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Learn Spanish and Catalan with Dime!
With our Blog you will learn more about Spanish and you will get to know the city of Barcelona better. We will show you a little more about who we are and who our students are. To make it easier to navigate through the posts, we have organized all the information into these categories:
- Barcelona: what to do and see in the city
- Dime: everything about the school, day-to-day life, courses, offers, etc.
- Spanish and Catalan culture: discover Spanish culture through its literature, cinema, traditions, festivals, gastronomy, etc.
- Spanish language: useful explanations and examples to better understand the Spanish language.
- Dime People: get to know Dime community, our students, their stories and project.
Field trip to Ciudadela Park
A few days ago, two groups from different levels of our intensive Spanish course were able to enjoy a wonderful excursion to the Parc de la Ciutadella. The students discovered many interesting facts about the park and its surroundings and had the opportunity to meet other students from the school.
Our Intensive course: Introduccion to Catalan language
During the month of July, we launched the Introduction to Catalan course, focused on everyday life: introducing oneself, asking simple questions, shopping, going to restaurants, finding one's way around the city... With cultural classes on gastronomy, music, and sayings, we completed a rewarding experience that was as useful as it was enjoyable.
The gardens and the market of Sant Gervasi
Last Friday, the students from one of the intensive Spanish courses went on an excursion near the school. They visited the gardens and the market of Sant Gervasi.
Vocabulary: football in Spanish
Over the past few weeks, the Euro Cup has brought together European national football teams, igniting the passion for this popular sport. Here are the key words that will help you not miss a single detail. Enjoy the game! ¡A disfrutar del partido!
Dragon Hunting through the Eixample
Last Friday, our students from the intensive Spanish course went dragon hunting through the Eixample. Together with our teacher, they walked through the streets of the Eixample neighborhood of Barcelona in search of these fantastic and mysterious creatures.
Our Catalan intensive course started this week!
Discover the program of our intensive Catalan course. A course designed for you to lose your fear and start speaking Catalan from day one. The Catalan course will last three weeks, and each week a didactic unit created specifically by our teachers will be worked on.
Offers for new students!
Sign up for a three month course or a six month course and get the course book and cultural classes for free. Let's learn Spanish!
San Juan
June 24th is “San Juan”, one of the most popular Spanish festivities. Discover what Spanish people generally do and eat during this special night to welcome the summer.
Timetables in Spain
Many Spanish people claim that “Spain is different”, and it is in many ways a particular country. What seems to stand out the most to foreign visitors is that, in Spain everything happens later than in other countries. Discover Spanish timetables!
Learn Spanish with our Spanish course in July!
If you haven't been able to dedicate time to improving your Spanish during the year or if you're only in Barcelona for the summer, this course will allow you to concentrate your classes in four weeks and boost your Spanish. Make the most of your classes!
Let's play in Spanish class!
This week the students in the extensive A1 Spanish course learned conjugations by playing Jenga. Playing in class not only makes learning more fun but also improves memorization and fosters a positive learning environment.
Gracia, a cool neighborhood
Gràcia is full of charm. One of the most emblematic, beautiful, and cosmopolitan neighborhoods of Barcelona. Day and night, there's always something to do. Everything and everyone fits into this little piece of Barcelona!