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Alejandra Alfonzo

Language Instructor

Alejandra Alfonzo is a Language Instructor based in Roseland, New Jersey. She runs her own language tutoring business, Spanish Con Ale. She teaches both English and Spanish, offering online private and group classes tailored to meet her clients' personal and professional goals while making the learning experience fun. Alejandra has been a language teacher since 2011 and is committed to exploring the challenges and rewards that come with learning a new language with her students. Spanish Con Ale offers personalized learning sessions, private lesson packages, and Cafecito Con Ale, a language exchange membership where members have the opportunity to meet and socialize with others while improving their language skills. Alejandra is a certified Spanish teacher.

Education

  • Education Master's, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, University of Carabobo
  • BA, Modern Languages, Arturo Michelena University

Professional Achievements

  • Featured in several TV interviews for her work as a teacher and content creator
  • Creates educational content across multiple social media platforms
  • Participates in multiple creator communities, including CasaTikTok, Latinx Creatives, DaleTú, and YouTube Shorts Creators
  • Freelances as sales talent for Telemundo, bringing her communication skills to the media and entertainment industry

Certifications & Organizations

  • Holds a Certificate in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language

Favorite Piece of Advice

Consistency is key when learning a language—focus on small, daily progress by practicing listening, speaking, reading, and writing without overwhelming yourself. Learning a new language takes time, but it’s a rewarding experience that keeps your brain active and opens up new opportunities. Find the learning methods you enjoy most, stay motivated, and remember—it’s never too late to start!

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Spanish speakers, what are some funny Spanish phrases?
1. No tengo pelos en la lengua 😛
- Literal translation: I don’t have hairs on my tongue."
- Meaning:I speak my mind. (No filter, no regrets.)

2. Tirar la casa por la ventana 🪟
- Literal translation:To throw the house out the window.
- Meaning: To spare no expense (e.g., a wedding, party, or midlife crisis).

3. La media naranja 🍊
- Literal translation: The half orange.
- Meaning: Your soulmate. (Because love = finding your fruity other half.) Ejemplo: Ella es mi media naranja (she’s my soulmate)

4. Está más loco que una cabra 🐐
- Literal translation: Crazier than a goat.
- Meaning: Absolutely nuts. (Goats: nature’s comedians.)

5. Está más loco que mono con navaja 🔪
- Literal translation: Crazier than a monkey with a knife.
- Meaning: Very crazy

6. Me importa un huevo 🥚
- Literal translation: I care an egg.
- Meaning: I don’t give a damn. (Argentine indifference)

7. Sos más falso que billete de 3 pesos
- Literal translation: You’re faker than a 3-peso bill. 💵
- Meaning: You are so fake. (A currency that doesn’t exist)

8. Más raro que perro en moto 🏍️
- Literal translation: Weirder than a dog on a motorcycle."
- Meaning: Bizarre AF.

9. Estar hasta la p*** madre
- Literal translation: To be up to the mother’s [you know]."
- Meaning: Fed up. (When patience evaporates.)

10. Más lento que tortuga con tapones. 🐢
- Literal translation: Slower than a turtle with earplugs.
- Meaning: Painfully slow.

11. No es por nada, pero…
- Literal translation: It’s not for anything, but…
- Meaning: Proceeds to roast you.

12. Cagarse de la risa 🤣
- Literal translation: To crap oneself from laughing.
- Meaning: Laughing uncontrollably.

13. Ser un sapo 🐸
- Literal translation: To be a toad.
- Meaning: A snitch.

14. Metí la pata 🦶
- Literal translation: I put my paw/foot in it.
- Meaning: I messed up. (Oops, my bad)
What are some other ways to say "Hi" in Spanish?
You can say the Spanish version(s) of "Good Day". To say this, you can say one of the following:
–Buenos días: “Good morning”
–Buenas tardes: "Good afternoon"
–Buenas noches: "Good evening"

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