Today is a brief, fun and easy lesson. We're going to learn some Spanish words that were borrowed from either English or French. Words that are borrowed directly from another language are called "loan words." It's a simple lessons since most of these words will be very familiar. For example, to say "folklore" in Spanish, you simply say "el folclor." Here's a list of more:
Original form: Original Language: Spanish word:
baseball English el béisbol
basketball English el básquetbol
beafsteak English el bistec
boulevard French el bulevar
camoufla French el camuflaje
cocktail French el coctel
champagne French la champaña
chauffeur French el chofer
goal English el gol
home run English el jonrón
hippie English el jipi
pyjamas English la piyama
standard English el estándar
tennis English el tenis
watt English el vatio
Stay tuned for more loan word lessons! And keep checking back every Friday for more great Spanish lessons and updates on viperspanish.com, which will be up and running soon!
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