50 errores que cometemos en inglés

Según los examinadores de Cambridge los españoles tenemos ¡hasta 237 formas de escribir mal la palabra “because”! Entre las palabras que más confundimos están: «assist» (que significa “ayudar” y  no “asistir a un evento”), «actual» ( “de hecho”, no “actual”), «comprehensive» (“completo” y no “comprensivo”), «sympathetic» (significa “compasivo” y no “simpático”) y «fabric» (es “tejido”, no “fábrica”). ¡Cuidado con asociar significados de palabras a otras que se escriben parecidas en español! Por ejemplo en español “estar constipado” significa tener un resfriado, pero en inglés “to be constipated” significa estar estreñido…! ^^

Tambiés es muy común los errores al escribir palabras como «coffee» escribiéndola con una sola «e» , ó «business» cambiando mal la «s» de lugar y escribiendo incorrectamente “bussines”.

Hay que reconocerlo, ¡nos encanta añadir “The” en todas partes! “the people like the music” es incorrecto; sería simplemente: people like music. De la misma manera, en inglés se dice It’s time to go to bed y no “It´s time to go to the bed”.  

Pero sin duda lo que más nos cuesta son ¡las dichosas preposiciones!  Para las oraciones en las que nosotros utilizamos la preposición ‘en’, los anglosajones llegan a utilizar hasta tres preposiciones diferentes: in, on y at.

• Let’s meet at the restaurant – Quedemos en el restaurante
• Let’s meet on the street – Quedemos en la calle
• Let’s meet in my house – Quedemos en mi casa

A continuación os dejamos una lista de 50 errores que solemos cometer en inglés. Las frases en  rojo a la izquierda son las incorrectas y las que  están a la derecha en verde, las correctas.

1. You are very nice, as your mother.  ———->  You are very nice, like your mother.

2.  She said me that she liked you.   ———-> She told me that she liked you.

3. It is more hot now.  ———-> It’s hotter now.  

4.  You can give me an information?  ———->  Can you give me some information?

5. They cooked the dinner themself.  ———-> They cooked the dinner themselves.

6. Me and Johnny live here.  ———-> Johnny and I live here.

7. If I will be in London, I will contact to you.  ———-> If I am in London, I will contact you.

8. We drive usually to home.   ———-> We usually drive home

9. I go always to school by subway.  ———-> I always go to school by subway.

10. You like dance with me?  ———-> Would you like to dance with me?

11. I closed very quietly the door.  ———-> I closed the door very quietly.

12. I came Australia to study English.  ———-> I came to Australia to study English.

13. My husband engineer. ———->  My husband is an engineer.

14. I have visited Niagara Falls last weekend –———> I visited Niagara Falls last weekend.

15. The woman which work here is from Japan  ———-> The woman who works here is from Japan

16. She’s married with a dentist.  ———-> She’s married to a dentist.

17. She was boring in the class.  ———-> She was bored in the class.

18. I must to call him immediately. ———->  I must call him immediately.

19. Every students like the teacher. ———-> Every student likes the teacher.

20. Although it was raining, but we had the picnic. —–> Although it was raining, we had the picnic.

21.  I look forward to meet you.  ———-> I look forward to meeting you.

22. I enjoyed from the movie. ———->  I enjoyed the movie.

23. I like very much ice cream.  ———-> I like ice cream very much.

24. She can to drive.  ———-> She can drive.

25. Where I can find a bank? ———->  Where can I find a bank?

26. I live in United States. ———-> I live in the United States.

27.  When I will arrive, I will call you. ———-> When I arrive, I will call you.

28. I’ve been here since three months. ———-> I’ve been here for three months.

29. My boyfriend has got a new work.  –> My boyfriend has got a new job. (or just “has a new job”)

30. She doesn’t listen me. ———-> She doesn’t listen to me.

31. You speak English good. ———-> You speak English well.

32.  The police is coming. ———-> The police are coming.

33. The house isn’t enough big. ———-> The house isn’t big enough.

34. You should not to smoke. ———-> You should not smoke.

35.  Do you like a glass of wine?  ———-> Would you like a glass of wine?

36. There is seven girls in the class.  ———-> There are seven girls in the class.

37. I didn’t meet nobody. ———-> I didn’t meet anybody.

38. My flight departs in 5:00 am. ———-> My flight departs at 5:00 am.

39. I promise I call you next week.  ———-> I promise I’ll call you next week.

40.  Where is post office? ———-> Where is the post office?

41. Please explain me how improve my English –> Please explain to me how to improve my English.

42. We studied during four hours. ———-> We studied for four hours.

43.  Is ready my passport? ———-> Is my passport ready?

44. You cannot buy all what you like! ———-> You cannot buy all that you like!

45.  She is success. ———-> She is successful.

46. My mother wanted that I be doctor.  ———-> My mother wanted me to be a doctor.

47.  The life is hard!  ———-> Life is hard.

48.  How many childrens you have?  ———-> How many children do you have?

49. My brother has 10 years. ———-> My brother is 10 (years old).

50.  I want eat now.  ———-> I want to eat now.

Seguro que  alguna vez has cometido alguno de estos errores. Si es así no te preocupes, ¡es parte del aprendizaje! Esperamos que este post te haya sido de ayuda. Recuerda que nuestra escuela itinerante sigue abierta durante el invierno y hasta el próximo viaje estaremos esperandote en Dublín. ¡Hasta la semana que viene! Saludos del equipo, Travelling Languages! Your languages school on the road!