If you're interested in learning Spanish, you've probably heard many people say that it's similar to English in many ways.

While this is true (and one of the reasons it's one of the easiest languages ​​for English speakers to learn), there are some big differences between Spanish and English .

We'll explain some of the differences so you can improve your Spanish quickly.

Although it would certainly be much more fun to improve your language skills by studying in Spain .

There are many reasons to learn Spanish .

Why not make the learning process easier?

Here are 7 differences between Spanish and English that you should keep in mind!

7 differences between Spanish and English

The order of words

The first on our list of differences between Spanish and English has to do with the order of words within a sentence. While in Spanish we say "el coche rojo," in English we would say "the red car."

This is because in Spanish the adjective usually comes after the noun.

Nouns have gender in Spanish

Another obvious difference between Spanish and English is that nouns in Spanish are divided into two genders: masculine and feminine. Masculine nouns have the article "el" (the), and feminine nouns have the article "la" (the).

Normally, nouns ending in “o” are masculine, while those ending in “a” are feminine, although not always!

There are some exceptions that make the language much more fun.

Since this does not exist in English, many English speakers regularly confuse the genders of nouns.

The good news? They'll probably understand you anyway, even if you make a mistake.

The subjunctive (oh, the subjunctive!)

Almost everyone learning Spanish has struggled with the subjunctive mood at some point. This verb mood is a difficult concept for English speakers to grasp.

It is generally used to talk about desires, wishes and possibilities, as well as to express doubts.

Although we have the subjunctive in English (as Beyoncé sings, “If I were a boy..”), it is rarely used in English.

In Spanish, it's used all the time!

Once you get past the basic past, present, and future tenses, you'll probably start working on the subjunctive tense.

Spanish has more verb conjugations…

In English, there are only two ways to conjugate "have" in the present tense: "have" and "has"

I have
You have
He/she/it has
You (all) have
We have
They have

In Spanish, there's more. For the verb " to have," it would be:

I have
You have
He/she has
You have
We have
They have

There are six different ways to say "have" in the present tense depending on the person!

…which means you don’t always have to mention the subject.

If you want to say "I have" in Spanish, you can say "Yo tengo" or simply "tengo." Since "tengo" can only refer to an action you yourself perform, it's not always necessary to include "I" as the subject of the action. It's implicitly understood.

Sometimes you can add it for emphasis or clarification, but it is not always necessary.

Don't forget the question and exclamation marks in Spanish

In Spanish, question marks and exclamation marks appear at both the beginning and end of a sentence (instead of just at the end, as in English).

The initial signs are backwards. For example: what?

In more informal situations, such as texting between friends, you may not see question marks and exclamation points at the beginning of a sentence.

But that doesn't mean it's grammatically correct!

The pronunciation of Spanish tends to be simpler

Some of these differences between Spanish and English may make you feel a little intimidated, but not everything in Spanish is more complicated than in English.

One aspect of the language that is much simpler is pronunciation. In Spanish, things are usually pronounced exactly as they are written.

Once you learn the sounds the letters make in Spanish, you'll be able to pronounce anything.

This makes learning written Spanish relatively easy.