The beauty and greatness of learning new languages is that one gets to learn a lot about the cultures that exist within. But no matter how much you give an effort to learn a new language, its interpretation is always done in your native language. When begins to learn Spanish and after sometimes one would be surprised to know that many words in Hindi that are similarly used in Spanish have the exact meaning.
No doubt, Hindi could have borrowed some of those words from Punjabi or Urdu. Perhaps there is a wonderful connection between both Hindi and Spanish fetching words from the same languages.
Here is a list of 6 Spanish words that are similar to Hindi and also have the exact meaning. Let us take a look.
Tu Also Means “You” in Spanish
The word Tu stands for you in Spanish, while the same word Tu also means you in Hindi.
Similar Word for Oranges
The word Narangi used for oranges in Hindi has a quite similar name in Spanish called as Naranja (spelled or pronounced as Naranya).
The Word Shirt Too Has the Same Case
In Spanish language Camisa is used for the shirt, which is quite close or similar to the word of its Indian counterpart in Hindi and Punjabi Kameez.
The Word Table is Another Coincidence
The English word table is referred to as Mez in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi. While there is a surprisingly similar word used in Spanish for the table too and this is the word Mesa.
The Number 10
The numbers also seem to share a similarity here. The number 10 already spoken in similar ways in various Indian languages Dus in Hindi, Dais in Punjabi, and the Spanish word for number 10 is Diez. Isn’t it a wonderful thing to know?
What Happened
A word used to ask about a situation. The Spanish word is Que Huba (pronounced as Ke) in Spanish while Hindi word for the same is Kya Hua and Ki Huva is used for Punjabi. All sounds the same in the first attempt.
Though every language spoken across the world is great in itself but it becomes even more enjoyable when you have fun learning it. And learning Spanish can certainly be wonderful. As Spanish is being used by 572 million people worldwide. There is no doubt there would be more similarities between Spanish and Hindi. But these 6 are quite close.
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