In a previous article I offered some valuable tips to help English speaking travelers to Costa Rica (or elsewhere) and expat residents improve the pronunciation of Spanish words. Believe it or not, ...

"Perreo." “Jurutungo.” "Güira." "Jevo." "Lambeojo." "Juyilanga." These distinct Puerto Rican words — which are used casually and mostly have humorous connotations — are part of a long list of terms ...

OAXACA, Mexico — I can’t recall the day, but it was sometime in the second week of my visit here that I awoke one morning and began thinking in Spanish. My mind was a jumble of words and phrases, ...

Ms. Sylvester is the author of the forthcoming children’s book “A Maleta Full of Treasures” (“La Maleta de Tesoros”). My earliest relationship with language was defined by rules. As an immigrant who ...

One of the simplest Spanish delicacies is a tapa called Pimientos de Padrón, small, flavorful green peppers that are blistered in olive oil over high heat and sprinkled with coarse salt. That’s it.