The perils of introducing yourself in Spanish.

Let's say your name is Fred and you want to introduce yourself to your new Spanish friend Pedro. Here's what you should say:

Hola Pedro! Me llamo Fred. (Hi Pedro! I call myself Fred.)
Tengo 23 años. (I am 23 years old.)

Pay attention to the sounds! A small change could be disastrous:

Me lamo Fred. (I lick myself Fred.)
Tengo 23 anos. (I have 23 anuses.)

I made the llamo/lamo mistake in class today. Now I know that the difference between ll and l is very important. The same thing goes for n and ñ...the accent is not just there for decoration!