The tion and cion word endings Generally, an English word that ends in tion or sion usually has a counterpart in Spanish: invitation/invitacion, insect/insecto, occasion/occasion, information/informacion and excavation/excavacion. Words like politician and musician becomes POLITICO and MUSICO. Note that there are also many similarities between words in Spanish and roots or synonyms in English. 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. There are, however, some segments of the population that remain passive and bypass the importance of learning to speak Spanish. And there are also those who continuously put off the desire to learn because of several reasons. Some say they don t have enough time. Some say it is costly. Others still think it is impractical. This is natural, of course, especially considering that fact that the mode of instruction is generally in Spanish. Yet, there are some tips to make learning Spanish a lot easier and more fruitful. Here they are: 1. Train your ear with Spanish music and movies. One of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to listen to native speakers through songs, movies, and TV soaps. It could even become an opportunity for travelling. This would surely become a great help when shopping, visiting local restaurants and shops. Spanish would even open up opportunities for learning other languages like French, Italian and other Latin-based languages. German and Russian language could also help you be easier for you to learn since Spanish shares the same Indo-European roots. Learning the purpose of prepositions is helpful, rather than banking solely on their translations. This can help in avoiding mistakes such as PIENSO ACERCA DE TI in place of PIENSO EN TI (I am thinking of you). Word orders Except for placing adjectives after the noun they modify, it is not really bad to follow the English word order.