On April 23, 2008 Transpanish posted a blog article about the movement to cultivate the usage of “proper” Spanish on the Internet. Remember that this movement originated in Spain. But what import does this movement have on Spanish speakers residing in the United States?The usage of proper written and spoken Spanish may still be of […]
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Words with the letter eñe (ñ)
28Apr08In our last post we discussed the importance of the use of the letter eñe. Below are some words with “ñ”. One tip: If your keyboard doesn´t have the Spanish layout, you may type the eñe by pressing and holding ALT and 164.
España
señor
señora
señorita
señal
compañero
daño
rebaño
baño
migraña
muñeca
riña
puño
niño
niña
estaño
paño
año
tamaño
sueño
mañana
montaña
cariñoso
buñuelo
caña
piñas
The availability of Spanish interpretation services in New York City hospitals has improved in the last two years, but more services are needed for speakers of other languages, according to a report released this week by the New York Immigration Coalition and other groups, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports.
The report, “Now We’re Talking,” is based […]
Facebook, Friendster, Hi5, and MySpace are all social networking websites that are extremely popular with youth. Users can connect with others to chat, share photos, videos, and comments through individually designed pages. Up until recently, U.S.-based web applications have primarily been in English, although users can chat, post comments, and interact in Spanish.
A 2007 article […]
