Describing Symptoms at the Pharmacy in Spanish
Opening Scene: Why Pharmacy Spanish Is Its Own Dialect Ordering a coffee or booking a hotel tests your vocabulary; explaining that the rash on your ar
Describing Flavors Beyond “Delicioso” Spanish Vocabulary
Why “Delicioso” Isn’t Enough We’ve all been there: you bite into a warm arepa, fresh from a street vendor in Medellín, and all you manage to
Dating in Spanish: From First Texts to Meeting the Parents
An unexpected match on a humid Tuesday I was two months into life in the Dominican Republic when the dating app pinged. Her profile said she loved bac
Cracking the Spanish Subjunctive—From Wishful Thinking to Real‑World Speaking
The Subjunctive: Why This Mood Deserves Its Own Spotlight If the indicative is a camera recording what’s in front of the lens, the subjunctive is th
Colombian Slang vs. Standard Spanish—What Every Expat Should Know
Why Colombian Spanish Deserves Its Own Phrasebook Textbooks teach “¿Cómo estás?” but on Carrera Séptima you’ll hear “¿Quiubo, parce?” T