Diéresis: cómo pronunciar palabras con esa extraña “ü”

Have you ever seen two dots on the top of the “u”? Have you ever heard a beautiful song called “Nicaragua, Nicaragüita”? Why there are two different “u” when these words are so similar? If your brain is about to explode you need to keep reading. Check this post and discover the biggest unknown Spanish orthographic sign: “la diéresis” (umlaut) while learning a bit of Nicaraguan History and folklore.

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Despacito, la canción más escuchada de la historia

You’ve listened to this song hundreds of times but you’re still unable to stop your feet when you hear the first chords of this song. After accumulating over 4.6 billion streams worldwide, Despacito has become the most streamed song of all time. But, hang on… What does “despacito” mean? And why are there so many words in Spanish that end with “-ito”. Find it out in this post while enjoying this catchy song.

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