Avoid being caught up in the I-am-building-my-vocabulary mania and forget the reason you are learning to speak Spanish. The danger here is you tend to cram in your brain more words than you can actually manage, some of which you really have no use for, leaving little space for the words you particularly need. Of course, it is natural to make mistakes because that is part of the learning process. What is embarrassing is that committing them makes one sound less intelligent that one actually is. However, some of them can be avoided. The following are some mistakes that can be sidestepped. Cognates These are words that have the same form in both English and Spanish. Although in many cases, English sentence structure applies to Spanish, there are some instances when doing so makes grammatically unsound sentences. For instance, ending sentences with prepositions is not accepted in Spanish. The preposition should be always followed with the object it refers to. 2. Ignore the articles. Grammar is all about verb tenses, numbers and subject-predicate agreements. Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and how they are used. The right sound of the words in a language is classified under pronunciation. Spanish pronunciation In actual interaction with people, one must properly pronounce words to be understood. We have compiled some practical questions and their answers from students and teachers respectively. Question: What is the best way to learn Spanish? Answer: Nothing beats living in a Spanish-speaking country. It is so much better if you are studying there. You can practice your language skills with just about anybody in or out of class. 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. You can see this in dictionaries where there are notations F or M to indicate gender. This is because sometimes the gender of the nouns cannot be ascertained simply by looking or knowing its meaning.