Why do we have different words for males and females, When it means the same thing?

Question

for example masculine-el feminine-la both mean the same thing... Right!

Answer 1

I assume you mean 'why'.

Every language is unique in its own way. I picked up Spanish to appreciate the language and culture of a region unfamiliar to me.

Answer 2

Many languages have male and female nouns and Spanish is one of those. El and la show which group the noun following belongs too. Studying another language gives you a chance to think about how both your native language and the one you're studying work. You'll find that English has a huge number situations where two or more words mean the same thing.