Pronunciation
Perejil: the word that decided who lived
In October 1937, the story goes, the way you said perejil, Spanish for parsley, decided whether you lived or died on the Haitian–Dominican border.
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What will not fit on a course page: how much time learning really takes, how to pick a course and what each exam is good for. Written from what we see in our own classrooms.
Guide
DELE or the Czech state language exam?
The Instituto Cervantes issues DELE, valid worldwide; the Czech state exam starts at B2. What each involves, where to sit it in Brno and who accepts it.
Grammar
Why Spanish says se lo and not le lo
Spanish se lo comes from medieval gelo, its g said like the s in measure. Its se is le in disguise and shares only sound and spelling with reflexive se.
Guide
Which Spanish should you learn?
The one within reach. Spanish is a pluricentric language: each of its twenty-one countries has its own variety and all are correct. No Spanish is wrong.
Guide
In-person or online Spanish course?
The same course: same levels, same coursebook, groups of up to six. It comes down to the trip across town, lesson recordings and how you focus at home.
Guide
How long does it take to learn Spanish?
A1 takes 40 to 70 hours of study, A2 another 120, and B1 and B2 180 each. The calculator in the article works out how many weeks that means for you.
Guide
Is Spanish hard to learn?
For a Czech speaker, Spanish is harder than English and far easier than Czech is for a foreigner. More telling is where each language keeps its hard part.
