Words That Don’t Need Translating

There are literally thousands of  Spanish words that are easy to understand for English speakers.  All you have to do is concentrate on the English within these words and pronounce them with a Spanish accent.

Easy Words

béisbol – baseball
café – coffee, cafe
comercial – commercial
especial – special
estúpido – stupid
familia – family
fotografía – photography
limón – lemon
minuto – minute
nervioso – nervous
noviembre – November
operación – operation
Refrigerador(a) – refrigerator
teléfono – telephone
vaccación – vacation

Easier Words

banana – banana
chocolate – chocolate
color – color
doctor – doctor
hotel – hotel
idea – idea
natural – natural
radio – radio
taxi – taxi
diccionario – dictionary
dieta – diet
moderno – modern
música – music

Costa Rican expression of the week: cachos  is slang for shoes in Costa  Rica.