Posts Categorized: Spanish language

Spanish Grammar: prepositions “por” and “para”

Many times the students of Spanish as a second language confuse the Spanish prepositions “por” and “para”. The reason for this is that in other languages there is only one proposition which in Spanish means “por” and “para”. In the following video, you will learn when you have to use each one, and you are… Read more »

My language camp experience

My experience What happens when young people of two nationalities with very different interests spend one whole week together? Lots of fun! Naturally (pun intended) they took part in a variety of activities like making (leather) bracelets, „studying“ animal prints, a scavenger hunt at night, zip-line, climbing, archery and many more. The activities were of… Read more »

Offers in the supermarket

Do you know how to buy in Spain? Catch the best offers thanks to the easy explanation of our Spanish teacher Ana, who is going to help us understand the offers in Spanish. Save money in your purchases and misunderstandings in this language, and as a gift you can improve your vocabulary. Academia Pradoventura will… Read more »

The descendants of the Sephardies (Spanish Jews) can obtain the Spanish citizenship

The Spanish government approved on Friday the bill amending the Civil Code to grant Spanish citizenship to all descendants of Sephardim (Spanish Jews) who apply for it and certify that status while they may retain the citizenship of their country of origin. The Sephardi Jews were the Jews who lived in Spain before their expulsion during… Read more »

Recipe of a Spanish omelette and useful Spanish cooking terms

“El amor entra por el estómago” es un conocido refrán que, aplicado a la lengua española, quiere decir que nos enamoramos del idioma español a través de la sabrosa comida española. ¿Y qué puede ser más “typical Spanish” que la tortilla española? Por tanto en nuestra sesión de cocina de hoy aprendemos a preparar una… Read more »

Spanish, a language with a great future

There are 495 millions of Spanish-speakers and about 18 million spanish learners on this globe. It is possible for this language to be the language of the future? This interesting article in the Spanish online newspaper „el economista.es“ points out the importance of the Spanish language in the world. We recommend this article not only… Read more »