The Art of Dominican Compliments in Spanish
First encounter with a Dominican halago The sun had barely bullied its way over the rooftops when Doña Mercedes spotted me lugging groceries up three
Teaching “Please” and “Thank You” in Two Languages: Raising Truly Bilingual Politeness
The day “gracias” collided with “thanks” Two summers ago in Santo Domingo, my four-year-old son Liam sprinted toward an ice-cream cart, shoute
Tapping to Pay like a Local: Setting Up Mobile Payments—Spanish Phrases at the Cashier
A Coffee, a QR Code, and an Awkward Pause Last December I ducked into Café Gato Tuerto near Parque Duarte, pulled out my phone, and aimed to pay with
Tap, Scan, ¡Listo! — Setting Up Mobile Payments in Spanish at the Cashier
I realized my phone was more powerful than my wallet while juggling a coconut paleta, a dripping credit card, and a line of impatient shoppers at a Sa
Tango on the Tongue: A Beginner’s Stroll through Lunfardo, the Argentine Slang That Hijacks Standard Spanish
A humid night in Santo Domingo, I sat nursing a presidente beer with a porteño traveler named Martín. We were swapping Dominican and Colombian dicho