Learning Spanish -Tip 4
This is the fourth 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 #4 Often Spanish words and English words are similar when you recognize some basic exchanges. For example, where some words in English end in -tion, the Spanish counterpart ends in -ción.
| English | Spanish |
| presentation | presentación |
| information | información |
| vacation | vacación |
Also, where some words in English end in -ity, the Spanish counterpart ends in -idad.
| English | Spanish |
| electricity | electricidad |
| velocity | velocidad |
| authority | autoridad |