »
