Joanna Houseman
Thanks to family connections and work opportunities, Joanna has a lifelong affiliation with Spain and has been learning the Spanish language since the age of 12. Following university, Joanna spent a year living and working in Barcelona where her level of spoken Spanish was elevated to new levels (and she also dabbled in a little Catalan). Upon returning to the UK, she spent another year working for a Madrid based company whilst living in London, liaising every day with the factory in Spain. Joanna and her family then decided to up roots and move to Andalucía where they lived and worked for 12 years, fully integrated into Spanish village life and supporting the ex-pat community with their language challenges. Now living in Wales, Joanna has kept her connections to her village in Spain and returns as often as possible.
Today, let’s take a closer look at a simple yet essential object we all use daily without much thought: doors. We pass through them several times a day, and they can be made from various materials. Door in Spanish is puerta and it comes directly from the Latin porta meaning gate or entrance. Latin American …
Today, let’s look at another staple of Mediterranean cuisine: fish, known in Spanish as pescado. The word pescado comes from the Old Galician-Portuguese word pescado (fish), which originates from the Latin word piscātus, meaning fished. Pescado is the past participle of the verb pescar (to fish) and literally means “fished”—fish that has been caught. Latin …
It’s not a pleasant feeling, but it’s one we all experience from time to time – that feeling of being annoyed or angry with something or someone. In Spanish, the word for this emotion, being angry, is enfadado. Enfadado is the participle of the verb enfadar, which originates from Old Galician-Portuguese. The etymology of enfadar …
Today, we’re diving into a versatile word with multiple meanings. Enchufe can refer to an electrical outlet, a socket, or even a plug, among other things. Ready to discover the various uses of enchufe and how to incorporate it into your vocabulary? Read on to learn more! It is believed that the word enchufe originates …
Do you believe in fate? When something happens at the same time as something else by accident we call that a coincidence. In Spanish, the word for coincidence is casualidad. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation The word casualidad comes from casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsuālis meaning “happening …
Today, I’m writing about something currently happening in my life: I’m preparing to move house. In Spanish, when we talk about a move or a change in this context, we use the word mudanza, which originates from the Latin word mūtāre, meaning change. Latin American Pronunciation European Pronunciation Mudanza is a feminine noun and takes …