Pedir y Preguntar
Pedir y Preguntar.
In English the verb to ask has a wider range of usage than the Spanish verb generally considered its equivalent, preguntar.
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Verbs - Part 1
Another common mistake made by English speaking students of Spanish is that of adding “a” in front of infinite verbs when it doesn’t belong there. This is because that is what happens in English. For example, in English you say “I want to eat” or “she needs to sleep”. But in Spanish, saying “quiero a comer” or “necesita a dormir” is incorrect.
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Por y Para
Learning the difference in when to use POR and when to use PARA is tricky at first. Both mean “for” or “by” but have
distinct uses. The following outlines the most common uses for both words:
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Intentar y Tratar
Intentar y Tratar.
Both of these verbs mean “to try”. However, when used in the past tense,
tratar is more often used with a negative connotation, while intentar
with a positive. For example, “Yo intent
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Molestar
If someone tells you: Tú me molestas (too meh moh-leh-stahs) don”t panic, you”re not about to be slapped with a lawsuit. The person doesn”t mean you molest me. In Spanish molestar is not as strong a word as molest in English.
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Familiar
Familiar (fah-mee-lyahr) is one of those words that has a number of uses depending on the context. And, to boot, it is very similar (familiar?) to the English equivalent.
As already mentioned, Familiar can mean the same as familiar in English but also this:
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Correcto y Corregir
CORRECTO and CORREGIR
When you want to say that something is correct (or right) then say: algo es correcto. However, when saying that someone has to correct something then we need to use a form of the verb CORREGIR and say: alguien tiene que corregir algo.
Actualmente y Realmente
Actualmente y Realmente.
It would be so easy to substitute actualmente when trying to say “actually”. But it would be “oh, so wrong”.
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