Phrases, terms, words, expressions and vocabulary of Colombian Spanish.
Homophones in Spanish make up a fascinating linguistic phenomenon. Despite sharing a similar pronunciation, they have different meanings. This intriguing game of sounds, where words sound the same but have different meanings, not only challenges those who learn the language, but also tests their abilities.
From the perspective of a school specialized in teaching Spanish to foreigners, as we are at Nueva Lengua, linguistic and cultural exchanges are not only a didactic tool, but also a fundamental pillar to build a deeper and more meaningful global understanding. Next, we highlight [...]
Romantic and social dates are special moments in which two people can get to know each other better, share experiences and create meaningful connections, and language plays a fundamental role in communication between people who are in this type of context. Now, we will talk about a series of expressions [...]
Language is a living element, which is nourished by its contexts and is always in constant change, transformation and adaptation. Therefore, the process of language agglutination is something natural and allows the enrichment of the language itself. Various contexts determine the drastic change of the [...]
One of the first things that is discovered when beginning to learn Spanish is that there are two ways of referring to someone in the second person: tú and usted. As you know, tú is the most common form in the Hispanic world and is used colloquially in all kinds of [...]
Spanish is the fourth most spoken language in the world, it has more than 512 million speakers, it is among the 5 most learned languages globally, and 22 countries in the world have it as their official language. Since Spanish is a language with which so many [...]
Is there a “Colombian accent”? For a few years now, Colombia has seen its international fame grow exponentially. Thanks to the boom of musicians, athletes, artists, and all kinds of digital celebrities that have recently emerged in the country, his name is reaching further and further each [...]
Alexis SAGNA, better known in the Catholic milieu as Christ the King of the Universe, is a student of Nueva Lengua, at the Bogota headquarters. He is a 35-year-old Senegalese man who is studying Spanish to soon study theology at one of the most recognized universities in Colombia. [...]
In Bogota we have one of the largest market centers in Latin America, its name is Paloquemao. Located in a popular and central sector of the city, it is an urban spot known by all Bogotanos as the place where everything related to [...]
Colombia is a privileged country in different ways. It is bordered by two oceans, the Atlantic and the Pacific, you can find different climates from eternal summers to eternal springs. It is also a country rich in biodiversity as well as being multi-ethnic. Added to these natural privileges is being considered the [...]
Thomas is a young Frenchman, he arrived in Bogotá excited to get to know the city, the culture and the language, of course motivated by his Colombian girlfriend. He came to our school with a very basic vocabulary in Spanish, determined to learn the language, he started classes with a group of different [...]
Traveling to another country is a fascinating experience; Learning about cultures other than our own and speaking a language other than our mother tongue is a challenge that requires some level of command of the language spoken in the country we are visiting. It is true that we can travel to [...]
