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Common Spanish traps for English speakers
The mistakes English speakers most often make in Spanish — straight from the course story. Each trap is explained in the context of the lesson where it comes up.
Lesson 1 · pre-A1
Why English speakers say *bienvenido* to everyone
Read → Lesson 2 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *ey* and *ow* where Spanish wants pure vowels
Read → Lesson 3 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *buen día* instead of *buenos días*
Read → Lesson 4 · pre-A1Why English speakers ask *¿qué es tu nombre?*
Read → Lesson 6 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *soy un mexicano* and capitalise it
Read → Lesson 7 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *rojo libro* instead of *el libro rojo*
Read → Lesson 8 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *soy siete años*
Read → Lesson 9 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *soy cansado* when they're tired
Read → Lesson 10 · pre-A1Why English speakers can't tell *es* from *está*
Read → Lesson 11 · pre-A1Why English speakers are afraid to say *quiero un café*
Read → Lesson 12 · pre-A1Why English speakers try to squeeze *does* into *¿cuánto cuesta?*
Read → Lesson 13 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *yo gusto café*
Read → Lesson 14 · pre-A1Why English speakers over-build *¿qué estás haciendo?*
Read → Lesson 16 · pre-A1Why English speakers say *yo soy* every single time
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