A Comparative
Vocabulary Study Guide
Spanish to English to Italian
Una Guía de Estudios Comparativa del Vocabulario
Español, Inglés e Italiano
Highlighting over 7,000 selected Spanish words that have
either the same spelling and meaning as their English
and Italian language counterparts or contain easily
recognizable English and Italian meanings.
Destacando más de 7,000 palabras seleccionadas en
Español que tienen, ya sea la misma ortografía y
significado que su contraparte en Inglés e Italiano
fácilmente reconocibles.
Con oltre 7,000 parole selezionate in Spagnolo
che hanno o la stessa ortografia e significato
come la sua controparte in Inglese e
in Italiano facilmente riconoscibile.
Robert D. O’Brian
Melbourne, Florida
2014
Copyright © 2014 by Robert D. O’Brian
FIRST Edition
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To
Jim and Angela Mendola
With special thanks to Mechel Pavlishin and
Maria Cristina Campos
Introduction
This guide is alphabetical, A through Z, with each letter comprising a separate listing, further divided into three sections: words that are interchangeable among the three languages; nouns, adjectives and adverbs that contain easily recognizable and equivalent meanings; and, verbs with easily recognizable and equivalent meanings.
Spanish is the language base for this guide. The Spanish listings are followed by their English definitions which include all relevant English meanings. The Italian is then matched to the Spanish listings and their English definitions, for example:
The Spanish word > JUSTICIA, justice, equity, fairness
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The English definition
The Italian word > GIUSTIZIA
This guide’s primary purpose is to provide English speaking students of Spanish and Italian with a quick and resourceful vocabulary base. Conversely, the guide’s design will introduce Spanish and Italian speaking students to the English or the Spanish or the Italian vocabulary.
Not all possible words that fit this guide’s purpose are listed. Only the most obvious and useful words were selected. The student is given space in the guide to augment the listings with additional words of particular interest, making this guide a personal workbook.
All Spanish words are given the general or specific meanings of Spanish currently spoken in Argentina. The Italian is that which is currently spoken in Italy.
Spanish is the language to which the English definitions and the equivalent Italian are compared.
Following are pronunciation guides for Spanish, English and Italian.
Spanish Pronunciation Guide fo English speakers
The vowels a, e, and o are "strong" vowels, i and u are "weak". When two vowels fall together the following applies: if the word has an accent mark, then that syllable is stressed (cóncavo, enfermería); a weak + strong combination belongs to one syllable with the stress falling on the strong vowel (cauto, caliente); a weak + weak combination belongs to one syllable with the stress falling on the second vowel (construir, cuidado); and, a strong + strong combination is divided into two syllables.( aca-rre- ar, co-rre-a )
A: as the a in father
B,v: when found at the beginning of a word or following a consonant, these are pronounced as a b. Otherwise, they have a sound which falls somewhere between the English b and v sounds.
C: before a consonant or a, o, or u, as the c in cat; before e or i as an s
CH: as the ch in church
D: as the English d except between vowels and following l or n where it is pronounced as the th in this
E: for a syllable ending in a vowel, as the e in they; for a syllable ending in a consonant, as the e in get
F: as the f in for
G: before e or i, as the Spanish j; otherwise as the g in get
H: silent
I: as i in machine
J: as an h but stronger; silent when at the end of a word
K: as the k in kilo
L: as an l in lee
LL: as the y in you. However, in Argentina it is pronounced as sh in shoe
M: as an m in mother
N: as an n; except where it appears before a v, as an m
Ñ: as the n in onion
O: for a syllable ending in a vowel, as the o in vote; for a syllable ending in a consonant, as the o in pot
P: as a p in pot
Q: as a k; always followed by a silent u
R: pronounced with a strong trill at the beginning of a word and following an l, n, or s; very little trill when at the end of a word; and medium trill in other positions
RR: strongly trilled
S: before consonants b, d, g, l, m, n, as a z; otherwise as an s
T: as a t
U: as the u in rule; silent after q and in the groups gue and gui
V: see b, v
W: usually pronounced as a v
X: when between vowels, as the x in box; before a consonant, as an s
Y: when used as a vowel, such as in the words y and voy, it is pronounced as the Spanish i. As a consonant it is pronounced as Y in yes
Z: as an s
English Pronunciation Guide for Spanish speakers
Algunas letras en Inglés tienen varias formas de pronunciación. Los sonidos proporcionados en Español son sólo una aproximación.
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