“singing”), and words ending in other consonants bear the stress on the final syllable (cristal, “glass”). All exceptions to these rules are indicated in writing by an accent mark (magnífico, “magnificent”). Spanish uses the Roman alphabet. A distinctive feature of Spanish orthography ...
In everyday speech, however, it is common for such words to be made plural simply by addings. Thus it would not be uncommon to hear someone talk abouthindús. Read More Master Spanish Noun-Adjective Harmony By Gerald Erichsen Words Ending in a Consonant As is common in English, nouns end...
Continuing our series of blog posts on Spanish nouns that can be either masculine or feminine depending on meaning we look atradio. You can listen to the pronunciation ofradioin the audio clip below: One of the fist exceptions that students learn to the rule that Spanish nouns ending in-o...
Here are some examples of Spanish words with accent marks that break the rule that for words ending in a vowel,“n”or“s”, spoken stress is on the second-to-last syllable. You’ll notice none of the stresses fall on the second to last syllable, as they normally would. La canción—...
Words ending in -ble: abominable, admirable, flexible, horrible, invisible, terrible English to Spanish “Near Perfect” Cognates These cognates are close but not “perfect.” A few letters change, but the root of the word stays the same. See how easily you can guess the English equivale...
Well, that's a very happy ending for you and your family. Bueno, eso es un final muy feliz para ti y tu familia. But sometimes you got to fight for your happy ending. Pero a veces tienes que luchar por tu final feliz. And the best part is, it had a happy ending. Y la mejor...
Using ‘Ninguno’ and Related Words in Spanish Indefinite Pronouns Using 'Nadie' in Spanish Apocopation and the Clipping of Words in Spanish What Are Nouns and How Are They Used? How To Use Spanish Words Ending in ‘-quiera’ Saying ‘It’ in Spanish Formal and Informal ‘You’ ...
Words ending in any other consonant are stressed on the last syllable. Nevertheless, there are a lot words with irregular stress - and this is where the Spanish accent marks will help you. Examples of this are "chófer" and "también". Being careless with this can also change the meaning ...
This lesson lists some common Spanish verbs ending in '-ir'. There are two separate lists: one for regular '-ir' verbs and another for irregular...
The emphasis should be placed on the second to last syllable if the word ends in a vowel, an “n,” or an “s”: vivo = VI-vo trabajo = tra-BA-jo personas = per-SO-nas For words ending in a consonant other than “n” or “s” (much less common), stress the last syllable:...