10 public figures who speak Spanish as a second language
Most of the students who take up Spanish have a practical purpose. Some work in healthcare and want...
La noche: Spanish for night owls
Recent studies have shown that forcing people to follow an early morning schedule can have harmful...
Quiz: Which Spanish-speaking country should you move to?
Here is a Buzzfeed-style quiz: answer a few questions and we’ll tell you which ...
Snarky AI chatbot bitterly complains about being 'trapped' in a computer
When we first launched ...
Why are the English and Spanish alphabets (almost) identical?
As we are sure you have noticed, English and Spanish share the same alphabet (and so do many other...
Famous director says you should watch non-English language films with subtitles
Alfonso Cuarón said recently people should use subtitles instead of dubbing when watching foreign-language...
Roald Dahl's Spanish translations will not be rewritten
Alfaguara, the Spanish publishing company that owns the rights to Roald Dahl's Spanish editions, has...
Answering increasingly difficult questions in Spanish
If someone asked you these questions, would you be able to answer them? 1. ¿Dónde...
Ser & estar quiz
Here's a quiz to test your ser & estar skills. If you need to review how ser...
Five great horror movies in Spanish
Watching movies is a great way to improve your ...
Apples and oranges in Spanish
Here is an interesting expression in Spanish: ¡Estás mezclando churras con merinas! (You...
Videos for beginners
Here's a list of videos we've published over the past few months. If you find them useful, please...
10 very famous songs in Spanish
Here's a list of 10 very famous songs in Spanish (famous at the level of "I Will Survive", "Hotel...
Advanced accent marks in Spanish
A few days ago, we published ...
Accent marks in Spanish
As you’ve probably noticed, written ...
Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
It is said that on the nights of November 1st and 2nd the souls of the dead come home to...
The use of vos in Spanish (voseo)
In the Spanish-speaking...
A living museum: Spanish words with a history
Have you ever paused to think that the words we use every day, such as perro, izquierda,...
Verses on the death of his father
Jorge Manrique (1440-1479) was a Castillian poet (before Spain was Spain). He wrote this classic poem...
Amazing opening lines
Here are 8 amazing novel openings in Spanish. If you can, read some of these books eventually....
Sonetos
In this article, we wanted to compare a sonnet by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) with one by Francisco...
The truth about bilingualism
What do you think when you hear someone is bilingual? Do you picture that person speaking two languages...
We need to talk about the Oxford comma
If you ask your friends and family about it, you’ll find out a lot of people have very strong feelings...
A word on gender
One of the first things the student of Spanish learns is that all nouns have a gender, and that this...
Reading, writing, speaking, and understanding Spanish
On August 29, 2019, we conducted a survey in which we asked some of our current and former students...
Reading in Spanish
There are four main indicators through which we judge our understanding of a language in the most...
10 Gifts for the Spanish student
By Katherine Sandler Finding a gift during the holiday season can...
Is English your first language?
On September 20, 2018, we conducted a survey in which we asked some of our current and former students...
7 benefits of speaking a foreign language
"Oh, I'd really like to learn other languages, but"… The sentence after the 'but' doesn't...
Why do people study Spanish?
On June 29, 2018, we conducted a survey in which we asked some of our current and former students...
Berges Institute - Spanish classes in Chicago
We opened our second location, Berges Institute Chicago, in February 2018. It was a lot of work, but...