logo-new-smallfavicon_optlogo-new-smalllogo-new-small
  • Unidades Didácticas ELE
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • Account
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About
  • Courses
    • English Courses Online
    • Spanish Lessons Online
    • For Companies (Spanish & English)
  • Pricing
  • Contact
Spanish gerund form and use
February 5, 2014
Preterite Imperfect in Spanish
February 17, 2014

Very similar, but not quite… There is always a difference of meaning between these pairs of nouns in Spanish, where the masculine word (usually ending in -o) and the feminine word (usually ending in -a) have a totally different meaning. If you take a look at this funny comic strip, you will find some help to understand the meanings of these confusing Spanish words.

This is what happens in suelo and suela, where suelo (masculine) means floor  and suela (feminine) means sole. Or in coco (masculine) that means coconut, or coca which refers to the famous pop Coca-Cola or Coke.

If you want to know more, don’t hesitate to take a look at Munguía’s works, where the cartoonist has made a compilation of those pairs of confusing nouns or Parejas disparejas (as well as other word games) by drawing them in a very funny way. Remember that, in Spanish, most of the nouns ending in -o are masculine and most nouns ending in -a are feminine, but not always: there’s a huge list of exceptions: el problema, la mano, el mapa, el tema… 

And, if you want to know more, don’t hesitate to try one of ELINQUA’s Spanish online lessons, that you will be able to take quickly and easily, without moving from your couch and just with an Internet connection and a Skype account.

Share
0

Related posts

Asking-for-prices-in-Spanish
August 12, 2015

Asking for prices in Spanish


Read more

Our online Spanish & English courses

  • General online Spanish courses
  • Conversational online Spanish lessons
  • Preparation for DELE exams
  • Business Spanish and Spanish for professionals

About

ELINQUA is an online language school, committed to offering high quality online Spanish and English lessons with native teachers.

Contact info

  • Email: info@elinqua.com
  • Parque Tomás Caballero 2, planta 2, oficina 2. Pamplona, Navarra (España)

Follow us!

Search

Secure payments

PayPal Acceptance Mark
© 2021 elinqua.com. All Rights Reserved. (Elinqua.es)
  • Home
  • About
  • English Courses Online
  • Spanish Lessons Online
  • Courses For Companies
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ