Level 4:
Opposite - Contrario
This would have been a Level 1 if "Contrary" were more popular in the English language. Regardless, Something that is contrary to something else is its opposite. That's something that is familiar in English and unites the words "Opposite" and "Contrario." The "-io" ending is an adjective ending.
Pronounced: "con TRAR ee oh"
Showing posts with label ___Level 4___. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ___Level 4___. Show all posts
Dear (Adjective)
Level 4:
Dear - Quierdo
This is a level four. These are either really tricky or actually require some knowledge of something Spanish to make the connection... as is the case here.
If you already know that "Quiero" means "I love / I care for / I want" (as in, "Yo quiero Taco Bell") then it's easy to see that Quierdo is merely a modified version of Quiero. In this case, changing it into an adjective, as in: "chica quierdo" (Dear girl).
Pronounced: "Key Air Doe"
Dear - Quierdo
This is a level four. These are either really tricky or actually require some knowledge of something Spanish to make the connection... as is the case here.
If you already know that "Quiero" means "I love / I care for / I want" (as in, "Yo quiero Taco Bell") then it's easy to see that Quierdo is merely a modified version of Quiero. In this case, changing it into an adjective, as in: "chica quierdo" (Dear girl).
Pronounced: "Key Air Doe"
Blue (Adjective)
Level 4:
Blue - Azul
While at first this looks like it comes completely "out of the blue," this is yet another case of a poorly matched word pair.
True, "Blue" looks nothing like "Azul," but it's very close, indeed, to "Azure" (a blue-cyan color on the HSV color wheel). Also, Azure/Azul can be seen in certain gemstone names, such as Azurite and Lapis Lazuli.
If you're not familiar with the English word, Azure, however, this makes Azul harder to pick up on. So, why not familiarize yourself with Azure a bit?
Check out Wikipedia for more on Azure's origination
Blue - Azul
While at first this looks like it comes completely "out of the blue," this is yet another case of a poorly matched word pair.
True, "Blue" looks nothing like "Azul," but it's very close, indeed, to "Azure" (a blue-cyan color on the HSV color wheel). Also, Azure/Azul can be seen in certain gemstone names, such as Azurite and Lapis Lazuli.
If you're not familiar with the English word, Azure, however, this makes Azul harder to pick up on. So, why not familiarize yourself with Azure a bit?
Check out Wikipedia for more on Azure's origination
Plane (Noun)
Level 4:
Plane - Avión
Level fours are tricky. However, if you think of things related to planes: avionics, aviation, etc., then you can see where the Spanish word, "Avion," is coming from.
Plane - Avión
Level fours are tricky. However, if you think of things related to planes: avionics, aviation, etc., then you can see where the Spanish word, "Avion," is coming from.
Welcome... and Congratulations! You know Spanish!
Congratulations! You know Spanish! is intended for the American English speaking audience. If you speak American English and watch some popular entertainment venues, such as TV and Movies, you may be lead to believe that you can add an "o" to the end of all of your words and TA-DA you're speaking Spanish.
Well, this is not true. Not at all. You will simply sound "stupid"... which is, by the way, what I classify as a "level 3" Spanish word. If you were to add an o to the end, getting "stupido," you would not be using correct Spanish, but a Spanish-speaking person would likely understand you, as the Spanish word for "Stupid" is actually "estupido."
So, in this blog, you will find "Level 1" words - words that are the same for English and Spanish - either when written or when spoken, "Level 2" words - words that are very similar to the word (as in, add -o to the end), so that you would likely recognize it in English or Spanish, "Level 3" words... words that are not-as-close, but which I will provide a brief explanation that will help point out why it really does make sense, and finally, "Level 4" words, which are not close AT ALL to the word, but that there is still some explanation that I can provide to help you make the connection.
To let you sift through these words easily, I will be tagging them with the level they belong to. Look at the Level 1's first... this is the Spanish you know - even if you don't know any Spanish. Then, Look at the Level 2's and Level 3's... once you see where they're coming from, the vocabulary will be easier to remember. Hopefully, when you start looking at the Level 4's you'll be better prepared for catching on to the Spanish vocabulary via the explanations.
...Which brings me to a good point: This is not "how to speak Spanish." I don't touch on sentence structure or syntax. This is vocabulary only. It's great to have a vocabulary, but if you actually want to put it to good use and try to communicate with someone, you'll need to learn to speak the language via another method, as well.
Finally, a lot of the words I'm getting for this and part of the inspiration for writing this blog in the first place comes from using Learn10.com, a language website that will send you 10 vocabulary words per day in the language you want to learn. If you like learning new languages and expanding your vocabulary across many languages, you should check them out.
Well, this is not true. Not at all. You will simply sound "stupid"... which is, by the way, what I classify as a "level 3" Spanish word. If you were to add an o to the end, getting "stupido," you would not be using correct Spanish, but a Spanish-speaking person would likely understand you, as the Spanish word for "Stupid" is actually "estupido."
So, in this blog, you will find "Level 1" words - words that are the same for English and Spanish - either when written or when spoken, "Level 2" words - words that are very similar to the word (as in, add -o to the end), so that you would likely recognize it in English or Spanish, "Level 3" words... words that are not-as-close, but which I will provide a brief explanation that will help point out why it really does make sense, and finally, "Level 4" words, which are not close AT ALL to the word, but that there is still some explanation that I can provide to help you make the connection.
To let you sift through these words easily, I will be tagging them with the level they belong to. Look at the Level 1's first... this is the Spanish you know - even if you don't know any Spanish. Then, Look at the Level 2's and Level 3's... once you see where they're coming from, the vocabulary will be easier to remember. Hopefully, when you start looking at the Level 4's you'll be better prepared for catching on to the Spanish vocabulary via the explanations.
...Which brings me to a good point: This is not "how to speak Spanish." I don't touch on sentence structure or syntax. This is vocabulary only. It's great to have a vocabulary, but if you actually want to put it to good use and try to communicate with someone, you'll need to learn to speak the language via another method, as well.
Finally, a lot of the words I'm getting for this and part of the inspiration for writing this blog in the first place comes from using Learn10.com, a language website that will send you 10 vocabulary words per day in the language you want to learn. If you like learning new languages and expanding your vocabulary across many languages, you should check them out.
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