diff --git a/python/basic/ndarray.ipynb b/python/basic/ndarray.ipynb
index 048345549..79d0a9b15 100644
--- a/python/basic/ndarray.ipynb
+++ b/python/basic/ndarray.ipynb
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
    "source": [
     "### Copies\n",
     "\n",
-    "When assigning an NDArray to another Python variable, we copy a reference to the *same* NDArray. However, we often need to maek a copy of the data, so that we can manipulate the new array without overwriting the original values. "
+    "When assigning an NDArray to another Python variable, we copy a reference to the *same* NDArray. However, we often need to make a copy of the data, so that we can manipulate the new array without overwriting the original values. "
    ]
   },
   {