Theuis the only vowel that’s a little tricky. In some words, it doesn’t make a sound, but more on that later. Silent Letters Now that we have the vowel sounds, let’s move on to the consonants. There are a few
Often, Spanish gender maps to words in ways you’d expect;la mujer(“the woman”) is a feminine noun, whereasel hombre(“the man”) is a masculine noun. But sometimes these gender assignments can be pretty arbitrary. There are patterns of certain word endings that can clue you in to wh...
There are a tiny number of words that end in “s” preceded by a consonant, e.g. bíceps or módems, and since the corresponding word without “s” would be stressed on the last syllable, the above interpretation dictates...
Usually, Spanish words that end in ‘a’ are feminine, and those that end in ‘o’ are masculine. And we say ‘usually’ because this is not always the case, unfortunately. Let’s take a look at a couple masculine nouns: The menu = El menú (meh-NOO) But… The map = El mapa ...
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To know which one to use, simply take a look at the following table: Words that end inTurn into diminutiveExamples A ORemove the last vowel and replace with-itoor-ita Casa→ Casita Carro→ Carrito Perro→ Perrito E N RAdd-citoor-citoat the end ...
That's the _8_ to fast and effective(有效的) language learning,right? Well,I know now, that if that's all you do,progress will come very _9_. Because native speakers speak fast, you don't really have the time to learn new words or grammar structures this way. To learn a language...
I believe that 8 only comeswith practice, patience and persistence. There's no end tolearning!1.A. whileB.ifC. though2. A. politelyB. happilyC. quickly3.A. madeB.choseC. invited4. A. interestingB. beautifulC. difficult5.A. prepareB.changeC. pronounce6. A. stuck toB. ended upC....
Literally translating as “throwing the egg”,echando la huevais an expression that can be used if you want to say you are being extra lazy at the moment. Eggs are also used in a number of other Latin American Spanish slang words and expressions, particularly in Chile whereahuevonadois use...
Unlike English words, Spanish words include gender identification, with the ending letters in the noun signifying a feminine or masculine designation. For example, nouns that end in -a, -ad, -ie, -cion, -sion, -ud and -umbre generally refer to a feminine noun, while words that end in ...