Simply Spanish – Car Trouble

[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]aceite — oil. ¿Puede cambiar el aceite? “Can you change the oil?” alineamiento — alignment arra

Spanish – Words to Call a Stranger

amiga/o — friend. If you’re hailing a male stranger on the street, as if to ask for directions, you can hardly go wrong addressing him as amigo. Amiga is also OK for a wom

Spanish – Tico Expressions

agarrado — cheapskate, miserly. al final de cuentas — “at the end of the day,” in summation, to sum it all up, end of story. arroz con mango — literally “rice with

Simply Spanish – Tico Expressions

agüevado — bored, bummed out, sad, dissatisfied, driven to distraction. agüevazón — a situation that makes you feel agüevado, like waiting in line at the bank for two

Spanish – Leveling Up, The 20/90 Challenge

There seems to be a plateau in all learning experiences … a lull when you stop seeing results and might start thinking it’s hopeless. The brain, being a muscle, mimics the

Simply Spanish – Bad Words

Spanish – Tips for a New Year of Language Learning

Every year, Jan. 1 comes around and we redefine our goals. If you are in Costa Rica, invariably, learning Spanish is on your list. In truth, learning a language should always

Spanish – Relax. Engage. Learn.

Learning another language is not easy. For some, it comes naturally; their brains are wired for it. For the rest of us, it is time to come to terms with the fact that language

Simply Spanish – How to Ask for Directions

Hello (words used in greeting before asking directions on the street) — Hola, buenas. Where is …? — ¿Dónde está …? Or ¿Dónde queda …? Are you familiar with …