Every country has a flag, food and symbols that identify them. But what about a single word? During the 6th International Congress of the Spanish Language (VI Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española) celebrated in Panama, the blog Papeles Perdidos, created by the newspaper El País, published an atlas of the representative words of Spanish-speaking […]
7 Nicaragua Spanish Slang Expressions About Money
This article is written by Lee Jamison, the author of the book Nicaraguan Spanish: Speak like a native! Take it away Lee… 7 Nicaraguan Slang Expressions About Money Think you know Spanish? If so, put your money where your mouth is! I thought I knew Spanish too, when I first landed in Managua some 20 […]
2 Ways Náhuatl Helped Shape Nicaragua Spanish
Although the term náhuatl is often associated with Mexican Spanish, it is very influential in Nicaragua as well. Náhuatl is not one language, but a collection of dialects and languages of the Nahua people. These people migrated from Mexico as far south as Nicaragua, and their influence is still seen in Nicaragua today in the […]