Differences and Similarities
When learning Spanish, homophones can quickly become a headache. By the way, and just in case you don’t know, a homophone is a word that is pronounced pretty much the same way as some other word but each one has a different meaning. That is the case of “el” and “él”. Many people, especially native … Read more
When learning Spanish adverbs, a little confusion may result from trying to understand the use of allí and ahí. Some people insist on using them as synonyms and exchanging their meanings. Although this is not entirely incorrect (whether if one uses ahí or allí, the phrase is most likely to be understood anyways) there are … Read more
The terms scorpion and alacran are often confused with each other, the reason lying in its usage in Latin America. How are a scorpion and alacran different? The scorpion is a predatory arachnid from the order Scorpiones. Scorpions are characterized by their eight legs, grasping pedipalps (pincers), and a segmented and often curved tail. Scorpions … Read more
As a Spanish learner it can be tricky to know when to use “de” and when to use “del”. Truth is, they both mean the same. The only thing that changes is that whenever the preposition “de” is followed by the article “el”, the contraction “del” must be formed. In every other case, “de” can … Read more