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'ible' 'able' English to Spanish translation question
All words ending in 'ible' and 'able' in English are the same in Spanish right, except for pronounciation?
My question is, are words with two letters spelled with one, for example 'possible' is 'posible' in Spanish, and 'acceptable' is 'aceptable' isn't it? I accept I could be wrong on all of this, sorry. Thanks in advance. |
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English and Spanish rules for spelling are very different. Generally, Spanish is much simpler and highly consistent, whereas English is not. Spanish has far fewer vowel sounds and (generally) every letter is pronounced, so double consonants are not needed. English, however, uses a double consonant to describe the length of the preceeding vowel, so dinner and diner.
So generally, Spanish keeps to one consonant because the vowel is always the same. Note The professor and el profesor (with different meaning) where the e has the same sound. This rule is generally true. |
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Just have to be careful there.
ie: Responsible <>= Responsable. |
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understandable = entendible reasonable = razonable comfortable = cómodo agreeable = agradable affordable = económico manageable = manejable |
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I heard it on Michel Thomas Spanish course but I am not sure if he said all words or just some words. Thank you for your help. |
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Just be aware of it, it's no biggie tho.
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Thanks Chileno.
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