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<v Speaker 1>Are there Spanish words that change the meaning when you

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<v Speaker 1>use na instead of anya, Yes, and some of them

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<v Speaker 1>might get you in serious trouble. Are you ready for

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<v Speaker 1>a Spanish quikie? First things First, Ana and anya are

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<v Speaker 1>not the same letter. In case you didn't know, n

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<v Speaker 1>yea is basically an N with a little weird sign

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<v Speaker 1>on top the famous til there. You see that sign

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<v Speaker 1>in words like a spaniel. If it were just an N,

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<v Speaker 1>you would say a spanel, and that's not how we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Spanish. So that little symbol isn't just a decoration.

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<v Speaker 1>It completely changes how the word sounds and sometimes what

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<v Speaker 1>it means. Let's look at three examples. No meto, u, no, ghana,

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<v Speaker 1>and ghanya. If you like fishing, you use una ganya

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<v Speaker 1>a fishing rod, but khana without the till day means

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<v Speaker 1>gray hair ghana, so my grandma has khanas, but you

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<v Speaker 1>can use ghanas to fish unless you're a very skilled

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<v Speaker 1>old person. So kanya fishing rod and khana gray hair.

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<v Speaker 1>The next two examples are a little more delicate, so

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<v Speaker 1>if you're listening with kids around, maybe he posts and

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<v Speaker 1>save this episode for later. No matter does con and gonyo.

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<v Speaker 1>If you love ice cream. You probably had on con

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<v Speaker 1>no the lado an ice cream cone gerico, but conyo

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<v Speaker 1>that's not something you'll find at the ice cream shop.

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<v Speaker 1>Coanyo is a vulgar word for but dina Spanish, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like saying push in English. It's also used as

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<v Speaker 1>an exclamation, especially in Spain. For example, Gio bassa, what

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<v Speaker 1>the hell's going on? So yeah, don't mix those up.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to walk into the ice cream shop

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<v Speaker 1>asking for and the lado that's definitely not the flavor

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<v Speaker 1>you meant a now metal trace, annual and anno. This

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<v Speaker 1>one is a classic. I see Americans make this mistake

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. For example, people want to say I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thirty years old, and they right then go Trinda annios

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<v Speaker 1>Annios means yours annials or I should say. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>they think they're right because normally they don't write the ani.

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<v Speaker 1>They write annios with any and then it's pronounced annos.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is ano anos the bad hole. So when

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<v Speaker 1>you say thank god, trina anna's you're basically saying I

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<v Speaker 1>have thirty bad holes. So unless you're an alien, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not correct. So yeah, if your Latino friends laughed when

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<v Speaker 1>you said that now you know why, so let's recap

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<v Speaker 1>A simple Anya can save your Spanish and dignity. Kanya

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<v Speaker 1>fishing road is not Khana gray hair, Cono cone is

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<v Speaker 1>not conno post An annual year is not Anna Anos.

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<v Speaker 1>That tiny symbol makes a big difference. Glasses, particicle, char

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<v Speaker 1>Spanish quaki. If you joy the show, please give it

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<v Speaker 1>one that could use a good quiki. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>thank Sherry for proposing this topic, said Sherry. And hey,

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<v Speaker 1>episode description. I'm Marco Ferro, a steal Approxima start up