Typing Spanish characters containing accents in browser

I have been writing this blog for few weeks now. But how do I type Spanish characters in my browser? Well thankfully Spanish script is roman and in addition there are a bunch of extra characters. These are all the extra characters I needed -

• é : e with accent. Used like in : él come queso - he eats cheese
• ñ : n with accent. Used like in : niña - girl
• ¿ : Inverted question mark. Used to enclose questions

So to type these accents I installed EaseAccent add-on on Firefox. It is pretty convenient to use. Once installed to type é just press and hold <Ctrl> and ', and then press e.

Words which are same in English and Spanish

Aren't you glad to hear that some words are written same in English and Spanish. Boy I am :)

• Pasta - Yeah that pasta that we eat!
• No - However in Spanish 'no' can mean more than just 'no'. Like in sentence 'ella no come pescado' (she does not eat fish) no means doesn't.

Opposites in spanish

Below I am listing some opposites in Spanish.

• negro : blanco - black : white
• grande : pequeño - large : small
• caro : barato - expensive : cheap

More to come ...

Numbers in Spanish (1 - 10)

Lets count some numbers!

• Uno - One
• Dos - Two
• Tres - Three
• Cuatro - Four
• Cinco - Five
• Seis - Six
• Siete - Seven
• Ocho - Eight
• Nueve - Nine
• Diez - Ten

Fruits and vegetables in Spanish

Here are some fruits and vegetables translated from Spanish to English.

• naranja - orange
• manzana - apple
• limón - lemon
• cebolla - onion
• papa - potato
• tomate - tomato

Name of animals in Spanish

This is sort of list post, as in I will keep adding more animals (name) as I learn them.

• Gato - cat
• Perro - dog
• Caballo - horse
• Pato - duck
• Elefante - elephant
• Oso - bear
• Pingüino - penguin
• Pájaro - bird
• Cangrejo - crab
• Araña - spider
• Tortuga - turtle
• Toro - bull
• Conejo - rabbit
• Ratón - mouse
• león - lion
• mono - monkey

Hope you enjoyed the jungle safari!

Using somos and son

I was confused between somos and son usage. Once I figured out, it is quite simple.

Both are used to say "are". "somos" is used for plural first person. And "son" is used for plural second/third person. See examples below.

Nosotras somos mujeres - We are women
Los niños son vegetarianos - The children are vegetarian

Some long Spanish words

I was amazed to see some rather long-ish Spanish words for beginners. Enjoy them -

• desafortunadamente - unfortunate
• seguramente - certainly
• especialmente - especially

More to be added ...