Convert English words to Spanish easily
As I said before we need to look at the endings of the English words as there are some endings which have a Spanish equivalent.
Some of these endings and their Spanish equivalents are:
|
ENGLISH ending |
SPANISH ending |
ENGLISH word |
SPANISH word |
| -nt | -nte |
(the) consonant (the) elephant (the) patient (the) restaurant
|
(la) consonante (el) elefante (el/la) paciente (el) restaurante
|
| -ist | -ista |
(the) artist (the) dentist (the) pessimist (the) pianist
|
(el/la) artista (el/la) dentista (el/la) pesimista (el/la) pianista
|
| -nce/ncy | -ncia |
(the) distance (the) independence (the) emergency (the) delinquency
|
(la) distancia (la) independencia (la) emergencia (la) delincuencia
|
| -ologist | -ólogo |
(the) archaeologist (the) astrologist (the) psychologist (the) dermatologist
|
(el/la) arqueólogo/a (el/la) astrólogo/a (el/la) psicólogo/a (el/la) dermatólogo/a
|
| -(s)sion | -sión |
(the) confusion (the) passion (the) occasion (the) impression
|
(la) confusión (la) pasión (la) ocasión (la) impresión
|
| -tion | -ción |
(the) ambition (the) solution (the) station (the) petition
|
(la) ambición) (la) solución (la) estación (la) petición
|
| -ction | -cción |
(the) pronunciation (the) action (the) introduction (the) infection
|
(la) pronunciación (la) acción (la) introducción (la )infección
|
| -ty | -dad |
(the) capacity (the) university (the) adaptability (the) similarity
|
(la) capacidad (la) universidad (la) adaptabilidad (la) similaridad
|
| -y | -ía/ia |
(the) company (the) industry (the) economy (the) category
|
(la) compañía (la) industria (la) economía (la) categoría
|
And that is today’s mini lesson, I hope you enjoyed it and you learned lots of new things, and I hope you have increased your Spanish vocabulary too, and from now every time you speak in Spanish you can find words (at least some) easily.
Now come over to the comments and let me know:
how many new words have you discovered you already know in Spanish following the rule of the endings?
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Have an amazing day and I will write to you soon.
