Easy and useful Spanish words

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Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn if you speak English. (Or if you speak Italian or Portuguese.)

Many countries speak Spanish, so you can start using it there, picking up the accent. Or use it there to improve your Spanish and make use of what you already know and practice it.

 Spanish is spoken in Spain in Europe, as well as in Gibraltar and Andorra. Offshore are the inhabited islands of Mallorca,, Minorca, and the Canaries - Grand Canaria and Tenerife.

Spanish is spoken in most countries in South America, such as Venezuela, with the exception of Brazil where Portuguese is spoken.

 In the USA Spanish appears on signs and is widely spoken as a first or second language. It is also spoken in Mexico, Cuba, and several Caribbean countries such as Puerto Rico, and central American countries such as Belize. 

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The written accents are easier than French. You have only one accent. It indicates that you stress the syllable. The accent goes diagonally upwards.

 Spanish - English

aeropuerto - airort

(Los) Angeles - (the) angels

blusa - blouse

castillo - castle

diario - diary

el - the (masculine, no accent)

Él - he (the accent on el shows a VIP, a person, rather than a thing)

en - in

familias - families

famoso - famous

grupo - group

Información y Comunicación - information and communication 

introducción - introduction

isla/islas - island/islands

museo - museum

o - or 

(Los) paraportes - (the) passports

no - no

proximo - next (like approximate, near or close)

puerto - port

Puerto Rico - rich port, a Caribbean country. Notice that in Spanish the adjective is after the noun or name.

rico - rich

san (short for santo) - saint / holy

San Francisco - Saint Francis

(el) taxi - (the) taxi

tren - train

(las) vacaciones - (the) vacations (USA) / holidays (UK)

visitar - to visit

English - Spanish

airport - aeropuerto

blouse - blusa

castle - castillo

(the) angels - los angeles

diary - diario

east - este

families - familias

famous - famoso

group - grupo

holidays - vacaciones

in - en

introduction - introducción

information and communication - Información y Comunicación 

island/islands - isla/islas

museum - museo

next - proximo

no - no

or - o

(the) passports - los pasaportes

port - puerto

rich - ricco

saint - san

Saint Francis - San Francisco

(the) taxi - el taxi - (the) taxi

train - tren

the - el (masculine) - la (feminine) 

visit - visitar

Useful Websites

duolingo.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language

wikivoyage phrasebook Spanish

https://www.berlitz.com/blog/50-spanish-words-and-phrases-to-start-learning-spanish

https://www.berlitz.com/blog/goodbye-in-spanish

If you want to practise your Spanish, several Toastmasters International club are Spanish speaking, and you can attend online meetings and read their announcements and information on the web.

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