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The Best Way to Learn Spanish 1 by Dragos Turlescu
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Using "Almost Identical" Words
Chapter 2 – Using Words that are uniquely Spanish
Chapter 3 – Using Words that are Distinctively Different
Chapter 4 – Using Words that end with "cion"
Chapter 5 – Using Words with accentuated Sounds
Chapter 6 – Using Words that end with "ico"
Chapter 7 – Using Words that end with "ario", "mento" and "ificar"
Chapter 8 – Using Words that end with "encia" and "ivo"
Chapter 9 – Using Words that end with "cto" and "ar"
Chapter 10 – Using Words that end with "gia", "ar" and "ido"
Chapter 11 – Using Words that end with "idad"
Chapter 12 – Using Words that end with "izar", "ansia", "oso" and "ar"
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Disclaimer
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Introduction
In today’s high tech world, knowing at least one foreign language adds a lot ofvalue to your business related as well as personal pursuit. Technological advancements in each and every field have now made the world our neighbour; the world has become accessible to each one of us and to our generations to come.
Learning Spanish will help you enter the world that can provide you excitingchallenges, endless opportunities and some of the amazing experiences.
If you are looking to open the door to a new outlook of life, a different culture,a distinctive lifestyle, learn Spanish as it will provide you a very helpful andvaluable tool to open your mind to a new world.
The basic aim of this book is to take you from the basics to deeper understanding of various patterns of Spanish language. It will enable you to handle common words and phrases through easy and simple rules. So, why not spare some time and make an effort to communicate successfully in a beautiful and new language in a short span of time.
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Chapter 1
• Using "Almost Identical" Words
While learning the Spanish language, the first and foremost thing to note is there are certain words that are exactly the same in the English language.
Here is the list of such common words:
abdominal abdominal
accidental accidental
bisexual bisexual
brutal brutal
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central central
ceremonial ceremonial
chocolate chocolate
color color
commercial comercial
constitutional constitucional
continental continental
conventional convencional
crisis crisis
dental dental
digital digital
error error
essential esencial
experimental experimental
factor factor
fatal fatal
favor favor
final final
formal formal
fundamental fundamental
global global
honor honor
horizontal horizontal
horror horror
ideal ideal
illegal ilegal
individual individual
industrial industrial
intellectual intelectual
legal legal
lethal letal
local local
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manual manual
material material
mental mental
motor motor
normal normal
optional opcional
peculiar peculiar
popular popular
principal principal
professional profesional
residual residual
ritual ritual
rumor rumor
similar similar
social social
special especial
total total
virus virus
Since, these are common words, you can easily use them.
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Chapter 2
• Using words that are uniquely Spanish
This category of words has two key rules that fall under it. Adhering to the rules laid out below will help you master the pronunciation of words that followinto this group.
• The first rule holds no specific format or outline in particular.
These words do not sound identical to their English synonyms nor do theyfollow a pattern in particular. They however are quite famously recognized fortheir native Spanish accent; and hence, are difficult to stay unnoticed orunheard of. Here is a list of words that we’re sure, will sound familiar as soonas you pronounce them.
adult adulto
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brilliant brillante
client cliente
conflict conflicto
details detalles
future futuro
honest honesto
irregular irregular
map mapa
moment momento
much mucho
origin origen
part parte
passport pasaporte
person persona
problem problema
sincere sincero
solid sólido
telephone teléfono
traffic tráfico
votes votos
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• The second rule under this category does follow a specific ground rule.
The rule requires you to replace English words ending with the words ‘ist’ by their Spanish equivalents ‘ista’. Well, to understand this rule better, let us lookat a few words that fall into this group.
artist artista
dentist dentista
economist economista
list lista
optimist optimista
pessimist pesimista
pianist pianista
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racist racista
terrorist terrorista
tourist turista
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Chapter 3
• Using words that are distinctively different
In comparison to the English language; one of the biggest differences in the Spanish vocabulary is that their words are pronounced as they are spelt and written. So, while the English language might have varied rules that alter the way a word is pronounced and used, Spanish is in contrast, remarkably simple and direct.
This makes the attempt to learn the language fairly easy and convenient. While we have already noted the differences, let us now look at some of the Spanish words that are strikingly similar to their English counterparts. These words construe identical meanings but are however, pronounced slightly different.
This category consists of three specific rules.
• The first rule, also known as the “ible” or “able” rule focuses onpronouncing words that end with “ible” or “able”.
While a few of the Spanish words that fall under this rule might be differentlyspelt from their English synonyms, do not forget that the Spanish words arepronounced exactly how they are spelt, making them sound immediatelydifferent from their English counterparts. The below list of words reiterate thesignificance of this rule in particular.
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acceptable aceptable
adaptable adaptable
admirable admirable
adorable adorable
cable cable
compatible compatible
flexible flexible
horrible horrible
imaginable imaginable
impossible imposible
incorruptible incorruptible
inevitable inevitable
inexplicable inexplicable
invisible invisible
irresistible irresistible
memorable memorable
possible posible
terrible terrible
visible visible
vulnerable vulnerable
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• The second rule is also referred to as the ‘OR’ rule.
Notice closely and you’ll realise that English words that refer to people and their professions end with ‘or’. Similarly, Spanish words too, follow the same rule with or without variations in their spellings. The English words can be easily translated to Spanish by altering double letters to single letters such as ‘th’ to ‘t’ and ‘ph’ to’ f’.
actor actor
author autor
director director
doctor doctor
instructor instructor
professor profesor
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• The last rule is also known as the ‘tor’ rule and requires English words ending with ‘tor’ to be replaced with ‘dor’ for their Spanish equivalent.
aviator aviador
administrator administrador
competitor competidor
coordinator coordinador
creator creador
decorator decorador
gladiator gladiador
moderator moderador
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operator operador
traitor traidor
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Chapter 4
• Using words that end with ‘cion’
The Spaniards are known to aspirate English words ending with ‘tion’ as ‘cion’. Now, this is so, because they spell these words exactly the way they pronounce them. Let us look at some of the words that fall into this category. Do make a mental note that these words have to end with an aspirated ‘cion’ sound.
abbreviation abreviación
accusation acusación
action acción
activation activación
addiction adicción
affirmation afirmación
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ambition ambición
approximation aproximación
attention atención
aviation aviación
celebration celebración
classification clasificación
collaboration colaboración
collection colección
decoration decoración
definition definición
devotion devoción
direction dirección
education educación
emotion emoción
exception excepción
extraction extracción
ilumination iluminación
imitation imitación
implication implicación
infection infección
investigation investigación
legislation legislación
meditation meditación
motivation motivación
nation nación
nutrition nutrición
option opción
precaution precaución
prescription prescripción
reception recepción
revolution revolución
salvation salvación
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situation situación
tradition tradición
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Chapter 5
• Using words with accentuated sounds
This category of words is further divided into three specific rules. Each rule stresses on a specific accent and syllable stress.
• The first rule is quite similar to the previous rule in terms of itspronunciation.
However, it is spelt entirely different, and when observed closely has a slightdifference in its pronunciation too. It is therefore important that you do not getconfused between the two rules and pay enough attention to getting theaccent and articulation right. This rule has English words ending with ‘sion’spelt exactly similar in Spanish. However, the Spanish words requires you toaccentuate the syllable ‘O’ in the word as listed in the below set of words.
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admission admisión
aggression agresión
collision colisión
compassion compasión
conclusion conclusión
confusion confusión
decision decisión
depression depresión
dimension dimensión
explosion explosión
mansion mansión
mission misión
obsession obsesión
occasion ocasión
passion pasión
pension pensión
precision precisión
profession profesión
session sesión
television televisión
tension tensión
transmission transmisión
version versión
vision visión
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• The second rule requires you to replace English words ending with ‘ant’ by ‘ante’ for their Spanish equivalents.
abundant abundante
arrogant arrogante
consultant consultante
deodorant desodorante
distant distante
elephant elefante
emigrant emigrante
giant gigante
implant implante
important importante
restaurant restaurante
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• The third rule is similar, and requires you to replace English words ending with ‘ent’ by ‘ente’ for their Spanish equivalents.
accident accidente
adolescent adolescente
agent agente
client cliente
convenient conveniente
different diferente
efficient eficiente
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equivalent equivalente
frequent frecuente
impatient impaciente
indecent indecente
innocent inocente
intelligent inteligente
present presente
president presidente
sufficient suficiente
urgent urgente
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Chapter 6
• Using words that end with ‘ico’
There are several English words that end with ‘ic’. Converting them into their Spanish equivalents is quite simple with this rule. All you need to do is replace the words ‘ic’ with ‘ico’. The below list of words highlight the pronunciation of these words. It is important to note that the key syllable that needs to be stressed is accented. Following this rule will help you accentuate the required syllable in the word.
academic académico
alcoholic alcohólico
allergic alérgico
astronomic astronómico
authentic auténtico
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basic básico
catastrophic catastrófico
chaotic caótico
classic clásico
diabetic diabético
domestic doméstico
dynamic dinámico
economic económico
electric eléctrico
electromagnetic electromagnético
electronic electrónico
epic épico
epileptic epiléptico
exotic exótico
genetic genético
graphic gráfico
ironic irónico
linguistic lingüístico
logic lógico
magic mágico
magnetic magnético
mechanic mecánico
medic médico
metric métrico
nostalgic nostálgico
organic orgánico
panic pánico
photogenic fotogénico
photographic fotográfico
plastic plástico
poetic poético
problematic problemático
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public público
romantic romántico
sarcastic sarcástico
scientific científico
symbolic simbólico
synthetic sintético
toxic tóxico
traffic tráfico
tragic trágico
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