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Spanish Lesson 10

LESSON 10 by George Wu

Online Spanish for Expats

CONJUNCTION-1

Spanish is a beautiful language. More so than English, but the beauty is manifested in many ways. One of which emanates from making sure that the language is used beautifully sometimes — I won’t use never — it frequently avoids clashes phonetically. Conjunctions are no exceptions.

Spanish conjunctions are fewer than English.

and=y except I and hi (remember that h is silent)

Pepe y María vinieron a la fiesta.

Joe and Mary came to the party.

Pancho va a la fiesta e iglesia.

Frank goes to the party and church.

El lo hizo de cobre e hierro.

He made it out of copper and iron.

or=o except o in o or ho

Pepe y María vinieron a la fiesta o feria.

Joe and Mary came to the party or ferry.

Pancho vino a la fiesta u otra occasión.

Frank came to the party or other occasion.

El no es héroe u hombre.

He is no hero or man.

but-pero

El no sabe nada pero  cocina bien..

He knows nothing but cooking well.

but=sino (They love to use sino)

El no sabe cocinar nada sino comida china.

He does not know how to cook but Chinese food.

but=sino que for a clause that follows

El no sabe cocinar nada but he cooks Chinese food well.

He does not cook well but he cooks beautifully Chinese food.

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