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Spanish speakers learning Irish
— the mistakes your language makes you commit

Your native language (Español) quietly pushes you into specific Irish errors. Here are the ones to watch — and the fix for each. This is exactly how WordSlick coaches you, every day.

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from your first language

ser/estar already taught you this

Your instinct maps almost perfectly: estar → tá (estoy cansado → "Tá mé tuirseach"), ser → is (soy médico → "Is dochtúir mé"). Trust it — you start ahead of English speakers here.

from your first language

tener has no Irish equivalent

"Tengo un libro" cannot be translated verb for verb — Irish says "Tá leabhar agam". And "tengo hambre" becomes "Tá ocras orm": hunger sits on you, it is not owned.

from your first language

Your jota is the Irish broad ch

The j of "jamón" is the same /x/ as the ch of "loch" and "chuaigh" — most learners lose weeks on that sound and you already own it. Spend the time on slender consonants instead.

from your first language

sí and no have nowhere to go

Irish answers by repeating the verb: "An bhfuil tú réidh?" → "Tá". Hunting for a one-word sí/no equivalent is the quickest way to sound like a tourist.

from your first language

Say goodbye to un and una

Spanish needs "un libro"; Irish just says "leabhar". Keep the definite article (el/la → an), delete the indefinite one entirely.

from your first language

Adjective after the noun (already natural)

"La casa blanca" and "teach bán" agree on order. The new part is that a feminine noun softens the adjective: "bean mhór", not "bean mór".

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