Spanish words

The colours and motif of the flag of Spain superimposed on the outline map of Spain. Spanish is also spoken in the Canary Islands and other islands such as Majorca and Minorca many South American countries, and Mexico and as a first or second language in much of the USA. Spanish is a romance language, similar to Italian and Portuguese, with lots of words resembling French and English, from the shared root of Latin.

Sunday is the day for the big push to learn more words and phrases on Duolingo, the free language teaching website. 

Why Learn Spanish?

Although I have logged onto about twenty languages, I am concentrating on Spanish this year,. Firstly it is the easiest language, quickest to learn, of the big three spoken widely worldwide, if you are an English speaker. Secondly, in preparation for a trip to Spanish islands in the Canaries.

Easy Spanish Words - Similar to English

 Spanish - English

a pie - on foot

anual - annual

atracciones - attractions

circo - circus

enorme - enormous, very big, huge

entero - entire/whole

festival - festival

gramo - gram

mantenir - keep (maintain)

parque - park

parque de attracciones - amusement park

tomates - tomatoes

Challenging Words and Phrases

carros chocones - bumper cars

un circulo - a circle

mayoria - majority - (not mayor)

mayor - major

el alcalde - the mayor

Useful free websites for learning Spanish

duolingo.com

Wikivoyage phrasebook Spanish

Wikipedia Spanish words in English and English words in Spanish

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