Compare Spanish and English

Despite the two languages has differences they do have similarities too. So don’t use this as an ecuse not to learn Spanish. You can always find same ways in these languages.

  • Both language are of Latin origin, many words are the same or nearly same.
  • They both use Roman alphabet but Spanish added “ch,” “ll,” “ñ” and “rr.”
  • And they do both shares prefixes and some vocabulary. Like telephone in Spanish telefone.

  • Many English speakers find learning Spanish relatively easy but some doesn’t. English and Spanish both have 5 vowels in their alphabets, English has more vowels sounds than Spanish. Unlike English, Spanish has few monosyllabic words in its vocabulary. English uses more helping verbs, while Spanish uses the subjunctive and conditional moods much more.

    Spanish does not need to express subjects as in English, because its verb endings convey the subject. For instance, a speaker does not need to say “you,” or “tú” when saying “You have a lot of money.” The correct way to say it is “Tienes mucho dinero.” In addition, Spanish, unlike English, does not use the apostrophe at all, not even to determine possession.

    The word order in Spanish is more flexible than in English. While English does not condone the use of double negatives, Spanish uses them to put forth a negative meaning. The use of capitalization in the two languages also differs, as things such as the names of languages and nationalities, and the days of the week, are not capitalized in Spanish.

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