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Common mistakes in English (by Spanish speakers)
1.
Direct translations
2.
False Cognates
3.
Common grammar mistakes
4.
Pronunciation
Direct translations
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
“Now I‟m living in Colombia”
b)
“In this moment I‟m trying to organize a trip to Italy”
c)
“I am currently studying modern languages.”
d)
“ I am going to the store right now. ”
In this moment This makes sense in Spanish as “en este momento”, but in English we say
“AT the moment” e.g. “Sorry, I‟m busy at the moment” “At the moment I‟m trying to organize a trip to Italy” Other ways to say “en este momento”: “I am currently studying modern languages.” “ I am going to the store right now. ”
In some occasions O The correct way to say this is
“ON some occasions”
Related with/Married with O The correct prepositions are:
“Related to”
“Married to”
“We can realize” O “We can realize” or “We could realize” O When using realize in the past in English,
we do not use it with can. “We realized”
Do you know New York? "Well yeah I know ABOUT New York, I know WHERE it is, I have HEARD of it..." Since we don't have conocer, to "know" something translates here as "saber". When talking about places, you should say "have you been to___?" to ask if a person has visited a place. “Have you been to New York?” “Have you been to that new restaurant?”
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
The party will be really fun.
b)
Let‟s make a fun party!
c)
I had fun in Parque Tayrona.
d)
Did you have fun last night?
Make fun One does not "make fun".
You say "to have fun" e.g. "we had fun" or some thing can "be fun" e.g. “It was fun” Do/make/have are often confused. “We made a party” is not correct.
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
We decided to go to the movies.
b)
We settled on a decision.
c)
We made the decision to move out of the house.
d)
You two must arrive at a decision before we leave.
Make a question One does not make a question, but rather ask a question. The teacher would like the students to ask a question.
Arrive at a decision We say “Make a decision” “Decide”
“Story” vs. “History” Story is a tale that you relate. History is the academic study of the events in a country„s timeline. "I am studying History at University" "Britain has a very interesting history" "Sophie just told me a funny story"
“I am agree” A common example occurs when learners use “I am agree” instead of “I agree” because they have too literally translated the sentence “estoy de acuerdo” from Spanish. “I thought the test the teacher gave us was too hard.” “I agree.”
“The TV doesn’t function” We normally say something “doesn‟t work” rather than it doesn‟t function!
False Cognates
“In my career” In English, your career is “an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life, usually with opportunities for progress”. It's confusing because of the word carrera in Spanish. For what we study, we say 'degree' or 'major' (US). "He had a great career as a journalist" "I am enjoying my degree in English“ “At college my major was Spanish”
Common false cognates
Spanish false cognates quiz
Grammatical mistakes
Which of these is not correct? a)
People say that she is very intelligent.
b)
The people thinks that it rains every day in Bogota.
c)
Everybody says that Andres DC is the best club in town.
d)
Nobody wants to go to the soccer match with me.
People thinks “People” counts as a 3rd person PLURAL, not singular. “Everybody”, “Everyone”, “Nobody”, “No-one” etc. count as 3rd person SINGULAR.
“People think” e.g. “People say that he‟s an idiot” “Everybody says that he is an idiot” “Nobody is saying that you‟re an idiot”
“My fathers” This should be "my parents” unless you have two dads. “My brothers" should be "my siblings”, unless they are all boys. “I‟m going to visit my grandparents”
“You have reason” This is not "You are right!“ "This does not have sense" - "This does not MAKE sense“ "I have X years old" - "I am X years old"
"I have hungry“ – “I am hungry”
“A man which” O When referring to a person, we do not say
“a man which” “a girl which” O When referring to a person the word WHO
is used “a man who” “a woman who”
Which of these is NOT correct? If you didn‟t hear properly/ didn‟t understand a) b) c) d) e)
Sorry, what? Excuse me? Tell me? What? Pardon?
Explain me O Explain this TO me O Explain this
Tell me? If you didn‟t hear properly/ didn‟t understand, the normal response would be: O “What?” O “Sorry?” O “Excuse me?” O “Pardon?”
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
I ate way too much food.
b)
My mother loves me so much.
c)
I love my boyfriend too much.
d)
We have too much work to do.
“Too much” “My mother loves me too much”. “I like Hollywood films too much”. “Too much”/ “Too many” is negative, meaning overly much. “There is too much traffic in Bogota” “I like Hollywood films a lot” “My mum really loves me”
Childrens The plural of „child‟ is „children‟ Other unlikely plurals: sheep, fish, thesis/theses, data
He/She, His/hers It's important to this! Equally, "hers"/"his”. For Spanish speakers there can be some confusion due to the use of “su”. In English you must identify the gender. “Did you go to Caroline‟s party?” “Yes, I went to her party. It was fun!” “The teacher said that he wants us to arrive on time.”
“For that reason” When you have just finished writing about something, it should be "because of THIS"... Equally, you can use “thus”: “Numbers of school attendees have dropped; thus the government has launched an initiative…”
Are you boring? A boring person makes those around them bored. "I am bored" - means that I feel bored "Are you bored?" "Am I boring you?" - Am I making you bored? “This lesson is boring. I am bored.”
“English class is very funny” Funny means you are laughing at it! It should be "English class is very fun". "The teacher is really funny".
“We went to a party, which was really fun. Hugo was there and he was telling funny stories!”
Pronunciation Phil/feel, beach/bitch
If the base verb ends in one of these sounds:
Pronunciation:
example base verb*: Want
wanted
/id/
/t/ /d/ __________ /p/
End ended ____________________________ _________________ ___ /t/ Hope hoped
/f/
Laugh
laughed
/s/
Fax
faxed
/S/
Wash
washed
/tS/
Watch
watched
/k/ _____________ Other sounds
Like liked _________________ ____________________________ /d/ _ Play Played Allow
Allowed
Beg
Begged
Sounds O Sh/Ch
Sheep, cheap, shore, chore O T/Th
Tree, three, mat, math O Z sound ending
Boys, girls, bees, please
1.
Direct translations
2.
False Cognates
3.
Common grammar mistakes
4.
Pronunciation
Direct translations
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
“Now I‟m living in Colombia”
b)
“In this moment I‟m trying to organize a trip to Italy”
c)
“I am currently studying modern languages.”
d)
“ I am going to the store right now. ”
In this moment This makes sense in Spanish as “en este momento”, but in English we say
“AT the moment” e.g. “Sorry, I‟m busy at the moment” “At the moment I‟m trying to organize a trip to Italy” Other ways to say “en este momento”: “I am currently studying modern languages.” “ I am going to the store right now. ”
In some occasions O The correct way to say this is
“ON some occasions”
Related with/Married with O The correct prepositions are:
“Related to”
“Married to”
“We can realize” O “We can realize” or “We could realize” O When using realize in the past in English,
we do not use it with can. “We realized”
Do you know New York? "Well yeah I know ABOUT New York, I know WHERE it is, I have HEARD of it..." Since we don't have conocer, to "know" something translates here as "saber". When talking about places, you should say "have you been to___?" to ask if a person has visited a place. “Have you been to New York?” “Have you been to that new restaurant?”
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
The party will be really fun.
b)
Let‟s make a fun party!
c)
I had fun in Parque Tayrona.
d)
Did you have fun last night?
Make fun One does not "make fun".
You say "to have fun" e.g. "we had fun" or some thing can "be fun" e.g. “It was fun” Do/make/have are often confused. “We made a party” is not correct.
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
We decided to go to the movies.
b)
We settled on a decision.
c)
We made the decision to move out of the house.
d)
You two must arrive at a decision before we leave.
Make a question One does not make a question, but rather ask a question. The teacher would like the students to ask a question.
Arrive at a decision We say “Make a decision” “Decide”
“Story” vs. “History” Story is a tale that you relate. History is the academic study of the events in a country„s timeline. "I am studying History at University" "Britain has a very interesting history" "Sophie just told me a funny story"
“I am agree” A common example occurs when learners use “I am agree” instead of “I agree” because they have too literally translated the sentence “estoy de acuerdo” from Spanish. “I thought the test the teacher gave us was too hard.” “I agree.”
“The TV doesn’t function” We normally say something “doesn‟t work” rather than it doesn‟t function!
False Cognates
“In my career” In English, your career is “an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life, usually with opportunities for progress”. It's confusing because of the word carrera in Spanish. For what we study, we say 'degree' or 'major' (US). "He had a great career as a journalist" "I am enjoying my degree in English“ “At college my major was Spanish”
Common false cognates
Spanish false cognates quiz
Grammatical mistakes
Which of these is not correct? a)
People say that she is very intelligent.
b)
The people thinks that it rains every day in Bogota.
c)
Everybody says that Andres DC is the best club in town.
d)
Nobody wants to go to the soccer match with me.
People thinks “People” counts as a 3rd person PLURAL, not singular. “Everybody”, “Everyone”, “Nobody”, “No-one” etc. count as 3rd person SINGULAR.
“People think” e.g. “People say that he‟s an idiot” “Everybody says that he is an idiot” “Nobody is saying that you‟re an idiot”
“My fathers” This should be "my parents” unless you have two dads. “My brothers" should be "my siblings”, unless they are all boys. “I‟m going to visit my grandparents”
“You have reason” This is not "You are right!“ "This does not have sense" - "This does not MAKE sense“ "I have X years old" - "I am X years old"
"I have hungry“ – “I am hungry”
“A man which” O When referring to a person, we do not say
“a man which” “a girl which” O When referring to a person the word WHO
is used “a man who” “a woman who”
Which of these is NOT correct? If you didn‟t hear properly/ didn‟t understand a) b) c) d) e)
Sorry, what? Excuse me? Tell me? What? Pardon?
Explain me O Explain this TO me O Explain this
Tell me? If you didn‟t hear properly/ didn‟t understand, the normal response would be: O “What?” O “Sorry?” O “Excuse me?” O “Pardon?”
Which of these is NOT correct? a)
I ate way too much food.
b)
My mother loves me so much.
c)
I love my boyfriend too much.
d)
We have too much work to do.
“Too much” “My mother loves me too much”. “I like Hollywood films too much”. “Too much”/ “Too many” is negative, meaning overly much. “There is too much traffic in Bogota” “I like Hollywood films a lot” “My mum really loves me”
Childrens The plural of „child‟ is „children‟ Other unlikely plurals: sheep, fish, thesis/theses, data
He/She, His/hers It's important to this! Equally, "hers"/"his”. For Spanish speakers there can be some confusion due to the use of “su”. In English you must identify the gender. “Did you go to Caroline‟s party?” “Yes, I went to her party. It was fun!” “The teacher said that he wants us to arrive on time.”
“For that reason” When you have just finished writing about something, it should be "because of THIS"... Equally, you can use “thus”: “Numbers of school attendees have dropped; thus the government has launched an initiative…”
Are you boring? A boring person makes those around them bored. "I am bored" - means that I feel bored "Are you bored?" "Am I boring you?" - Am I making you bored? “This lesson is boring. I am bored.”
“English class is very funny” Funny means you are laughing at it! It should be "English class is very fun". "The teacher is really funny".
“We went to a party, which was really fun. Hugo was there and he was telling funny stories!”
Pronunciation Phil/feel, beach/bitch
If the base verb ends in one of these sounds:
Pronunciation:
example base verb*: Want
wanted
/id/
/t/ /d/ __________ /p/
End ended ____________________________ _________________ ___ /t/ Hope hoped
/f/
Laugh
laughed
/s/
Fax
faxed
/S/
Wash
washed
/tS/
Watch
watched
/k/ _____________ Other sounds
Like liked _________________ ____________________________ /d/ _ Play Played Allow
Allowed
Beg
Begged
Sounds O Sh/Ch
Sheep, cheap, shore, chore O T/Th
Tree, three, mat, math O Z sound ending
Boys, girls, bees, please
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