One thing is true about the Spanish language – it protects you from the ulcer (when you learn their tongue – ask Latinos how).

I have three tips what you should do before you find your Spanish soul mate:

Rule # 1.

Forget about rules (grammar).

Rule # 2.

Buy a 3000-word dictionary. That's how many words any average person, even with a large spirit, uses.

Rule # 3.

Start with cognates, the rest is a bit harder.

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actual - current

advertência - warning

asistir - to be present

atender - to take care of

anciano - elderly

apologia - praise

bloc - boulder

casualidad - chance

champiñón - mushroom

campo - field

carpeta - table cover

constipación - to catch a cold

contestar - to answer

criatura - baby

decepción - disappointment

delito - crime

desgracia - a mistake

embarazada - to be pregnant

en absoluto - not at all

eventualmente - perhaps

éxito - success

fábrica - factory

familiar - relative

felon - disloyal

footing - jogging

gracioso - funny

largo - long

mascara - mask

molestar - to annoy

one mil - 1,000

one billón - 1,000,000,000,000

propaganda - advertising

real - royal

recordar - to remember

renta - profit

ropa - clothing

soportar - to deal with

suceso - event

tuna - cactus