| @monstro: au contraire. Knowing French offers an advantage when learning Spanish (or other Romance language). There are many cognates: sentir, venir (exactly the same word), aprender = apprendre, comprender = comprendre, perder = perdre, vender = vendre, estudiar = étudier, fumar = fumer, enseñar = enseigner, terminar = terminer, and some less obvious like ayudar = aider, abrir = ouvrir, beber = boire, besar = baiser, creer = croire, decir = dire, escribir = écrire, escuchar = écouter, ganar = gagner, pagar = payer, leer = lire, llorar = pleurer, olvidar = oublier. It's not little help. |