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Morning, Afternoon, Evening and More When you're talking about when something is going to happen, you don't always need to know the exact time. Often, a time of day like morning or evening is sufficient.... Tan and Tanto Tan and tanto are obviously related to each other, and they are both used in making what are known as comparisons of equality. However, they are not used the same... Reflexive Form May Bring Subtle Change in Meaning Sometimes when you see a reflexive form of a verb in use, it may be hard to tell how its different in meaning from the standard form of the verb.... Winning with Ganar If you're playing a sports contest or buying a lottery ticket, one word you might want to be able to use afterward is ganar, as it's the most common Spanish... A Name for Almost Every Relative As a reader recently reminded me in an email, there a names for family relatives that exist in Spanish that we don't have in English. Concuñado and concuñada had long been... Hacia Usually Used To Mean "Toward" If you're already familiar with the common prepositions such as en and para, here's one that you don't see quite so often: hacia. The preposition hacia usually is used... Twist That Tongue If you think "Sally sells seashells Sundays on the seashore" is easy to say quickly, you might want to try "Ñoño Yáñez come ñame en las mañanas con el niño"... Money Matters No matter where you travel, chances are you'll be spending money. With that in mind, here's a list of money terms in Spanish that will come in handy whether you're... Temperature, a Matter of Degrees If I tell you that it's 30 degrees outside, is it hot or cold? The answer depends on whether I'm talking in Celsius (quite hot) or Fahrenheit (just below freezing)... Reach Out and Touch It's no coincidence that both the Spanish verb tocar and the English verb "touch," which have similar meanings, both start with the same letters. After all, they are both derived...