Tres Tristes Tigres and Other Spanish Tongue Twisters
When Mexicans make fun of Anglo-Saxon efforts at speaking Spanish, they usually focus on the flat r's and incorrect verb conjugations
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
When Mexicans make fun of Anglo-Saxon efforts at speaking Spanish, they usually focus on the flat r's and incorrect verb conjugations
Technology has brought new words in Spanish into being—mostly English words fitted with the corresponding verb endings and conjugations
A certain parallel could be drawn between British and American English, and the Spanish spoken in Spain and that of Mexico
Spanish has two forms for the word 'you': the formal 'usted' and the informal 'tú.' Choosing the right form for the occasion requires some cultural insight
Some students discover that practice is more helpful than grammar books when it comes to learning conditional tenses in Spanish
Exploring a tidy arrangement of words in Spanish usage that most usually leads to the listener’s disappointment
So-called inclusive language has been creeping into use in Spanish, but the Real Academia Española is so far sticking to its guns
Spanish grammar's use of masculine plurals to describe a mix of male and female people or things has been debated at the highest academic level
You shouldn't have to spend too long in Mexico before coming across the terms "naco" and its social opposite, the dainty "fresa"
Mexican Spanish makes use of a good number of euphemisms, which play along well with Mexico's penchant for polite language
Some complications arise with object pronouns in Spanish when you're dealing with third persons singular and plural
Standard abbreviations for a wide, and growing, variety of words are as much a part of Mexican Spanish as they are in English