Today I learned that the Spanish phrase for the US “Estados Unidos” (EE.UU.) uses double letters because the word for “states” is plural. Apparently we also do this in English with page (p.) vs pages (pp.).
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Our friend Veronica taught us her family recipe with us. This flavorful rice is great with tamales! 🫔🍚 Summary Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Servings: 8 Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of rice 1/2 large sweet onion chopped 4 1/2 cups of water (3:1 ratio) 1 1/2 tablespoons...
@duolingo has a bunch of new lessons in their Spanish course. Glad to see them expanding the content and teaching lessons like “what is that phrase everyone keeps saying in restaurants?”.
I’ve picked up my pace on Duolingo the past few months and have now completed the second level of the Spanish tree. Having had regular exposure to simple sentences has definitely made it easier to learn the language now that we are in Mexico. https://invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWKSFWWUOA54U4FGA Pro tip: If the lessons...
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