In other situations (mostly between vowels) the D is softer, like the TH in the word THIS. The letter J sounds like a harsh H, as in PAJARO. G has two values. Before the letters A, O, U or a consonant, it is pronounced like the G in the English GO, like the word TENGO. Before the letters E and I, the letter stands for a harsh letter H, as in PAGINA. This would be able to help whenever trying different methods of immersing yourself in the Spanish culture. Don t get overexcited and start remembering about 30,000 words in Spanish. Keep in mind what words are commonly used and stick to conversational Spanish at first. Once you already know the basic, then you can proceed to intermediate level. This rule also applies to feminine nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. Articles However, there are many adjectives in Spanish that do not have separate masculine or feminine forms. And as in all things, there are exceptions to the rules. One common example is CADA DIA which means each day . DIA (day) is a masculine noun while CADA (each) can either be a feminine or masculine. To get the best out of this activity, play any Spanish CD or movie or tune in to a Spanish radio station for 10 to 20 minutes and practice speaking whatever you learned. 2. Have a brief but frequent study time. This is much better than having a long but infrequent time for study, a research says. In other words, thirty minutes of study scattered throughout the day works more efficiently than when you study three to four hours in one or two days every week. Why Learn Spanish: Five Reasons Spanish Should Be Your Second Language Nearly 400 million people worldwide are speaking Spanish today. In fact, according to research, Spanish is the fourth most widely used language in the world, next to English, Chinese, and Hindustani. Yet, unlike the last two, which only have speakers concentrated in their own regions China and India Spanish is spoken as the mother tongue in 21 countries and as one of the secondary languages in 21 other countries. Examples in English would be MALADY, MALEVOLENT, MALFUNCTION, and MALICE. In Spanish, the words would include MALEVOLO (malevolent), MALFORMACION (malformation) and MALVADO (malignant). They all begin with the prefix MAL. Suffixes Suffixes are tricky in both English and Spanish. There are two main types of suffixes in Spanish: augmentative and diminutive.