Panama or not?

Spanish learners, I am starting to plan my next immersion experience to complement my trip to Costa Rica last September. Where do you think I should go? How about Panama? There is a lot of natural vegetation there. Eric

Costa Rican Monkey Photo

Isn't he cute?

New Spanish Word

Here is another word to have in your vocabulary.

tener ganas (de) (teh-néhr gáh-nahs)

feel like (verb expression) Example: No tengo ganas de estudiar hoy. Translation: I don't feel like studying today.

Sin Embargo

Spanish learners, I recommend using the following word in your Spanish practice. Eric

sin embargo (seen ehm-báhr-goh)

however (conjunction) Example: Ella no tiene dinero en efectivo - sin embargo sí tiene muchas acciones. Translation: She doesn't have any cash - however she does have a lot of stocks.

Practice, practice, practice

Spanish learners, we need to practice our Spanish as much as we can. Living in Northern Virginia, I am fortunate to have many opportunities because of the large Latino population. I can talk to people in Spanish in stores, restaurants, and other places. You should try to practice, too! Eric

Cost Rican news

Spanish learners, Here is a really good web site to get Costa Rican news.

Spanish Word

Here is the Spanish concept of being afraid.


Locución: tener miedo

Significado: to be afraid

Ejemplo: Tenía miedo, miedo de perder mi trabajo, pero tenía que hacer huelga.

Traducción: I was afraid, afraid of losing my job, but I had to go on strike.

thanks for coming to blog

Spanish learners, I am been looking at the hits, and I really appreciate you coming to this new blog. As you know, the old blog will be discontinued in a couple weeks. I hope you will keep coming back here to learn Spanish and talk about Spanish issues. Remember, before and after going to the blog, please visit the main site, www.spanishimmersiononline.com for all of your information on learning Spanish. Eric

Here are some more Spanish Words

especial (éh-speh-see-áhl) / Spain: (éh-speh-thee-áhl)

special (adjective) Example: Tú siempre serás para mí la persona más especial de mi vida. Translation: For me you will always be the most special person in my life.

puro (póo-roh)

pure (adjective) Example: Quiero ir a las montañas para respirar aire puro. Translation: I want to go to the mountains to breathe some pure air.

supervisar (soo-pehr-vee-sáhr)

supervise (verb) Example: Tenemos que supervisar más a los nuevos empleados. Translation: We have to supervise the new employees more.

New word - CASE

Here is a Spanish word which might come in use for you. I will provide in each example the Spanish sentence and the translation.

caso, noun:case

En casos así es mejor callarse.
In cases like this it’s better to keep quiet.

No me hacen caso.
They don’t pay any attention to me.

No hizo mucho caso de lo que le dije.
She didn’t take much notice of what I told her or She didn’t pay much attention to what I told her.

Hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia que tú.
Listen to her, she has more experience than you.

More Spanish words

Hi Spanish Learners, I offer you today 3 Spanish words to study.

cansancio (cahn-sáhn-see-oh) / Spain: (cahn-sáhn-thee-oh)
tiredness / weariness (noun)Example: El cansancio al volante es causa de muchos accidentes. Translation: Tiredness while driving is the cause of many accidents.Learn Spanish:

(la) comisión (coh-mee-see-óhn)
commission (noun)Example: Los bancos ganan gran parte de sus beneficios con las comisiones. Translation: Banks earn a large part of their profits with commissions.Learn Spanish:

privilegiado (pree-bee-leh-hee-áh-doh)
privileged (adjective)Example: Somos personas privilegiadas porque no nos tenemos que preocupar por las necesidades básicas. Translation: We are privileged people because we don't have to worry about basic necessities.

Spanish lesson of the day

callarse, verb:to stop talking; to keep quiet

The basic idea behind callarse is that of ‘not talking’.

Cuando entró el profe, todos nos callamos.

When the teacher came in we all stopped talking.
Me callé lo que ya sabía. I kept quiet about what I already knew.

You can use it to tell people to be quiet:
¡Cállense, por favor!Please be quiet!
But callarse la boca is rather informal:

¡Cállate la boca!Shut up!