Inglés vs. Español

That word looks similar... 🤔

Fun fact: 30%-40% of Spanish words have a related word in English.

For example: bicicleta, parque, beísbol, vegetal, fruta, sofá, refrigerador, lámpara, televisión, matemáticas, copa, teléfono celular, etc.

These words are often called cognates (los cognados).

Bad news is... 👎

Not all words in either language are cognates. This sometimes makes language-learning difficult for some people.

Growing up speaking English makes English seem so...easy!

But people learning English as a second language sometimes have struggles, just like a person learning Spanish as a second language.

Watch the video of Lucy (a native English speaker) having a discussion with her husband, Ricardo (a native Spanish speaker), about some tough English words.

Lucy (an native English speaker) with her husband Ricardo (a native Spanish speaker)

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Here is a TikTok video explaining the same dilemma...

Here are some other videos with English language struggles:

"Set" is a problem

Set is a problem.MP4

Opposite Issues

Opposites.MP4

Silent Letters

Silent letters.MP4

The Meeting About CH

CH words.MP4

Our Problem

Our Problem.MP4

Credit to @stage_door_johnny for his awesome TikTok videos explaining English language struggles.

The point is:

Just like you may have some struggles learning Spanish, other people may have difficulties learning English!