How to Convert English words into Spanish - Free Course

Discover that many English words ending in -or are identical in Spanish, with examples like actor, aggressor, protector, conductor, doctor, rumor, exterior, director, instructor, and humor.

Explore how English words ending in -tor become Spanish -dor, with examples like dictator, elevator, radiator, ventilator, investigator, legislator, operator, generator, indicator, collaborator, creator, and parador.

Words ending in -al are often identical in English and Spanish, as shown by examples like accidental, animal, artificial, capital, colonial, constitutional, legal, normal, radical, cultural, and universal.

Discover how English words ending in -cal become Spanish words ending in -co, with examples like typical, comical, economical, ethical, bicycle, mechanical, medical, political, practical, and technical.

This lesson shows many English words ending in -ble have Spanish equivalents identical, with examples including adorable, adaptable, comparable, improbable, irreparable, impulsively, invisible, accessible, sociably, miserable, inseparably, irritable.

Learn a quick trick: add o to English words ending in -ic to form Spanish equivalents, with examples such as academic, diplomatic, dramatic, electrical, nostalgic, narcotic, romantic, cosmetic, and plastic.

Explore a simple rule to convert English words into Spanish by adding the appropriate suffixes, such as -ent to -ente and -ant to -ante, with examples.

Learn a simple rule to convert English -ist words to Spanish by adding -a to form -ista. Examples show artist becoming artista and economist becoming economista.

Explore how English -tion becomes Spanish -ción and -sion becomes -sión, with accents on the o, through examples like acción, comunicación, administración, transformación, sesión, organización, recomendación, confusión.

Explore how English -ous words become Spanish -oso, with examples such as fabulous to fabuloso, curious to curioso, delicious to delicioso, precious to precioso, and mysterious to misterioso.

Learn how English words ending in -ty map to Spanish -dad, with examples like actividad, humanidad, identidad, autoridad, electricidad, ciudad, flexibilidad, municipalidad, publicidad, realidad, universidad, tranquilidad, and more.

Explore how English words ending in -ry map to Spanish -rio, as in adversary to adversario, aniversario, imaginario, laboratorio, salario, necesario, ordinario, temporario, veterinario, voluntario, extraordinario, and comentario.

Shows how words ending in em, am, or om become Spanish by adding the letter e, with examples like program, telegram, emblem, poem, problem, drama, panorama, and dilemma.

Learn the quick rule: English words ending in -ce become Spanish words ending in -cia. Explore examples like distancia, distance, conference, intelligence, intelligentsia, sincere, and assistance.

Learn how English words ending in -cy become Spanish -cia, with examples like democracy, agency, urgency, residency, delinquency, transparency, inefficiency, and extravaganza. Practice with Quizlet to reinforce pronunciation and memorization.

Learn how English word beginnings map to Spanish prefixes esp- and est-, with examples like especial, esposa, estadio, and espectacular.

Learn how English words ending in -in or -ine form Spanish -ina equivalents, with examples like vitamin, caffeine, gasoline, adrenaline, routine, clandestine, discipline, marine, and villano/villana.

Learn how English -ive words become Spanish -ivo, with examples like active to activo and explosive to explosivo, plus primitivo, nativo, fugitivo, and alternativo.

Explore how English -ly adverbs map to Spanish -mente, with examples such as personally, generally, possibly, probably, finally, rapidly, publicly, absolutely, naturally, and directly, plus rapido for fast or rapid.

Learn how English words ending in -y become Spanish -ía with accents, using examples like geography, philosophy, psychology, biography, anatomy, photography, geology, and more.

Explore how English words ending in -ct map to Spanish -cto forms, with practical examples like actor, contact, direct, perfect, architect, project, and imperfect.

Discover how English words ending in -ure map to Spanish -ura, with examples like agriculture, sculpture, literature, architecture, caricature, figura, and futuro.

Discover how English words ending in -ute map to Spanish forms ending in -uto or -uta, illustrated by examples like minuto, ruta, atributo, and instituto.