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Many great works were created in Spanish. From the classic tales of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes to songs like Despacito <\/em>by Luis Fonsi or Shakira\u2019s early work. If you ever wanted to understand these, you probably wondered, \u201cIs Spanish hard to learn?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may want to understand the lyrics of your favorite bachata or read some Isabel Allende in its original version. So, what\u2019s holding you back? Are you afraid you won\u2019t be able to roll your Rs or feel daunted by all the Spanish tenses? If you are committed and enthusiastic about it, we promise you\u2019ll be able to master the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019ll answer the question, \u201cIs Spanish hard to learn?\u201d and give you some tips on learning the language. So, let\u2019s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Spanish hard to learn? The truth about learning Spanish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Any language has its challenges, and Spanish is no exception. For some people, it\u2019s the pronunciation; for others, it\u2019s the verb tenses. Others might struggle with regional vocabulary. However, there are plenty of things that make Spanish a very accessible language to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you speak a Romance language (those that evolved from Latin), such as French, Romanian or Portuguese, you\u2019ll have an even easier time. These languages often share syntax and grammar, and have very similar vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Spanish hard to learn for English speakers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Believe it or not, Spanish ranks third among the easiest languages for English speakers<\/a> to learn. Many words are similar in both languages and Spanish pronunciation is easier than it might seem. Moreover, though they belong to different language families, Spanish and English have common roots and some overlap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the following two sections, we\u2019ll take a look at what makes Spanish an easy language to learn and what makes it a challenging one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes Spanish easy to learn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll start our overview of the Spanish language with a more encouraging outlook so you can decide if Spanish is hard to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English and Spanish are both Indo-European<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We mentioned that Spanish is a Romance Language. English is a Germanic one, and even though these are two different language families, they actually both come from the Indo-European family and have a lot of Latin and French influence. English and Spanish also share the same Latin alphabet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means there are quite a few similarities between the languages, as we\u2019ll see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of cognates<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spanish and English share many similar or identical words called cognates. That means you pretty much already know quite a few Spanish words and don\u2019t even realize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English<\/strong><\/td>Spanish<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Television<\/td>Televisi\u00f3n<\/td><\/tr>
Menu<\/td>Men\u00fa<\/td><\/tr>
Conclusion<\/td>Conclusi\u00f3n<\/td><\/tr>
Accident<\/td>Accidente<\/td><\/tr>
Banana<\/td>Banana<\/td><\/tr>
Camera<\/td>C\u00e1mara<\/td><\/tr>
Gas<\/td>Gas<\/td><\/tr>
History<\/td>Historia<\/td><\/tr>
Piano<\/td>Piano<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you want to learn more, you can see this comprehensive list of English-Spanish cognates<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish has a simple sentence structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sentences in Spanish have the structure subject + verb + object, just like in English. That is to say, the thing or person doing the action (subject) followed by the action being done (verb) and the recipient of the action (object).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n