Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world after Mandarin, with over 400 million native speakers. And as crazy as it might sound, there are now more people speaking Spanish in the US than in the whole ..read more

We all know Spanish is one of the most difficult languages out there, but at the same time, it being spoken in more than 20 countries makes it one of the most useful to learn ..read more

Have you ever considered which jobs you can get from learning Spanish? Many Spanish language students wonder how their linguistic skills make them more desirable for higher-paying roles, and that’s exactly what we’ll look at ..read more

Learning Spanish can be one of the most satisfying things you do in life. Thanks to Spanish I’ve lived for more than 2 years in Latin America and visited 13 different Latin American countries.  I ..read more

Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world. There are 572 million Spanish speakers around the globe, and it's estimated that by 2060 that number will be as high as 754 million. There are ..read more

Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world. There are 572 million Spanish speakers around the globe, and it’s estimated that by 2060 that number will be as high as 754 million. There are many reasons why learning Spanish as a second language — or a third or fourth — is a wise choice. It can make you more marketable in your career. It can open up different avenues in your life that you wouldn’t have experienced otherwise. Learning other languages helps you connect more with cultures outside of your own, and can even help to prevent Alzheimer’s. Whe ..read more

When you’re learning Spanish, it can sometimes feel like you’re on this long lonely journey.  It feels as if you’re the only person on earth struggling with the language and it seems as if we never really come across other Spanish learners in our personal lives, outside of the Internet.  It can all make you want to pull your hair out and just give up and focus on something else, right?   But you better not!  You absolutely cannot! I am not sure exactly when our former Mayor, Mike Bloomberg started learning Spanish, but when I had started to take it more serious, I paid mor ..read more

Want to learn 10 of the most popular Argentinian slang words you’ll hear EVERY DAY in Argentina? Want to fit in with the cool kids in Buenos Aires, or at least know when they’re insulting you? Today you’ll get all of that AND more! This article will contain: Why Argentinians have their own slang and why it’s important The most common Argentinian slang words (lunfardo) and how to use them Voice recordings of Argentine slang used in common day speech – Each example phrase is voiced by a voice actor from our amazing Gritty Spanish learning audio stories! ¡Empezamos ya boludo!(Let’s get started ..read more

When learning Spanish –or any other new language, for that matter– we always encounter words that will not necessarily come up in a regular dictionary. Nowadays, having an understanding of the language’s slang can be the difference between speaking a language and speaking like a native. Now, as mentioned before, slang can be tricky, since it really depends on the country and yes, we know there are a lot of Spanish speaking countries and each country has its own slang. But don’t be afraid! We’ll help you one step at a time. Here we’ll be dedicating ourselves to Dominican Slang. Dominicans tend ..read more

Languages aren’t steady, they’re in permanent evolution. Every day, even if we don’t notice it, languages are being modified: many expressions and words go into disuse when new words are incorporated; generally, adopted from foreign languages. Spanish is the second language with more native speakers in the world after mandarin, according to Ethnologue. It’s the official language in twenty countries, and the Republic of Colombia is one of them. Colombians use the pronoun usted (formal in the rest of the countries) as informal treat. They also have very particular idioms. In this article, we’re ..read more