One more thing. Spanish contains numerous accent marks over the letters to help in proper pronunciation. I can't type them here because American keyboards only have letters, they don't have letters with accent marking. If I was typing from my hometown of Monterrey, Mexico, the keyboard is different and I would be able to show you the different accent marks. If you really want to learn, you should take a Spanish class in school. It'll really help.
Greetings: Hello = Hola How are you? = Como estas? How have you been? = Como has estado?
Questions: Where is the restroom/bathroom? = Endonde esta el baño? Where is the kitchen? = Endonde esta la cocina?
You have to note that in Spanish, nouns are either masculine or feminine. In English, our nouns are neutral and we use the definite article "The" (The car, the stove, the bike, etc.) But in Spanish, as in French, the definite article changes depending on the gender of the verb. For masculine nouns, you use "el" and for feminine nouns, you use "la". Here is a (very) short list:
Examples of Masculine nouns: El Carro (The Car) El Estereo (The Stereo) El Sofa (The Sofa) El Escritorio (The desk)
Examples of Feminine Nouns: La Camioneta (The Truck) La Bicycleta (The Bicycle/Bike) La Television (The Television) La Computadora (The Computer)
I know it seems confusing, but it becomes fully automatic. Since I'm a native Spanish speaker (It is my first language), I do it without thinking. You just learn it and you automatically know whether it's feminine or not. It's the same in French, but instead, the articles are "Le" (M) and "La" (F).
Also, in Spanish there are more letters. The English alphabet has 26 letters, while the Spanish one contains 29. The 3 additional letters are the che (ch), eñe (ñ), and double L (ll). Note that the ñ nakes a ny sound (nnyyyaa) and the double ll makes a y sound (as in Yard).
Well, it can get a bit complicated. It is much different than English. Nouns and Adjectives are in the opposite order in Spanish. For example, in English, one would say "The red car", red being the adjective and car being the noun. But in Spanish, it's written "El carro rojo", carro (car) being the noun and rojo (red) being the adjective. That's the basic rule of thumb, but there are exceptions.
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