You will sometimes see “y por si eso fuera poco” towards the bottom of advertisements. It means “and if that were not enough.” I have seen it before, but because I recently was trying to explain to someone what it meant, I guess I am more sensitive to noticing it. I have seen it quite [...]

Problema is just what it looks like, problem. The problem with problema comes in trying to remember if its la problema or el problema. In language school they taught us a little rhyme to help, perhaps you will enjoy it. El problema es masculino. La solución es feminina. The problem is masculine. The solution is [...]

Manar means to flow or to pour forth. The idea is that it is something that comes out quickly like to gush. Figuratively it means to abound. A friend of mine used manar last week while he was teaching a class. I have never heard the word used that I can remember outside of this [...]

Cosquillas means tickle. Dar cosquillas is to tickle. I remember cosquillas by relating it to costillas, ribs. Dar cosquillas a las costillas.