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May 15, 2026May 15, 2026Mexi-Vocabulario

Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Comadre!

Today’s word is not the exception – and if you speak any level of Spanish you probably have heard this one at one point or another – ¡Comadre!

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September 25, 2013Mexi-Vocabulario

¡Nanais!

¿Te gusta esto?  Can you do this? What do you […]

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why all latinas in hollywood should learn conversational spanish juanofwords
March 1, 2013Cositas Latinas, Entertainment, Language

Why All Latinas In Hollywood Should Learn Conversational Spanish

It wasn’t too long ago that celebrities like Eva Longoria, […]

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September 9, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Entertainment, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Is Samy on ‘Mira Quién Baila’ a Sign of the Times?

So Samy is on Mira Quien Baila this season.  “Samy […]

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March 14, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Familia, Mexican Parenting

Putting Bilingual Children to Sleep in Spanish: Un Lullaby

A la ru y la ru ri ta, A la […]

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March 3, 2012February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Language, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle

Ask Juan: Why is Spanish so Hard to Learn?

The other day a reader emailed me with the following […]

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September 28, 2011February 15, 2013Cositas Latinas, Mexican Culture, Music

Rata De Dos Patas, And Other Scorned Love Worthy Songs

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  Para […]

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May 12, 2011February 15, 2013Familia, Mexican Culture, Mexican Lifestyle, Mexican Parenting

Translating For My Parents

At times I didn’t want to translate.  It was embarrassing […]

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