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Heather Broster

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Heather is a graduate in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario and an aspiring polyglot. Her primary focus lies in the fields of language acquisition, education, and bilingual instruction. When she isn’t studying languages, she enjoys the great outdoors, exercising and spending time with her young son.


Spanish Word of the Day: Cena (dinner / supper)

In Spain, it’s tradition for people to have five meals a day – el desayuno (breakfast), las tapas (a small meal between breakfast and lunch), la comida (lunch), la merienda (an afternoon snack) and la cena (dinner or supper). Today we’re going to be looking at the final meal on the list, la cena! Latin …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Montaña (mountain)

Did you know that there are eight major mountain ranges within Spain? Los Pirineos stand tall in the northeast, followed by the Sistema Ibérico just below them. Moving north, you encounter the Cordillera Cantábrica. In the eastern part of the country, you’ll find the Sierra de Cuenca and Serranía de Cuenca. Centred in the Iberian Peninsula are …

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Spanish Word of the Day: Biblioteca (library)

In Spanish, the term for a library is biblioteca. Its roots can be traced to the ancient Greek term βιβλιοθήκη, which is a fusion of βιβλίον (biblion, signifying book) and -θήκη (-theke, denoting box or chest). Latin American Pronunciation European Spanish Pronunciation Because it is a feminine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite …

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