IIC Spanish School facilitator Luis Ramon and assistant Berenice Franco looking good in their new school t-shirts. Guapo can mean different things in different Spanish speaking countries.

The same Spanish word can have completely different meanings in the various Spanish speaking countries. Example: “Guapo /guapa”. In the Dominican Republic it is used when you want to express[…]

Cognates: “ACTOR”

Easy learning! Cognates are similar or even identical words in two languages. “ACTOR” is one of them. Picture: Dominican actor Manny Pérez and Dominican actress Zoe Saldana. —– ¡Aprendizaje fácil![…]

Dominicanismo: apero / apera

“Dominicanismo” is a word, phrase, or expression of the Spanish spoken in the Dominican Republic, reflecting the culture and traditions of the country. Usually those expressions cannot be found in[…]

“Dominicanismo” is a word, phrase, or expression of the Spanish spoken in the Dominican Republic, reflecting the culture and traditions of the country. Usually those expressions cannot be found in[…]

A collage of individual IIC Spanish students from different countries who look into the camera while learning Spanish online in live online classes from the Dominican Republic.

Happy to see you!

You may not be able to be with us right now in the Dominican Republic. But you are still close! Thanks to our former, current and future students for thinking[…]

Dominicanismo: brisiao

“Dominicanismo” is a word, phrase, or expression of the Spanish spoken in the Dominican Republic, reflecting the culture and traditions of the country. Usually those expressions cannot be found in[…]