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Have you ever wondered what the official name is of each letra in el abecedario? Perhaps you like to play Scrabble or Boggle, where this knowledge would come in handy. Or maybe you're just curious. Either way, today we'll cover the official names of the Spanish alphabet and how to spell them! Plus we'll talk about some of the supposed "lost letters" and some common letter pronunciation mistakes that English speakers make. And, of course, we will begin our cultural tip mini-series on Puerto Rico! ¡Vámanos!Remember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.¡Aprovéchalo, Disfrútalo y Compártelo!SHOW NOTES:©2022 by Language Answers, LLCBlog for Episode 80Intro and Closing Music by Master_Service from FiverrCultural Tip Transition Music edited from song by JuliusH from PixabayResource LinksEpisode Content  Episode 74: Why Does Spanish Have B and V?  Wordreference.com  "La Diccionario de la lengua española" by the RAE "R" by the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas 2005 by the RAE "Digraph” From Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary by Merriam-Webster. Accessed 29 Oct. 2022. "IPA Symbols Chart Complete" by the International Phonetic Alphabet.org  "Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation" by SpanishDict, by Curiosity Media, Inc.  "Fluent Forever Pronunciation Trainer" by Gabriel Wyner for Fluent Forever Cultural Tip "Puerto Rico - The World Factbook" by the CIA, last updated October 20, 2022 "Puerto Rico" by Wagenheim, Kal , Wagenheim, Olga J. and Mathews, Thomas G. for Encyclopedia Britannica, on October 19, 2022. Accessed 29 October 2022. "History of Puerto Rico" by Discover Puerto Rico "Puerto Rico votes in favor of statehood. But what does it mean for the island?" by Cristina Corujo for ABC News on November 8, 2020 "10 Must-Try Traditional Foods In Bolivia - Updated 2022" by Sidharth for Trip101, updated July 22, 2022 "Bolivian Food: 13 Traditional & Typical Dishes To Try" by Rainforest Cruises on June 15, 2021

As an English speaker, one of the trickiest things to learn is when to use the Spanish verbs estar and ser. They both mean "to be," but are both used in very distinct ways. So we'll do a three-part series to dive deep into how to use these verbs correctly! And we will begin our cultural tip mini-series on Bolivia! ¡Vámanos!Just a quick note - if you would like more resources to help you with Ser vs. Estar and other Spanish grammar, check out the links in today's Show Notes! Full disclosure, some of them are Amazon affiliate links (For more information, see my Disclosure Policy), and I have clearly marked which ones. But they were invaluable in preparing for this episode series!Also, there may be a little bit of an odd sound from about the 1:45 to 7:44 min. marks. My A/C came on in the middle of recording and I messed up on editing it out. Sorry about that! I fixed it a little, but couldn't completely fix it. I have learned what NOT to do in the future. :DRemember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.¡Aprovéchalo, Disfrútalo y Compártelo!SHOW NOTES:©2022 by Language Answers, LLCBlog for Episode 75Intro and Closing Music by Master_Service from FiverrCultural Tip Transition Music edited from song by JuliusH from PixabayResource LinksEpisode Content  "Using 'Se' with Spanish Verbs To Express the English Passive Voice" by Gerald Erichsen for ThoughtCo on August 28, 2020  "Using the Passive Voice in Spanish" by Gerald Erichsen for ThoughtCo on August 26, 2020 "How to use impersonal expressions with el verbo SER" by EasyEspañol.org "Impersonal Expressions with the Subjunctive" by SpanishDict.com  "Gramática para la composición (Spanish Edition) Segunda Edición" by M. Stanley Whitley and Luis González, August 6, 2007 (Amazon Affiliate Link) "The Everything Spanish Grammar Book" by Julie Gutin, March 1, 2005 (Amazon Affiliate Link) "The Ultimate Spanish Review and Practice, First Edition" by Ronni Gordon and David Stillman, September 1, 1999 (Note: There is now a Fourth Edition out, as of June 24, 2019) "Manual de referencia: reglas y estructuras esenciales de la lengua española" por Olga M. Muñiz, Ph.D. and Kevin E. Teegarden, Ph.D., 2009 (These were made by my professors at college, so I don't know if you can actually buy them anywhere) Cultural Tip "Bolivia - The World Factbook" by the CIA, last updated August 30, 2022 "Country Summary: Bolivia" by the CIA, last updated May 11, 2022

Today's episode will be a bit longer than normal, but it covers a topic I've really wanted to talk about for a long time. We all know how to use the conjunction but in English, but Spanish actually differentiates between the different nuances of but with the words sino and pero. This can be tricky for English-speakers, so today we'll do a deep dive into what these words mean and how to correctly use them! And for our Cultural Tip, we'll begin looking at Guatemala. :) Remember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.¡Aprovéchalo, Disfrútalo y Compártelo!SHOW NOTES:© 2022 by Language Answers, LLCBlog for Episode 69Intro and Closing Music by Master_Service from FiverrCultural Tip Transition Music edited from song by JuliusH from PixabayResource LinksEpisode Content  Wordreference.com  "Pero" from REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA: Diccionario de la lengua española, 23.ª ed., [versión 23.5 en línea]. Accessed April 15, 2022 "Sino" from REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA: Diccionario de la lengua española, 23.ª ed., [versión 23.5 en línea]. Accessed April 15, 2022 "Cuál es la diferencia entre ‘pero' y ‘sino'" by Cata for Practiquemos on July 14, 2020 "Pero vs Sino – How to Avoid Mistakes with “But” in Spanish" by Andrew Barre for Real Fast Spanish "Pero vs. Sino" from SpanishDict.com by Curiosity Media Inc., accessed April 15, 2022 "What's the Difference Between Pero and Sino?" by Daniela Sanchez for ¡Tell me in Spanish! Cultural Tip "Guatemala" from the CIA's World Factbook, last updated March 30, 2022 "One Page Summary: Guatemala" from the CIA's World Factbook, last updated October 2021 "A History of Guatemala" by Tim Lambert for Local Histories, last revised 2020 "History of Guatemala" by CentralAmerica.com

In today's episode, we're going to talk about the various diacritical marks in Spanish, as well as cover the national holidays of Chile in our second cultural tip for the country!Remember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.¡Aprovéchalo, Disfrútalo y Compártelo!SHOW NOTES:© 2022 by Language Answers, LLCBlog for Episode 67Intro and Closing Music by Master_Service from FiverrCultural Tip Transition Music edited from song by JuliusH from PixabayResource LinksEpisode Content  Episode 53: This, That, These, and Those in Spanish "The Complete Guide to Spanish Accent Marks" by Rebecca Thering for FluentU "What You Need to Know About Diacritical Marks in Spanish: When to Use an Accent and How to Pronounce a Tilde" by Gerald Erichsen for ThoughtCo., updated on February 3, 2019 "French Accent Marks: The Ultimate Guide" by George Julian for Fluent In 3 Months "Como vs Cómo" by SpanishDict, © Curiosity Media Inc. "Difference between cómo and como in Spanish (with and without an accent)" by Inma Sánchez for Kwiziq on March 6, 2022 "Mas o más" by Fabián Coelho for Diccionario de Dudas "Using ‘Más' in Spanish: ‘More' is its most frequent English equivalent" by Gerald Erichsen for ThoughtCo., updated on August 18, 2021 Cultural Tip "National Holidays in Chile in 2022" by OfficeHolidays.com. See the individual holiday links for more information.   "Corpus Christi around the world in 2022" by OfficeHolidays.com Episodes 46, 55, 56, 58, 59, and 60 My Disclosure Policy 2003 movie "Luther", directed by Eric Till [affiliate link] 

"Lo" is one of those really versatile words in Spanish, and can be pretty tricky for English speakers to wrap their minds around (even I struggle with it sometimes!). So today's episode gives an overview on the 6 main ways that "lo" is used in Spanish, focusing on the first three in this episode and the last three in the next! Remember, learning a language is a lifelong journey.¡Aprovéchalo, Disfrútalo y Compártelo!SHOW NOTES© 2021 by Language Answers, LLCBlog for Episode 56Intro and Closing Music by Master_Service from FiverrCultural Tip Transition Music edited from song by JuliusH from PixabayResource LinksEpisode Content  Episodio 48: Los Pronombres de los Objetos Directos e Indirectos "The Neuter Relative Pronouns "Lo Cual" and "Lo Que"" by SpanishDict.com  "How to Use ‘Lo' in Spanish" by Gerald Erichsen, updated February 03, 2020, for ThoughtCo. "4 Ways to Use “Lo” to Replace or Create Any New Idea" by Real Fast Spanish "Bueno" by HarperCollins Publishers, via Collins online dictionary "How to use LO QUE in Spanish" by Real Fast Spanish, uploaded to YouTube on October 8, 2020 "The article lo - Easy Learning Grammar Spanish" by Collins Cultural Tip "National Holidays in Argentina in 2021" from OfficeHolidays.com (click on the links there to read more about each holiday, which is how I gathered my information.) "The Story Behind the Argentina Flag" by the CultureTrip.com  "Flag of Argentina" by Whitney Smith on February 2, 2001 for Britannica.com, updated on July 25, 2011

¿Quién de ustedes podría trabajar un día entero sin consultar un diccionario? Ese compañero indispensable solo existe gracias al tiempo y el esfuerzo de mucha gente. De esto y mucho más hablamos con Victoria Boschiroli. Victoria es licenciada en Letras con orientación en Lingüística de la UBA (1995), posee el título de Posgraduate Diploma in Education and Professional Development de la University of East Anglia (Reino Unido, 2001) y tiene una maestría en Elaboración de Diccionarios y Control del Léxico Español por la UNED (España, 2014). Su principal área de interés es la lexicografía monolingüe y bilingüe. Así que la pregunta obligada es: ¿Qué hace un lexicógrafo? Victoria nos cuenta que se le llama lexicógrafo a la persona que elabora diccionarios pero también a quien se dedica a investigarlos. Por eso a ella le gusta distinguirlos: el lexicógrafo es quien planifica, escribe y elabora diccionarios, y al que investiga lo denomina metalexicógrafo. ¿Cuánto tiempo lleva planificar y publicar un diccionario? Los procesos de elaboración difieren muchísimo si el diccionario es monolingüe, bilingüe o de especialidad, nos aclara, pero en líneas generales, cualquier proyecto lexicográfico es siempre muy largo, y por eso hay tan pocos. La variable tiempo se asocia directamente con la variable dinero, como ya se deben estar imaginando. Es un trabajo de mucho tiempo de planificación, de realización, corrección y edición, con muchas personas involucradas. Como ejemplo, Victoria menciona un modelo de diccionario monolingüe que es el Diccionario del español de México, el primero de lengua integral de una variedad de español no peninsular. Un diccionario excelente y recomendadísimo por nuestra invitada, que es posible gracias a que se realiza en el marco de una universidad y está financiado por el estado mexicano. Acá está, por si lo querés chusmear: https://dem.colmex.mx/. Victoria también participó en la redacción y edición de distintos diccionarios español-inglés de la editorial Longman-Pearson (Longman Diccionario Pocket para estudiantes latinoamericanos, Longman Latin American Spanish Concise Bilingual Dictionary, entre otros) y en el diccionario online SpanishDict (https://www.spanishdict.com/). Por eso, cuando decidió hacer la maestría en Elaboración de Diccionarios y Control del Léxico Español, su objetivo era validar lo que ya sabía de oficio. Nos cuenta que aprendió muchísimo con Beatriz Galimberti Jarman, quien fue la directora del Oxford Spanish Dictionary, un diccionario tan ejemplar que se usa como modelo para elaborar diccionarios bilingües y diccionarios automáticos. Amamos nuestros enormes diccionarios en papel, pero con total sinceridad, ¿no es fantástico tener todo al alcance de un clic? Victoria dice que este formato electrónico cambió radicalmente la creación y la planificación de un diccionario, no solo en cuanto a los condicionamientos de espacio, sino también a la facilidad con la cual se pueden actualizar. Un ejemplo son los neologismos que aparecieron con el coronavirus, que ya algunos diccionarios agregaron como entradas. Aunque Victoria señala otro aspecto importante a tener en cuenta: ¿qué se agrega al diccionario y qué no? Victoria explica que una palabra, para figurar en el diccionario, tiene que tener cierto consenso social y algún grado de estabilidad. Entonces, seguramente covid-19 y coronavirus ya llegaron para quedarse, pero cuarentennial está por verse.

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In this episode of Teen Tycoon, Warren speaks with Helena Witte. Helena is a Product Associate at SpanishDict.com, the world's most popular Spanish translation and learning site. During the interview she speaks about a couple of resources that can help people who are looking to learn Spanish.

Chris Cummings is the founder and CEO of Curiosity Media, a leader in online language education. Curiosity Media’s flagship property, SpanishDict.com, is the world’s largest Spanish reference and learning website, helping millions of people improve their Spanish every month. Prior to Curiosity Media, Chris worked as a management consultant with Bain and Company and The Bridgespan Group. Chris also architected the online student data platform used by the nonprofit, The Achievement Network, to help hundreds of schools analyze and act on student data. Chris received a MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Emory University. What you'll learn How he built Spanishdict.com into a very successful venture that attracts 12 million people/month Why providing more value than the alternatives is the key to success in business What he learned from his business failures His secrets to his success The growing popularity of Spanish language in the US Resources & Links  http://www.spanishdict.com/ Fluencia #IloveSpanish scholarship  chris@spanishdict.com Thank you so much for listening ! If you enjoyed the episode, subscribe on  iTunes  and Stitcher and leave us a rating and a review.  This helps us to reach more Latinos and Latinas.

Do you find English pronunciation frustrating? Hay muchas reglas, y parece que para cada regla hay tres excepciones! En esta sesión, vamos a hablar un poco de la historia del idioma y como llegó a tener una pronunciación tan loca. Después, con la ayuda de Cecilia, vamos a practicar unos trucos para tener mas confianza y, ojala, menos frustración con la pronunciación. Afortunadamente, también hay paginas como howjsay.com y Spanishdict.com donde puedes escuchar la pronunciación de palabras nuevas. Be brave!! Haz click en el player debajo para escuchar la sesión gratis! Te gustaría leer una transcripción de esta sesión? Te recomendamos que te unas a nuestro Tu Ingles Club para recibir todas las transcripciones de Tu Ingles!