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Excuse Me in Spanish — Nine Ways that Aren’t Boring
Languages | Spanish

Excuse Me in Spanish — Nine Ways that Aren’t Boring

ByDana Hooshmand August 20, 2020August 9, 2021

How to say “excuse me” in Spanish — all the ways you’ll ever need.

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The Ten+ Best Spanish Movies on Netflix
Languages | Spanish

The Ten+ Best Spanish Movies on Netflix

ByDana Hooshmand July 8, 2020September 27, 2021

The very best Spanish movies on Netflix and Spanish-language movies from around the world — fully reviewed per Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB If you’re learning Spanish then you’re in luck — a lot of great movies come out in Spanish from all over the Spanish-speaking world. (There are a lot of other great Spanish learning…

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Spanish Subjunctive Examples: 3-Step Cheat Sheet
Languages | Spanish

Spanish Subjunctive Examples: 3-Step Cheat Sheet

ByDana Hooshmand March 7, 2020January 27, 2021

A quick guide to the Spanish subjunctive, foe of many language learners.

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Colombia’s Menú del Día in Spanish — A Complete Guide
Colombia | Culture | Spanish

Colombia’s Menú del Día in Spanish — A Complete Guide

ByDana Hooshmand February 29, 2020September 27, 2021

How to order the Colombian Menu del Dia in Spanish.

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Critical Colombian Slang — The 15+ Essentials for Learners
Colombia | Languages | Spanish | Travel

Critical Colombian Slang — The 15+ Essentials for Learners

ByDana Hooshmand February 21, 2020September 27, 2021

Essentials of Colombian Spanish Slang to sound like a local.

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The Six Best Spanish Learning Resources — Free and Paid
Languages | Spanish | Travel

The Six Best Spanish Learning Resources — Free and Paid

ByDana Hooshmand February 19, 2020February 21, 2022

How we’d learn Spanish if we were doing it again today with the benefit of hindsight.

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Spanish vs Catalan — Major Similarities and Differences
Spanish | Languages | Spain

Spanish vs Catalan — Major Similarities and Differences

ByDana Hooshmand January 25, 2020September 18, 2021

Comparing Spanish vs Catalan grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, and assessing how hard it is to learn Catalan as a non-native Spanish-speaker.

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French vs Spanish — Four Core Similarities and Differences
Languages | France | French | Spain | Spanish

French vs Spanish — Four Core Similarities and Differences

ByDana Hooshmand November 7, 2019September 16, 2021

All the similarities and differences between French and Spanish: vocabulary, core grammar, pronunciation, geographic spread, and a discussion of whether you should learn French or Spanish.

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