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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 todays 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

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

abdominal

accidental

accidental

bisexual

bisexual

brutal

brutal

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central

central

ceremonial

ceremonial

chocolate

chocolate

color

color

commercial

comercial

constitutional

constitucional

continental

continental

conventional

convencional

crisis

crisis

dental

dental

digital

digital

error

error

essential

esencial

experimental

experimental

factor

factor

fatal

fatal

favor

favor

final

final

formal

formal

fundamental

fundamental

global

global

honor

honor

horizontal

horizontal

horror

horror

ideal

ideal

illegal

ilegal

individual

individual

industrial

industrial

intellectual

intelectual

legal

legal

lethal

letal

local

local

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manual

manual

material

material

mental

mental

motor

motor

normal

normal

optional

opcional

peculiar

peculiar

popular

popular

principal

principal

professional

profesional

residual

residual

ritual

ritual

rumor

rumor

similar

similar

social

social

special

especial

total

total

virus

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 were sure, will sound familiar as soon
as you pronounce them.

adult
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brilliant

brillante

client

cliente

conflict

conflicto

details

detalles

future

futuro

honest

honesto

irregular

irregular

map

mapa

moment

momento

much

mucho

origin

origen

part

parte

passport

pasaporte

person

persona

problem

problema

sincere

sincero

solid

slido

telephone

telfono

traffic

trfico

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

adaptable

admirable

admirable

adorable

adorable

cable

cable

compatible

compatible

flexible

flexible

horrible

horrible

imaginable

imaginable

impossible

imposible

incorruptible

incorruptible

inevitable

inevitable

inexplicable

inexplicable

invisible

invisible

irresistible

irresistible

memorable

memorable

possible

posible

terrible

terrible

visible

visible

vulnerable

vulnerable

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

Notice closely and youll 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

actor

author

autor

director

director

doctor

doctor

instructor

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

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

abreviacin

accusation

acusacin

action

accin

activation

activacin

addiction

adiccin

affirmation

afirmacin

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ambition

ambicin

approximation

aproximacin

attention

atencin

aviation

aviacin

celebration

celebracin

classification

clasificacin

collaboration

colaboracin

collection

coleccin

decoration

decoracin

definition

definicin

devotion

devocin

direction

direccin

education

educacin

emotion

emocin

exception

excepcin

extraction

extraccin

ilumination

iluminacin

imitation

imitacin

implication

implicacin

infection

infeccin

investigation

investigacin

legislation

legislacin

meditation

meditacin

motivation

motivacin

nation

nacin

nutrition

nutricin

option

opcin

precaution

precaucin

prescription

prescripcin

reception

recepcin

revolution

revolucin

salvation

salvacin

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situation

situacin

tradition

tradicin

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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

admisin

aggression

agresin

collision

colisin

compassion

compasin

conclusion

conclusin

confusion

confusin

decision

decisin

depression

depresin

dimension

dimensin

explosion

explosin

mansion

mansin

mission

misin

obsession

obsesin

occasion

ocasin

passion

pasin

pension

pensin

precision

precisin

profession

profesin

session

sesin

television

televisin

tension

tensin

transmission

transmisin

version

versin

vision

visin

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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

acadmico

alcoholic

alcohlico

allergic

alrgico

astronomic

astronmico

authentic

autntico

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basic

bsico

catastrophic

catastrfico

chaotic

catico

classic

clsico

diabetic

diabtico

domestic

domstico

dynamic

dinmico

economic

econmico

electric

elctrico

electromagnetic

electromagntico

electronic

electrnico

epic

pico

epileptic

epilptico

exotic

extico

genetic

gentico

graphic

grfico

ironic

irnico

linguistic

lingstico

logic

lgico

magic

mgico

magnetic

magntico

mechanic

mecnico

medic

mdico

metric

mtrico

nostalgic

nostlgico

organic

orgnico

panic

pnico

photogenic

fotognico

photographic

fotogrfico

plastic

plstico

poetic

potico

problematic

problemtico

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public

pblico

romantic

romntico

sarcastic

sarcstico

scientific

cientfico

symbolic

simblico

synthetic

sinttico

toxic

txico

traffic

trfico

tragic

trgico

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