Articles tagged "spanish"

According to Karla Covarrubias Molina, a writer for algarabia, Mexican Spanish speakers use more than 2000 nahuatlismos, 1000 Nahualt-named places (typonyny), and over 480 phrases, sayings, and idioms.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Culture, Entomology, Language, Mexico, Nahuatl, Spanish, Words

*Cue fake Mitt Romney voice* Hey, Luhteenoes, don't listen to Marc Anthony -- Obama doesn't give a shit about immigration reform! He's just saying he does. I know we've had our differences before, but, hey, at least I'm sorta... ew, kinda, Mexican. And did you know my son, Craig Romney, speaks pretty good Spanish? Yeah, dude. Check it out.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Craig romney, Mitt romney, Politics, Spanish, Video

Jennifer Lopez spoke to Primer Impacto about her relationship with Casper Smart, the experience of touring with Enrique Iglesias, and the difficulty of staying close to her family while going on world-wide tours.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: American idol, Celebrity, Forbes, Forbes magazine, J-lo, Jennier lopez most powerful celebrity, Jennifer lopez, Jlo, Mariah carey, Money, Primer impacto, Spanish

20-year-old Alex Rawling can speak Italian, German, Greek, French, Spanish, and six other languages. Judging by his English and Spanish, the only two languages yo apenas espik, this homeboy is legit. Interestingly Alex says Greek and Spanish are "very animated" and that they share "similar personalities."

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Alex rawling, British guy speaks 11 languages, Language, Linguistics, Spanish

Colombian brothers Juan Andres and Nicolas Ospina recently published this video which shows them performing one of the wittiest, most entertaining songs I've heard in a long time: "Que Dificil Es Hablar El Español" [Speaking Spanish is difficult].

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Colombia, Juan andres ospina, Language, Music, Nicolas ospina, Que dificiel es hablar el espanol, Song, Spanish, Youtube

A Spanish girl by the name of Lina Sans -- or a name that sounds just like that one -- looks EXACTLY like Angelina Jolie.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Angelina jolie, Chicas, Girls, Lina sans, Spain, Spanish

University of Iowa, home of the famed Iowa Writers Workshop, has attained permission from its board of regents to launch a Master of Fine Arts program in Spanish Creative Writing.

• By: Cindy Casares

Tags: Literature, Mfa spanish creative writing, Spanish, University of iowa, Writers

What's up now, Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez, Jessica Alba? Where you at? JLo just pushed your asses in the mud by going on Despierta America and busting out her respectable Spanish and you pochos just stood there and took it.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Despierta america, Interviews, Jennifer lopez, Jlo, Spanish, Television, Univision, Video

Remember Demi Lovato's shitty Spanish-English performance during last week's ALMA awards? We're not just being mean, people, Demi herself knows her pocha song wasn't cool and last night she even told Jimmy Fallon she "didn't know" what the hell she was singing about.

• By: Nacomprende

Tags: Demi lovato, Jimmy fallon, Music, Singing, Spanish, Television

During a testimony at a Texas senate committee hearing on a bill meant to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities", Texas Senator Chris Harris chastised a man for testifying in Spanish, calling it "insulting."

• By: Cindy Casares

Tags: Antolin aguirre, Chris harris, Illegal immigration, Racist old crackers, Sanctuary bills, Sanctuary cities, Spanish, Speak english, Texas legislature, Texas sb 9, Transportation and homeland security committee, Xenophobia