Culture & Lifestyle

Karate is probably Japan’s most known martial art all around the world. The word itself has been translated into English and some other European languages as “empty” (Kara), and “hand” (Te), meaning literally “empty hand”. The term is often...

One of the greatest inventions in the human history is Cinematography. Today it is very difficult to imagine our lives without having the privilege to witness the wonderful film productions that can recreate both fictitious and true stories, where...

Time management is an important aspect in our modern way of life. Based on it, we always arrange, plan, and schedule our social life and work commitments. However, there is a slight variation with regard to the way we...

Right after the end of the Second World War, there was a meaningful change in the way the United States of America (USA) -as well as some other Western countries, including parts of Europe and Latin America- started organizing...

Read Part II at: https://thecostaricanews.com/english-spanish-cognates-part-ii/As promised in the previous parts, we are going to continue talking about English-Spanish cognates. Just to remember, cognates are classified according to their orthography, their semantic similarity (which were already explained), and their number...

Read Part I at: https://thecostaricanews.com/english-spanish-cognates-part-i/As we explained in a previous issue, cognates are words or phrases that not only look similar between 2 languages, but they also have similar meanings in both of those languages. And English and Spanish...

First of all; what is a cognate? It is, in a general sense, any word or term that not only looks alike or similar between 2 languages but that also has an equivalent meaning, usually derived from a common...

The notion of money has been an important part of the human way of life for more than 2,900 years. When looking back at its origins, there is no doubt that the trade system has evolved considerably.As we mentioned...

What does “being a bilingual person” mean?If you are bilingual –that is, when you speak and read fluently 2 different languages– then you are a very fortunate person. This means that the benefits of being bilingual may be far...

Origin of the word "tico(a)": During the colonial period where the Central American countries formed a single province under the name of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, which in turn was under the orders of the Viceroyalty of Mexico....