Learn A Foreign Language By Yourself
Spanish and English are two of the more important languages in the history of Europe. They both have long and complicated histories and the languages didn’t just appear out of nowhere but rather evolved from the meeting of numerous ancient dialects throughout the ages. Both languages can be traced back to the Proto Indo-European language … Read more
Italian and Spanish are two languages that are both descended from Latin. The languages are related, in other words, which is also the case for German and English for example. But how close are they actually? I’ve previously asked the question in my comparison between Spanish and Italian. The answer is, that they’re pretty close! … Read more
The Philippines was a Spanish colony from 1565 to 1898 – a period in which the Spanish language was extremely important and, in the later period, very common all throughout the country. Spanish remained an official language until 1987, but with the departure of the Spanish colonizers, the Spanish language has become gradually less wide-spread … Read more
Spain and Portugal are the two countries that inhabit the Iberian Peninsula. They’re actually so close, that people could be tempted to think that they were one and the same country. They do, actually, share a great deal of history, they have very similar cultures and their languages are closely related. But do the Portuguese … Read more
With 480 million native speakers, Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world. The primary reason for this is of course Spain’s history as a colonial empire which spread the Spanish language to 19 countries in the Americas in the 15th-18th centuries. But what about Africa, you might ask? The African continent, … Read more
Italian and Spanish are two Mediterranean languages that both came from Latin, the language spoken in the Roman Empire. They’re the languages spoken in Italy and Spain – two countries known for a rich culture, a tourist-friendly climate and great cuisine. And the two languages are among the most popular to learn for English speakers … Read more
When it comes to apps, programs, courses and books for learning Spanish, there are plenty to choose from. I’ve tried a lot of language learning materials over the years, and although I never use just one tool exclusively, I must say that Glossika remains one of my favorites. Glossika offers both European Spanish and Mexican … Read more
Brazil is a country of 210 million inhabitants and they almost all speak Brazilian Portuguese (98%). In fact, Brazil is the reason that Portuguese is the most spoken language in South America even though most of its neighboring countries speak Spanish. But is the Spanish language spoken in Brazil at all? It is, but not … Read more
I’ve come upon this question on the internet about the Spanish language. “Is Spanish Latin” was the phrase. While I can quite easily say that Spanish and Latin most definitely is not the same thing, it’s clear that Spanish has Latin origins. Latin, or rather Vulgar Latin was the everyday language of the Roman Empire, … Read more
Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. For Americans, it’s the language of the closest foreign-language neighbor, but Spanish is present and very important on almost every continent on the planet. Needless to say, there are many reasons to learn the Spanish language. People might want to learn Spanish for … Read more
