Comparison of Italian and Spanish

Adam N. Letchford, Lancaster University

• Pronunciation and Spelling
• Similar Vocabulary
• Completely Different Vocabulary
• False Friends
• Articles
• Prepositions
• Personal Pronouns
• Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
• Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
• Relative and Interrogative Pronouns
• Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
• 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. The page on relatives and interrogative pronouns needs expanding. I hope to do this... eventually!
3. If you have any suggestions or corrections, please let me know. (Contact details are here.)
4. Thanks are due to Rubén Maguregui, Christian Olaechea, Michael Schilling, Ilana Walder-Biesanz, Jorge de Alba Rubio and Simone Morando for some useful corrections and suggestions.