Tag: Spanish

15 Mexican Slang Words to Sound Like a True Mexican!
Culture

15 Mexican Slang Words to Sound Like a True Mexican!

Almost every language and dialect has its own slang. Mexican Spanish is no different. This got me thinking, which are the best Mexican slang words you can use? Mexican Spanish is currently the largest Spanish dialect spoken, contributing to Spanish being one of the most spoken languages in the world. In some ways, Mexican and European Spanish are incredibly similar. In others, they are completely different! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Chido - Cool Almost every language and dialect has some word to describe how cool something is. In Mexican Spanish, their slang term is chido, being one of the most used slang terms in all of Mexico! Unlike most other Mexican slang words, chido has no real literal meaning. Instead, it likely came fro...
17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!
Culture

17 Most Spoken Languages in the World!

When it comes to determining the most spoken languages in the world, it should be easy, right? Wrong! Different people have different views, different sources cite different statistics. It is an absolute nightmare! With that being said, whether you are a businessman, politician, language lover or someone just curious about languages, these are the most spoken languages you could start learning! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How do we Define "Most Spoken"? The term "most spoken" is very vague. Almost too vague. Usually, there are two trains of thought when it comes to determining the most spoken languages- native speakers or the total number of speakers. For the first, they focus on how many people speak the language as their nativ...
15 Romantic Spanish Phrases to Impress That Special Someone!
Life

15 Romantic Spanish Phrases to Impress That Special Someone!

Spanish may not be the language of love like French is, but it does have its fair share of romantic phrases. Here are the 15 best romantic Spanish phrases! Even if you aren't dating someone who's Hispanic now, it might come in handy. After all, Spanish is one of the most useful languages on the planet, as it happens to be one of the most spoken. Being able to use romantic Spanish phrases is perhaps one of the most sophisticated things you can do. After all, Spanish is one of the most sophisticated languages. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Me gustas/Te quiero Ok, let's start it off with with something you might hear once or you might hear several times. Let's say you got a crush, that boy or girl who you've liked for years, to tell them...
13 most sophisticated languages
Learning Languages

13 most sophisticated languages

Various languages are seen as posh. Others are not. But this begs the question, what are the most sophisticated languages? Here they are! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 13. Hungarian When speaking about sophisticated languages, Hungarian probably isn't the one that comes to mind (it's probably #1 or #4!) However, there is certainly a degree of sophistication that comes with learning a difficult language! And Hungarian is by far one of the most difficult languages to learn on the planet! To many, Hungarian may not sound sophisticated, perhaps more barbarian-like than sophisticated. But I assure you, if you are able to master such a unique and difficult language, it certainly classes as sophisticated! Perhaps, you could argue that this is ...
10 amazing facts about Spanish culture
Culture

10 amazing facts about Spanish culture

When I say the word 'Spain' to you, you probably picture yourself sat at the beach in Barcelona or wandering the streets of Madrid. You may even picture yourself admiring the architecture of the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede in Seville. But what if I told you, that there was more to Spanish culture than the beaches, shops and architecture?! Spain as a country wasn't founded until 1469, when King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile married. To put this in perspective, the tiny state of Andorra was founded in 1278, making it almost 200 years older! (Well, 191 to be exact....) Thanks to this, Spanish culture is different in every corner of Spain, no part is truly unique... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. Spain has dif...
9 most useful languages
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9 most useful languages

A while ago, we covered the most useless languages, now we will cover the most useful languages. So, what are the most useful languages? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9 most useful languages 9. Hindi At first, it probably surprises you that Hindi is even on this list in the first place, but when you think about it, it does make sense. India is the world's 7th largest economy, so a lot of business is done there, which would make it quite useful if people knew how to speak Hindi. If Hindi was more well spoken, we'd all be better off, no longer would Indian manufacturers and Western companies have to communicate through an intermediary. This would allow for cheaper prices on Indian-made goods, which would make them even more attractive to...