{"id":9675,"date":"2021-05-13T06:10:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T06:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9675"},"modified":"2021-05-04T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:12:08","slug":"the-spanish-language-for-the-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/the-spanish-language-for-the-french\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spanish language for the French"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish language for the French<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We Spaniards have the belief and it is not known why, that a foreigner has much more facilities to learn our language than we do his.\u00a0Especially, it happens to us with\u00a0French\u00a0;\u00a0however, there are many from the neighboring country who think the opposite.\u00a0In this article we show you the\u00a0difficulties that French people have to pronounce certain Spanish sounds and to understand some aspects of our grammar<\/strong> and that, that Spanish grammar is famous because it is written as it is pronounced or pronounced as it is written and therefore must be more obtainable.<\/p>\n

The “g” and the “rr”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When a French begins in Spanish, he realizes that he cannot pronounce certain sounds such as the “g” that clears his throat or the “erre” that rolls to say about him.\u00a0These two sounds are always difficult or very difficult for them to pronounce<\/strong>\u00a0, because they do not exist in French and are therefore quite difficult for many French to understand.<\/p>\n

The verbs ser and estar (to be)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Naturally, we are almost born knowing when to pronounce ser and when to be, but not French.\u00a0The fact is that these two verbs mean in Spanish “to be”, but it is used very differently.<\/p>\n

The verb\u00a0“ser” indicates a permanent character<\/strong>\u00a0of a person and therefore is immutable for example.\u00a0I am Spanish = I am Spanish.\u00a0On the other hand, the verb\u00a0“estar” as long<\/strong>\u00a0as it allows to place it in space and time indicates the\u00a0temporal condition of a person<\/strong> (example. Estoy cansado: I am tired). Solving this question is difficult for French, because its language does not distinguish it.<\/p>\n

The tonic accent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The tonic accent is another very notable difference that exists between the two languages, since its presence in Spanish contributes to making it more musical for those with a French accent.\u00a0For the natives of the neighboring country this makes Spanish a\u00a0pleasant language to listen to.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some mistakes French students make<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Young people especially try to take a shortcut to learn Spanish faster and naturally they make\u00a0mistakes\u00a0that they then have to correct.\u00a0Such is the case of\u00a0trying to invent a Spanish word from a French word by adding an \u201co\u201d or an \u201ca\u201d at the end<\/strong>\u00a0, of course it doesn’t work!\u00a0Those who most often use it are high school students but the technique does not work and it turns out to be a disastrous technique.<\/p>\n

For the French, the speed of speech of the Spanish is very fast, which according to them makes us sometimes difficult to understand.\u00a0On the other hand, it\u00a0is difficult for<\/strong>\u00a0them to\u00a0conjugate verbs<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0For them it is about juggling with irregular verbs, with the agreement of the tenses or the use of the imperfect subjunctive.<\/p>\n

They are two sister languages<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite what we have discussed, between French and Spanish\u00a0there are many similarities<\/strong>\u00a0that allow the French who is studying Spanish to learn it much faster than other languages, for example, German.\u00a0The truth is that the two languages \u200b\u200bare two\u00a0Romance languages \u200b\u200bso they have a multitude of words that derive from Latin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being two Romance languages \u200b\u200bthey have a multitude of words derived from Latin.\u00a0In this way, a large number of words have the same root and it is easy to recognize them.\u00a0This means that everyone who speaks French already has an important vocabulary in Spanish made up of many words.\u00a0For example, French words ending in -tion \/ -ion have their twin in Spanish, some examples:<\/p>\n

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  • Ablution<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \u201cAbluci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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    • Addition<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u201cAdicci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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      • Adoption<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u201cAdopci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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        • Ambition<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \u201cAmbici\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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          • Audition<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \u201cAudici\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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            • Aviation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \u201cAviaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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              • Citation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \u201cCitaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                • Coaction<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  \u201cCoacci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                  • Creation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    \u201cCreaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                    • Datation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      \u201cDataci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                      • Delation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        \u201cdelaci\u00f3n \u201c<\/p>\n

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                        • Devotion<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          \u201cDevoci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                          • Dilation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            \u201cDilaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                            • Donation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              \u201cDonaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                              • Dotation<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                \u201cDotaci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                                • Ediction<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  \u201cEdicci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

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                                  • Election<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    \u201celecci\u00f3n\u201d<\/p>\n

                                    More similarities<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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                                    • Another similarity, and no less important, is that both languages\u00a0have the same 26-letter alphabet<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0They are the same letters, so it is easier for a French who learns Spanish to assimilate this language and write it.<\/li>\n
                                    • It is also an\u00a0advantage<\/strong>\u00a0that\u00a0feminine names in French are usually feminine in Spanish<\/strong>\u00a0, and also masculine ones.\u00a0This avoids mistakes about the use of gender.\u00a0But there are, however, exceptions that must be observed, such as “la langue” which means “the language” and which uses a different definite article for all of this.<\/li>\n
                                    • Finally, when it comes to\u00a0conjugation<\/strong>\u00a0, French and Spanish each have three groups of verbs.\u00a0French has verbs that end with er \/ ir and re and Spanish verbs that end with ar \/ er and ir. Therefore, the conjugation is more understandable for a French who is learning Spanish, or vice versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      For both the French who learn Spanish and the Spanish who study French,\u00a0it is good for them to share these tips<\/strong>\u00a0that allow learning the language under study in a much faster way:<\/p>\n

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                                      • Take Spanish \/ French lessons to learn the basics of grammar \/ conjugation.<\/li>\n
                                      • Watch series \/ movies in Spanish \/ French<\/li>\n
                                      • Read books in Spanish that you already know in French or vice versa<\/li>\n
                                      • Daring without any restriction to speak in the language you are learning even if you make mistakes<\/li>\n
                                      • Listen to music in Spanish \/ French<\/li>\n
                                      • Translate song lyrics.<\/li>\n
                                      • Listen to the Spanish \/ French speaking people around you.<\/li>\n
                                      • Participate in language exchange meetings that are very effective.<\/li>\n
                                      • Listen to local radio and television<\/li>\n
                                      • Write vocabulary in a vocabulary book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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