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¿APRENDER ESPAÑOL? ¡PÓNLE ACTITUD Y CREATIVIDAD!

May 30, 2019Spanish ExpressEducation, erasmus, español, Food & Drink, Idioms, Phrasings & Sayings

Aprender un idioma nuevo es ciertamente un gran reto. No cabe duda que implica mucho esfuerzo y dedicación. Pero realmente puede resultar muy divertido y eficaz si le imprimes un poco de creatividad y recursividad al camino que escoges para estudiarlo. Lo más importante es mantener una muy buena actitud durante el proceso, disfrutarlo, y…

Christmas Holidays in Spain – By Pilar

December 23, 2018Spanish ExpressUncategorized

Customs, Traditions & celebrations Christmas is known as ‘Navidad’ in Spain and is celebrated passionately every year. The celebrations begin on December 8th with the ‘Feast of Immaculada’. On the 22nd of December, a Christmas lottery is drawn and everyone in Spain purchases tickets to win the ‘El Gordo’. Christmas Eve or ‘Nochebuena’ is a…

Why is “El Gordo”, the annual Spanish Christmas lottery, called the ‘Fat One’ in Spain? – By Mónica

December 18, 2018Spanish ExpressEducation, español, lottery, Spanish, Spanish Culture, Study AbroadEl Gordo, Los niños de San Ildefonso, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, Madrid, Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid, Spanish, Spanish business, Spanish history, Spanish language, Spanish lessons, Spanish lottery, Spanish traditions, Spanish translations, Teatro Real in Madrid

What is “El Gordo”? As a misconception in many non-Spanish speaking countries people often assume that the term El Gordo is specific for the Christmas Lottery. Some even think that El Gordo is in fact the name of the lottery. However, the real meaning of El Gordo is simply “the first prize” (literally “the fat one” or more accurately “the big…

Let´s go to…La Rioja – By Pilar

November 14, 2018Spanish ExpressCorporate Programme, Courses, Education, erasmus, español, Food & Drink, Social Events, Spanish, Spanish Culture, Study Abroad, UncategorizedSpanish, Spanish business, Spanish history, Spanish language, Spanish lessons, Spanish traditions, Spanish translations

DAY OF CELEBRATION The Wine Fight takes place on the 29th of June each year in La Rioja, Spain. THE WINE FIGHT HISTORY The Wine Fight takes place on the outskirts of Haro, a small wine-producing town that is one of the most important in Spain’s La Rioja region. La Rioja is world famous for…

How similar are Spanish and Romanian? – By Alexandra

November 7, 2018Spanish ExpressCorporate Programme, Courses, Education, erasmus, español, Evening Courses, Idioms, Social Events, Spanish, Spanish Culture, Study Abroad, Uncategorizedsoap operas, Spanish, Spanish business, Spanish films, Spanish history, Spanish language, Spanish lessons, Spanish television, Spanish traditions, Spanish translations, telenovelas

Learning Spanish from telenovelas My journey learning Spanish started almost 10 years ago when I started watching telenovelas almost every day before bed time. It started as a curiosity and it ended up as a passion for learning more and more. Every time I watched the telenovelas I could not miss the resemblance between my…

Let’s go to…Valencia! – By Pilar

October 8, 2018Spanish ExpressCorporate Programme, Courses, erasmus, español, Evening Courses, Food & Drink, Social Events, Spanish, Spanish Culture, Study AbroadSpanish, Spanish business, Spanish history, Spanish language, Spanish lessons, Spanish traditions, Spanish translations, study Spanish in your teacher's home, Valencia

The Day of the Region of Valencia is celebrated on October 9th (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). This day, Valencian celebrate the entry of King James I The Conqueror in the Valencia city, who conquered the city of Valencia from Moorish forces in 1238, ending the reign of the Arab King Abdul Djumay. It is…

Inspirational Internships – By Tiff

October 1, 2018Spanish ExpressCourses, Education, erasmus, español, Evening Courses, Food & Drink, Social Events, Spanish, Spanish Culture, Study Abroad, Uncategorizedemployment opportunities, erasmus, interns, language student, Spanish, Spanish history, Spanish internship, Spanish language, Spanish lessons, Spanish translations

We are now in October, and that means that many of us are now back at school, work and university. However, like myself, if you've just graduated, this could be a new chapter for you which you've not found yourself in before. Having always had the routine of education in September through to July, it...

Let’s Spanish Express it! – ¡No me des gato por liebre!

September 22, 2018Spanish ExpressUncategorized

¿Cuál es el origen de la expresión “dar gato por liebre”? La literatura está llena de alusiones, muchas de ellas irónicas, acerca del valor de los alimentos ofrecidos en las posadas y hosterías, durante los siglos XVI y XVII. Era tanto el descrédito de este tipo de lugares de descanso. que se llegó a…

Let’s go to… Albacete – By Pilar

September 18, 2018Spanish ExpressUncategorized

FAIR OF ALBACETE The grand Albacete festivity, known as the Fair, takes place in the permanent fairground commonly known as ‘the pan’ or ‘the circles’ situated near the centre of the city since 18th century. The opening parade, with regional costumes, music and food on the streets, takes there the Llanos Virgin, patron saint of…

From Brixham to Baiona – By Tiff

September 11, 2018Spanish ExpressEducation, español, Food & Drink, Spanish Culture

This week, I am on my annual family trip to Brixham in Devon, along the beautiful English south west coastline. I bet you’re thinking, “in what way is this linked to Spain or Spanish culture?”. Well.. you’re about to find out! Family of fishing towns The past few days I have been thinking about the…