How Similar are Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian? (8 FAQs Answered) Hola! Oi! Ciao! Have you ever come across a Portuguese speaker and thought you recognized a word or two that sounded like Spanish? But then you poke your ears up and hear completely different sounds and think… what is that? Or have you gone into … Read More >>
Spanish Learners Ask: What’s the Difference Between Tú, Usted, and Vos? Learning Spanish subject pronouns is no easy feat, especially when we discover that there are three different versions of the second person singular: tú, usted, and vos. That means there are three different ways to say “you” in Spanish, and infinite ways to find ourselves in embarrassing (or even offensive) situations … Read More >>
Día de Los Muertos – Day of the Dead and Halloween Día de Los Muertos and Halloween have quite a bit in common, but there are important differences as well. Halloween, as practiced today in the U.S., is mostly about dressing in costume and collecting enormous quantities of candy. Symbols of death and otherworldly images … Read More >>