Learn 1000's of Spanish Words Instantly
Part I
In this video we start a series of videos about how to learn thousands of Spanish words instantly.
How?
Learn cognates:
They are words that are similar or identical in the way they are
written and their meaning in Spanish and English.
What?
Both languages share many cognates, because they use
Latin root words which they share. Also Greek.
How do you know that?
Well, the truth is, I used them to help me learn vocabulary in
English. So, it can help you learn words in Spanish.
To start, we will change the -ty in English to the -dad in Spanish:
Cognates that begin with A:
English Spanish
adversity adversidad
affinity afinidad
atrocity atrocidad
austerity austeridad
authority autoridad
activity actividad
austerity austeridad
authority autoridad
activity actividad
Cognates that begin with B:
English Spanish
barbarity barbaridad
brevity brevedad
Cognates that begin with C:
English Spanish
charity caridad
clarity claridad
commodity comodidad
commutativity conmutatividad
commodity comodidad
concavity concavidad
continuity continuidad
convexity convexidad
contrariety contrariedad
cruelty crueldad
curiosity curiosidad
Cognates that begin with D:
English Spanish
density densidad
divisibility divisibilidad
dignity dignidad
dimensionality dimensionalidad
distributivity distributividad
Learn 1000's of Spanish Words Instantly
Part II
Learn Spanish-How to Learn 1000's of Spanish Words Instantly Part II
Cómo Aprender Miles de Palabras en Español Instantáneamente Parte II
1. First Step:Learn Cognates:
a. Change -ty of English to -dad in Spanish
2. Second Step:
Learn vocabulary with the article to help you with the gender of the word.
3. Third Step:
Use a word three times and it is yours. I would say seven times.
Make sentences and talk to yourself using those words.
4. Fourth Step:
Think in Spanish and use it all the time in person-to person or through the net.
5. Fifth Step:
Read books because the grammar is better. Not textbooks but novels, stories, etc.
6. Sixth Step:
Practice, practice, practice!
7. Seventh Step:
Use flashcards
Examples of how to increase vocabulary:
Learn Cognates
a. Change -ty of English to -dad in Spanish.
Words that begin with E:
English Spanish
eccentricity excentricidad
entity entidad
equality igualdad
ethnicity etnicidad
Words that begin with F:
English Spanish
facility facilidad
faculty facultad
fatality fatalidad
felicity felicidad
fertility fertilidad
finality finalidad
fraternity fraternidad
frivolity frivolidad
Words that begin with F:
English Spanish
generality generalidad
generosity generosidad
gravity gravedad
Did you noticed?
They are all feminine words!
They all end in -D
Second Step
Learn vocabulary with article to help you with the gender of the word.
Words that begin with F:
English Spanish
the library la biblioteca
the class la clase
the building el edificio
the office la oficina
the dormitory la residencia
the pen el bolígrafo
the notebook el cuaderno
Third Step
Use a word three times and it is yours. I would suggest seven times. Makes sentences and talk to yourself using those words.
La igualdad es muy important. (Equality is very important.)
Hay más felicidad en dar que en recibir. (There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.)
(Yo) compro un cuaderno en la librería. (I buy a notebook at the bookstore.)
¿Dónde está el bolígrafo? (Where is the pen?)
Check the videos: Present Tense Verb To Be – Ser
How to Learn 1000's of Spanish Words Instantly
-Part I
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