Learning Spanish-Tip #1

This is the first in a series of tips for learning Spanish brought to you by Word for Word providing translations and language classes to this community (6786-0854). Learning Spanish can seem daunting, even unattainable!  These tips are designed to ease your fears and build your understanding of Spanish: Tip #1   Often Spanish words and English words are similar when you recognize some basic exchanges.  For example, where some words in English have a “th,” their Spanish counterpart has a “t.

 

 

English Spanish 
 author autor 
 theater teatro 
 theory teoría 

 

 

Also, where some words in English have an “x,” their Spanish counterpart has a “j.

 

 

 English Spanish 
 exercise ejercicio 
 example ejemplo 
 fix fijar