We could not let the semester end without another edition of Palabras en español! This time, our students from SPAN 102 A&B (Beginning Spanish II, Fall 2023) share their favorite words below. Such great choices! Abuelo by Cathy Blankenship The Latin word for grandfather is Abuelo. Something I struggle with saying this word is that […]

Here’s another “Palabras en español” post! This time, some students from SPAN 102 A&B (Beginning Spanish II, Spring 2023) share their favorite words in Spanish: Amarillo by Lily Ortiz-Perez The word ‘amarillo’ means yellow in the English language. Yellow is the color in between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive color complementary […]

A few weeks ago, Intermediate Spanish I students were asked to reflect on their favorite Spanish word, or a word in Spanish that has special significance for them. The activity resulted in an intriguing collection of brief texts that include inspiring stories, cool anecdotes and poetic etymological explorations. You can read a selection of these […]