It’s that time of the year! The summer holidays are nearly over, but tomorrow I am off to Barcelona and it has had me thinking about the vital things I will need to take. Speaking Spanish helps me out a lot, but my sister doesn’t know a word of Spanish. Therefore, I have tried to…
You did it! First of all, congratulations to ALL of you receiving results today. I am sure you will have all done well, and here at Spanish Express we are very proud of our A Level students. Whichever path you take from now on, it is a new chapter and there are some very important…
¿Alguna vez habéis escuchado a un español decir algo “raro” y no habéis entendido qué significa? Como podréis comprobar, los animales en general, son los grandes protagonistas de muchas de las expresiones que los españoles utilizamos a diario. Y bueno, después de haber tratado con los cerdos, ahora le toca el turno a las cabras….
For the best part of 8 years I have been a language student, and I have always tried to find new ways to practise Spanish and improve my skills. For me, I find that cinema and films have helped a lot because they demonstrate different scenarios, accents and characters. I found it so useful to…
Semana Grande: Basque Country The Aste Nagusia, Semana Grande or Big Week is the largest festival in northern Spain in the Basque Country, dedicated to the Virgin of Begoña, affectionately known as Amatxu, or Mother. This is a celebration of Basque heritage, as well as religion. This festival is a 9 day event held at the end…
This burst of heat we have seen over the past few weeks has had me thinking about my time in Spain as an Erasmus student, and missing it dearly. Whilst being in a stuffy classroom in the hot spring was not always the best experience, popping to the local bars after class for an ice…
¿Por qué sudamos como cerdos? En español, hay muchas expresiones, frases hechas, dichos y refranes que hablan de animales. ¿Sabíais que esta expresión, comúnmente usada en verano, en España, y ahora mismo también en Inglaterra (porque las temperaturas han alcanzado los 37 grados en Londres), no se refiere al animal? Mucha gente usa la expresión “sudar como un…
