by Maestra Ana | Dec 19, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about the Word of the Year chosen by FundéRAE, as they do every year since 2013. This year the selected word is: arancel (tariff). The list of candidate words includes: apagón (blackout)...
by Maestra Ana | Dec 12, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about a group of days in Mexico that are known as el Maratón Lupe-Reyes. This marathon starts on December 12th, the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe and ends on January 6th, the Day of the...
by Maestra Ana | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about a very common expression in the Spanish language to refer to the wrinkles around the eyes: patas de gallo. The literal meaning in English is rooster’s feet, but the equivalent...
by Maestra Ana | Nov 28, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about a very common phrase to wish for good luck: hacer changuitos, poner changutos or simply changuitos while crossing the middle finger over the index finger. It has the same meaning...
by Maestra Ana | Nov 20, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about a verb: contramatar(se). This is verb is common in countries like Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia (in the central area), Honduras and Nicaragua, according to the Diccionario de...
by Maestra Ana | Oct 23, 2025 | Blog
Hello! How are you doing? I hope everything is going well. Today I’d like to talk about a saying in Spanish: andarse por las ramas. The equivalent in English would be to beat around the bush (or beat about the bush in British English). You might also hear andarse por...
