Spanish words of the week: chico or chica?
Today we’re looking at the uses of chico and chica (and also contrasting these words with a few other Spanish terms for the younger ones among us).
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Spanish word of the week: quedarse
Quedarse is what’s technically called a ‘pronominal verb’, a verb used with a reflexive pronoun that agrees with the subject.
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Spanish words of the week: retrospectivo or retrospectiva?
This week we’re looking at the most common uses of another Spanish word pair: retrospectivo and retrospectiva.
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Spanish word of the week: quedar
Today we’re looking at quedar, an everyday Spanish verb with a wide range of practical uses. We’ll focus on the most common ones, starting with how it describes the result or outcome of an event or the passage of time.
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Spanish words of the week: diestro or diestra?
This week we’re looking at the most common uses of Spanish words diestro and diestra.
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Spanish word of the week: sobrar
The verb sobrar indicates that there is a surplus, more than enough, more than needed or wanted, or a quantity left over of something, whether this be money, time, tables, food or something else.
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Spanish words of the week: gráfico or gráfica?
Both ‘un gráfico’ (masculine) and ‘una gráfica’ (feminine) can be any kind of diagram showing information in visual form
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Spanish word of the week: faltar
Faltar is a Spanish verb everyone needs, though it’s probably underused by non-native speakers. It often indicates that something or someone is absent, missing or in short supply.
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Spanish words of the week: práctica or práctico?
Time for some more practical hints about Spanish usage through a comparison of two related words, with an opportunity for
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