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Spanish Word of the Week: Even

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Spanish Word of the Week 600
Fiesta Baby by: JW Illustrations

This week’s word is one that can be confused when it used with an accent mark. Aun ah-oon’ (adverb) which means even is a great word to know. However you must remember not to mistake “aun” for “aún”! With an accent mark, “aún” means “still.” Just remember that when it means “still,” “aún” has an accent mark.

Examples
1: Nadie quiere ir al trabajo los lunes. Aun así, hay que ir y ganarse la vida.

No one wants to go to work on Mondays. Even so, you have to go and make a living.

2: A los dos hombres los mandaron a la cárcel injustamente, aun sin haber hecho nada.

They sent both men to jail unjustly, even though they hadn’t done anything.

 

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  1. I have a feeling I would mangle this in conversation. I have some native speakers who are kind enough to help me practice my Spanish now and again who help me with accent and inflection.

  2. This weeks word is almost like learning two words in one shot. Now if I can just remember to keep it straight then I will be fine. Thanks for this weeks lesson!

  3. I love this! Needed the practice, love that the examples are totally new to me, it makes me think!

    Aún sounds like ah-oon to me; primarily, it turns into almost two syllables. Aun sounds like something that rhymes with noun to me. I love to listen to Google Translate say words in the language I’m learning. I know there’s lots of variation in how someone might speak something, but it helps me lots!
    Just to confuse you, don’t forget another variant, aunque (although).

    For even more Spanish (and other languages) I recommend DuoLingo duolingo.com/ (which promises to be free forever) and LiveMocha http://www.rosettastone.com/lp/sbsr/livemocha/?prid=livemocha_com (you can purchase free lessons by helping people learning your own language).