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,