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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Using "Almost Identical" Words Chapter 2 – Using Words that are uniquely Spanish Chapter 3 – Using Words that are Distinctively Different Chapter 4 – Using Words that end with "cion" Chapter 5 – Using Words with accentuated Sounds Chapter 6 – Using Words that end with "ico" Chapter 7 – Using Words that end with "ario", "mento" and "ificar" Chapter 8 – Using Words that end with "encia" and "ivo" Chapter 9 – Using Words that end with "cto" and "ar" Chapter 10 – Using Words that end with "gia", "ar" and "ido" Chapter 11 – Using Words that end with "idad" Chapter 12 – Using Words that end with "izar", "ansia", "oso" and "ar"

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Introduction

In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high tech world, knowing at least one foreign language adds a lot of value to your business related as well as personal pursuit. Technological advancements in each and every field have now made the world our neighbour; the world has become accessible to each one of us and to our generations to come. Learning Spanish will help you enter the world that can provide you exciting challenges, endless opportunities and some of the amazing experiences. If you are looking to open the door to a new outlook of life, a different culture, a distinctive lifestyle, learn Spanish as it will provide you a very helpful and valuable tool to open your mind to a new world. The basic aim of this book is to take you from the basics to deeper understanding of various patterns of Spanish language. It will enable you to handle common words and phrases through easy and simple rules. So, why not spare some time and make an effort to communicate successfully in a beautiful and new language in a short span of time.

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Chapter 1

â&#x20AC;˘ Using "Almost Identical" Words

While learning the Spanish language, the first and foremost thing to note is there are certain words that are exactly the same in the English language. Here is the list of such common words:

abdominal

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bisexual

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central

ceremonial

chocolate

color

commercial

comercial

constitutional

constitucional

continental

conventional

convencional

crisis

dental

digital

error

essential

esencial

experimental

factor

fatal

favor

final

formal

fundamental

global

honor

horizontal

horror

ideal

illegal

ilegal

individual

industrial

intellectual

intelectual

legal

lethal

letal

local

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manual

material

mental

motor

normal

optional

opcional

peculiar

popular

principal

professional

profesional

residual

ritual

rumor

similar

social

special

especial

total

virus

Since, these are common words, you can easily use them.

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Chapter 2

• Using words that are uniquely Spanish

This category of words has two key rules that fall under it. Adhering to the rules laid out below will help you master the pronunciation of words that follow into this group. • The first rule holds no specific format or outline in particular. These words do not sound identical to their English synonyms nor do they follow a pattern in particular. They however are quite famously recognized for their native Spanish accent; and hence, are difficult to stay unnoticed or unheard of. Here is a list of words that we’re sure, will sound familiar as soon as you pronounce them.

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brilliant

brillante

client

cliente

conflict

conflicto

details

detalles

future

futuro

honest

honesto

irregular

map

mapa

moment

momento

much

mucho

origin

origen

part

parte

passport

pasaporte

person

persona

problem

problema

sincere

sincero

solid

sĂłlido

telephone

telĂŠfono

traffic

trĂĄfico

votes

votos

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The second rule under this category does follow a specific ground rule.

The rule requires you to replace English words ending with the words ‘ist’ by their Spanish equivalents ‘ista’. Well, to understand this rule better, let us look at a few words that fall into this group.

artist

artista

dentist

dentista

economist

economista

list

lista

optimist

optimista

pessimist

pesimista

pianist

pianista

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racist

racista

terrorist

terrorista

tourist

turista

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Chapter 3

• Using words that are distinctively different In comparison to the English language; one of the biggest differences in the Spanish vocabulary is that their words are pronounced as they are spelt and written. So, while the English language might have varied rules that alter the way a word is pronounced and used, Spanish is in contrast, remarkably simple and direct. This makes the attempt to learn the language fairly easy and convenient. While we have already noted the differences, let us now look at some of the Spanish words that are strikingly similar to their English counterparts. These words construe identical meanings but are however, pronounced slightly different. This category consists of three specific rules. •

The first rule, also known as the “ible” or “able” rule focuses on pronouncing words that end with “ible” or “able”.

While a few of the Spanish words that fall under this rule might be differently spelt from their English synonyms, do not forget that the Spanish words are pronounced exactly how they are spelt, making them sound immediately different from their English counterparts. The below list of words reiterate the significance of this rule in particular.

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acceptable

aceptable

adaptable

admirable

adorable

cable

compatible

flexible

horrible

imaginable

impossible

imposible

incorruptible

inevitable

inexplicable

invisible

irresistible

memorable

possible

posible

terrible

visible

vulnerable

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The second rule is also referred to as the ‘OR’ rule.

Notice closely and you’ll realise that English words that refer to people and their professions end with ‘or’. Similarly, Spanish words too, follow the same rule with or without variations in their spellings. The English words can be easily translated to Spanish by altering double letters to single letters such as ‘th’ to ‘t’ and ‘ph’ to’ f’.

actor

author

autor

director

doctor

instructor

professor

profesor

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The last rule is also known as the ‘tor’ rule and requires English words ending with ‘tor’ to be replaced with ‘dor’ for their Spanish equivalent.

aviator

aviador

administrator

administrador

competitor

competidor

coordinator

coordinador

creator

creador

decorator

decorador

gladiator

gladiador

moderator

moderador

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operator

operador

traitor

traidor

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Chapter 4

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Using words that end with ‘cion’

The Spaniards are known to aspirate English words ending with ‘tion’ as ‘cion’. Now, this is so, because they spell these words exactly the way they pronounce them. Let us look at some of the words that fall into this category. Do make a mental note that these words have to end with an aspirated ‘cion’ sound.

abbreviation

abreviación

accusation

acusación

action

acción

activation

activación

addiction

adicción

affirmation

afirmación

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ambition

ambición

approximation

aproximación

attention

atención

aviation

aviación

celebration

celebración

classification

clasificación

collaboration

colaboración

collection

colección

decoration

decoración

definition

definición

devotion

devoción

direction

dirección

education

educación

emotion

emoción

exception

excepción

extraction

extracción

ilumination

iluminación

imitation

imitación

implication

implicación

infection

infección

investigation

investigación

legislation

legislación

meditation

meditación

motivation

motivación

nation

nación

nutrition

nutrición

option

opción

precaution

precaución

prescription

prescripción

reception

recepción

revolution

revolución

salvation

salvación

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situation

situaci贸n

tradition

tradici贸n

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Chapter 5 •

Using words with accentuated sounds

This category of words is further divided into three specific rules. Each rule stresses on a specific accent and syllable stress. •

The first rule is quite similar to the previous rule in terms of its pronunciation.

However, it is spelt entirely different, and when observed closely has a slight difference in its pronunciation too. It is therefore important that you do not get confused between the two rules and pay enough attention to getting the accent and articulation right. This rule has English words ending with ‘sion’ spelt exactly similar in Spanish. However, the Spanish words requires you to accentuate the syllable ‘O’ in the word as listed in the below set of words.

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admission

admisión

aggression

agresión

collision

colisión

compassion

compasión

conclusion

conclusión

confusion

confusión

decision

decisión

depression

depresión

dimension

dimensión

explosion

explosión

mansion

mansión

mission

misión

obsession

obsesión

occasion

ocasión

passion

pasión

pension

pensión

precision

precisión

profession

profesión

session

sesión

television

televisión

tension

tensión

transmission

transmisión

version

versión

vision

visión

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• The second rule requires you to replace English words ending with ‘ant’ by ‘ante’ for their Spanish equivalents.

abundant

abundante

arrogant

arrogante

consultant

consultante

deodorant

desodorante

distant

distante

elephant

elefante

emigrant

emigrante

giant

gigante

implant

implante

important

importante

restaurant

restaurante

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• The third rule is similar, and requires you to replace English words ending with ‘ent’ by ‘ente’ for their Spanish equivalents.

accident

accidente

adolescent

adolescente

agent

agente

client

cliente

convenient

conveniente

different

diferente

efficient

eficiente

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equivalent

equivalente

frequent

frecuente

impatient

impaciente

indecent

indecente

innocent

inocente

intelligent

inteligente

present

presente

president

presidente

sufficient

suficiente

urgent

urgente

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Chapter 6 • Using words that end with ‘ico’

There are several English words that end with ‘ic’. Converting them into their Spanish equivalents is quite simple with this rule. All you need to do is replace the words ‘ic’ with ‘ico’. The below list of words highlight the pronunciation of these words. It is important to note that the key syllable that needs to be stressed is accented. Following this rule will help you accentuate the required syllable in the word.

academic

académico

alcoholic

alcohólico

allergic

alérgico

astronomic

astronómico

authentic

auténtico

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basic

básico

catastrophic

catastrófico

chaotic

caótico

classic

clásico

diabetic

diabético

domestic

doméstico

dynamic

dinámico

economic

económico

electric

eléctrico

electromagnetic

electromagnético

electronic

electrónico

epic

épico

epileptic

epiléptico

exotic

exótico

genetic

genético

graphic

gráfico

ironic

irónico

linguistic

lingüístico

logic

lógico

magic

mágico

magnetic

magnético

mechanic

mecánico

medic

médico

metric

métrico

nostalgic

nostálgico

organic

orgánico

panic

pánico

photogenic

fotogénico

photographic

fotográfico

plastic

plástico

poetic

poético

problematic

problemático

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public

público

romantic

romántico

sarcastic

sarcástico

scientific

científico

symbolic

simbólico

synthetic

sintético

toxic

tóxico

traffic

tráfico

tragic

trágico

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