Comparison of Italian and Spanish

Adam N. Letchford, Lancaster University

• Pronunciation and Spelling
• Similar Vocabulary
• Completely Different Vocabulary
• False Friends
• Articles
• Prepositions
• Personal Pronouns
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
• Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
• Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
• The Pronouns si and se
• The Italian Pronouns ne and ci
• Auxiliary Verbs
• Simple Tenses
• Compound Tenses
• The Gerund
• The Subjunctive Mood
• The Imperative Mood

1. In all the examples, I have used the convention of putting Italian words and phrases first, followed by Spanish.
2. If you have any suggestions or corrections, please let me know. (Contact details are here.)
3. Thanks to the following for corrections and suggestions: Rubén Maguregui, Simone Morando, Christian Olaechea, Paolo Pellegrini, Michael Schilling, Raniero Superchi, Gabriel Tarriba, Kurt Vincent, Ilana Walder-Biesanz and Andrew Spanner.