This week, Google launched a powerful and interesting new translation feature for smartphones – the ability to use the camera to detect that something is text, read it and translate it! Of course, it’s not working at the level of a human interpreter and translator who can understand and distinguish […]
Duolingo is an excellent language app that helps you to learn a number of different languages, all at the convenience of your phone, wherever you happen to have it. Practice your Spanish, French or German on your morning and evening commute or during a stroll in the park, whatever suits […]
Irlanda en Español: A Tour guide of Ireland in Spanish If you are interested in visiting the whole of this emerald island, want professional guidance but English is not your strong language, check Irlanda en Español. This tour guide was founded by Spanish guide Margarita Gruber around the early 2000’s […]
If you were looking for translation services or a professional interpreter, visit instantranslation.ie for further details. Mexican culture in your palate: Mezcal tasting workshop The Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic drink made from the Maguey plant which is a form of Agave. Both plants are native to Mexico. The plant […]
Halloween Around the world Happy Halloween! Feliz dia de las Brujas in the Spanish language. As we celebrate this very old tradition (Ireland is believed to be the birth place of Halloween) today, here are some traditions from around the world. In Austria people leave bread, water and a lighted […]
In Ireland, we celebrate Halloween – also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Eve and All Saints’ Eve. Kids (and many adults) dress up in costumes and while kids may go door to door ‘Trick or Treating’ – i.e. gathering up bagfuls of sweets, apples and nuts, lots of adults will be dressing up […]
The Cervantes Choir, Dublin The Cervantes institute Choir Dublin was created a year ago in October 2013 as an initiative to promote and encourage the use of Spanish through music in Ireland. The project brings together Spanish speakers as well as Irish natives interested in World Music. They have […]
The “Lift Off with Language,” campaign was developed by The Student Language Exchange (SLE), a non-profit run by American students. The objective is to “foster a dialogue around linguistic diversity on American college campuses”, such as those of Native American origin. They want to ask, “What language do you want to learn next? […]
Juan Ramon Jiménez and his legacy: The Spanish Poet of the 20th Century Covering some more of the many international cultural events in Ireland and Dublin, we now bring you the performance of “Diary of a Newlywed Poet.” This poem, written in the 20th century by Nobel prize winner Juan […]
The website winesfromspaininireland.wordpress.com is a great resource dedicated to providing knowledge to those interested in Spanish gastronomy! The site, created by the Spanish Foreign Trade institute covers topics on wine information, trade and a list of Spanish events happening around the country. For wine lovers every year the website releases a […]
