Lanzarote: the name question
What’s in a name? Why is Lanzarote called Lanzarote? This is what I discovered….
La Música de Miércoles: Cuando me Enamoro, por Enrique Iglesias y Juan Luis Guerra
This month’s Música de Miércoles is the lovely Cuando me Enamoro by Enrique Iglesias and Juan Luis Guerra. There’s not only great music, but if you’re looking to stretch your Spanish or play around with it while you learn, there are exercises for all levels.
Are you headed to Chichester’s Community Festival?
While I don’t teach in Chichester (yet) that’s no reason not to get involved in the Chichester Community Festival 2026 - find out how!
Changes to Online Classes
Classes with Claire has made some changes to the online classes schedule to make things easier for everyone and provide a wider choice of things to do!
La Música de Miércoles: No Pasó (No me acuerdo)
La Música de Miércoles: No Me Acuerdo by Thalía y Natti Natasha comes under the spotlight for some Spanish learning in our regular ‘Classes with Claire’ ‘first Wednesday’ music slot.
Just a ‘slip’ of the tongue – petticoat tales!
Combinaciones. Enaguas. Fondos.
There is no straight answer to the question: “What is petticoat in Spanish?”
It’s a ‘rabbit hole I wish I’d never gone down, but at least there’s some solid advice here if you ever happen to be looking to buy a petticat,
¿Only in Spain? (¿ and ¡)
When a class in Ferring asked about where the use of ‘¡’ and ‘¿’ in the Spanish language came from, and whether any other languages use them, I was on a mission to find the answer.
La Música de Miércoles (MM): Dai Dai
This month we use Shakira’s Dai Dai, , the World Cup theme tune for 2026, as our Musica de Miercoles theme.
What level is my Spanish?
A short video to help students decide (more or less) what level of Spanish they are at.
What is a ‘Charla’?
‘Classes with Claire’ online Spanish conversation classes are called ‘Charlas’.
But what exactly is a ‘Charla’ and why is it special?
La Música de Miércoles: La Isla Bonita
This week’s ‘Música de Miércoles’ is in Englsh with a Spanish translation: La Isla Bonita
Thank you to Madonna for both the inspiration and the inspirational quotes!
La Música de Miércoles: Bailando
Miércoles - Musica…
Sit back and enjoy a little Spanish (Hispanic) music- this week with Enrique - and learn a little Spanish at the same time.
Castillian Spanish?
Why are ‘Classes with Claire’ given in Castillian Spanish rather than another type of Spanish?
This blog takes a closer look at what that really means,