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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.
Vocabulary: Summer
Summer arrives, and there’s no place like Spain to enjoy a wonderful vacation. To make your experience even more complete, here are the 100 most common Spanish words for these summer months. Enjoy!
The Fiestas de Gracia
The Fiestas de Gracia in Barcelona (August 15th to 21st) originated in the 19th century as a religious celebration in honor of the Virgin of the Assumption. Over time, they evolved into a secular, community-focused event, known for the impressive street decorations made from recycled materials, which have become the main attraction and are part of a competition that rewards creativity.
Vocabulary: The Olympic Games
In the past few days, we have been experiencing the greatest sports competition in the world: the Olympic Games. Here is the vocabulary that will help you not miss a single detail.
Let's go have a horchata!
The students of the A2 intensive group celebrated the final class of the July intensive course in a very special way: they held the session outside the school and went for a horchata.
Visit to Roman Barcelona
In July, the students of our intensive Spanish course took a very interesting excursion where they discovered the Roman past of the city. It was an unforgettable journey into the history of the city and its inhabitants.
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!
