One of the rules we learned in school was “Day is masculine, but its parts are feminine.” That has been a huge help in remembering the gender of dí­a. However, it is somewhat humorous to still hear native Spanish speakers say, “Buenas Dí­as.” Mañana This can mean tomorrow or morning. Most of the time when […]

Templo and Iglesia are two words that confused me for a long time. Part of it was due to a prejudice I had against the word temple. To me, temple carries with it a connotation of a place of worship, in my mind, associated with cults. I have talked with other people about this and […]