Errores Comunes

Words ending in -ma that have cognitives in english (gender)

Masculine

Words ending in -tad, -tud, -dad, -ed (gender)

Feminine

Words ending in accented vowels (gender)

Masculine

Words ending in -aje, -ambre, -or (gender)

masucline

Words ending in -itis about illness (gender)

Feminine

Continents and islands (gender)

Feminine

Rivers, bodies of water, and mountains (gender)

Masculine

English words ending in -tion end in what in spanish

-cion / -sion

Double consonant options

ll, rr, and cc

Things spelled with im- in english are spelled with what in spanish

inm-

Qua/ Quo in english become what in Spanish

Cua/Cuo

When english uses -y what does spanish use

-i

Colegio

School

Universidad

College

Prepratorio

High school

Conocer

to know a person, place, or thing

Saber

to know information

Trabajar

To work

Funcionar

To function

Pedir

To request

Preguntar

To ask

Salir

To leave

Dejar

To leave something behind

Aplicar

To apply as in a theory

Solicitar

To apply for a job or application

Amar/ Querer

Love people/ pets

Encantar

to love things

Este

this/these

Ese

that/those

Bueno

adjective

Bien

adverb

Volver

when the subject returns

Devolver

when a direct object returns

Mirar

To look out

Buscar

to look for something

Encontrar/Hallar

Something you want to find

Más que

More than

Más de

More than (numbers)

Otro/Otra

NEVER SAY un otro/ una otra

Todo de

NEVER SAY

En

in/on

a

to

Antes de/ Despues de

infinitive after

Para

implies purpose, destination, due date, comparison, or reason

Por

implies something is done, an amount of time, in place of, going after something, and is used in exchances

Que vs. Quien

Use que when you wish to use “who” as a relative pronoun unless preceded by a comma in which case use quien