
With Rosetta Stone, you’ll learn the language, not just the words.

There are just three additional letters you’ll need to learn: ñ (eñe), ch (chay), and ll (elle). Plus, the alphabet is almost identical match to English. In addition to what is often very similar-sounding vocabulary, you’ll find that Spanish also has an extremely straightforward system of pronunciation, as well as many fewer irregularities than other languages. This is also why you’ll find English words like “fabulous” that sound remarkably similar in French (fabuleux), Italian (favoloso), and Spanish (fabuloso). Both Italian and French are directly related to Spanish in the same romance language family, while English borrows on many French and Italian/Latin words that are called cognates (cousins of one another). Learning all of these subtle variations can feel overwhelming at first, but they’re actually fairly simple to get a handle on-particularly if you already speak related languages like English, Italian, or French.

Alternatively, though less common, is “❼uál es tu nombre?” (familiar/personal) and “❼uál es su nombre?” (formal/polite). ” Want to ask someone what their name is? Use “❼ómo te llamas?” (familiar/personal) or “❼ómo se llama?” (formal/polite). ” A more relaxed version of the same expression would be, “Hola, me llamo. If you want to say the phrase “hello my name is” in Spanish, you would say, “Hola, mi nombre es.
