Name: Anonymous 2007-06-07 13:56 ID:rlY4TeLc
Differences between Ladino and Spanish:
Some nouns have different genders, especially abstract nouns ending in -or (la kalor, "heat", vs. "el calor"), which are masculine in Spanish and feminine in Ladino. Vientre (belly), fin (end), planeta (planet), and klima (climate) are also masculine in Spanish and feminine in Ladino. Other nouns may also change genders similarly, but not all nouns change genders between the languages. Please look up a dictionary to be sure of gender.
Naris (nariz, or nose) is masculine in Ladino and feminine in Spanish, as is senyal (señal, or sign). There are other nouns which may change gender in the same direction between the languages.
Plurals in both Ladino and Spanish generally end in -s or -es, but some Ladino words end in -im (masculine) or -ot (feminine), or even -ás (feminine). Words ending in -í have plurals ending in -m (the last syllable being -ím) in Ladino.
Some new feminine adjectives occur in Ladino. Spellings are often different, and there are some differences in pronunciation. Possessive adjectives are the same in both languages, although Ladino uses "sus kaza" (su casa) to refer to "their house".
Here's a Ladino pronoun list:
http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spanish-Ladino/Grammar/Ladino-Pronouns.htm
Verb endings and forms are similar, but not completely the same, in both Ladino and Spanish.
Some nouns have different genders, especially abstract nouns ending in -or (la kalor, "heat", vs. "el calor"), which are masculine in Spanish and feminine in Ladino. Vientre (belly), fin (end), planeta (planet), and klima (climate) are also masculine in Spanish and feminine in Ladino. Other nouns may also change genders similarly, but not all nouns change genders between the languages. Please look up a dictionary to be sure of gender.
Naris (nariz, or nose) is masculine in Ladino and feminine in Spanish, as is senyal (señal, or sign). There are other nouns which may change gender in the same direction between the languages.
Plurals in both Ladino and Spanish generally end in -s or -es, but some Ladino words end in -im (masculine) or -ot (feminine), or even -ás (feminine). Words ending in -í have plurals ending in -m (the last syllable being -ím) in Ladino.
Some new feminine adjectives occur in Ladino. Spellings are often different, and there are some differences in pronunciation. Possessive adjectives are the same in both languages, although Ladino uses "sus kaza" (su casa) to refer to "their house".
Here's a Ladino pronoun list:
http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spanish-Ladino/Grammar/Ladino-Pronouns.htm
Verb endings and forms are similar, but not completely the same, in both Ladino and Spanish.