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Cognados - Cognates. Español I Señora Berndt. Cognados - Cognates. There are some Spanish words that when you see them, you know (or think you know what they mean. They may be spelled exactly a like – or similar to – an English word. An example would be “hotel”.
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Cognados - Cognates Español I Señora Berndt
Cognados - Cognates There are some Spanish words that when you see them, you know (or think you know what they mean. They may be spelled exactly a like – or similar to – an English word. An example would be “hotel”. Such words are called Cognates Cognates are our Friends. Although cognates may be spelled like our words, they are not pronounced the same.
Ejemplos • normal • animal • metal • final • general • hospital • natural • actor • doctor • color • favor • garage • horrible • terrible • probable • ángel
Mas ejemplos • absolutamente • completamente • dentista • artista • nervioso • necesario • primario • secundario • imposible • excelente • importante • clase • fantástico • eléctrico • matemáticas • universidad
¡Cuidado! - Beware There are words which look like English words but are actually what are called “False Cognates” or “false friends” False cognates are NOT our friends. Look at the following words: pie pan meter quince If they are English words, we know what they mean. If they are in Spanish – do we?
The real meaning Pie = foot, not pie Pan = bread, not pan Meter = to put or to place, not meter Quince = fifteen, not quince Let’s look at some more words
What do you think these words mean? hay sin once leer saber sopa embarazada
They are False Friends hay – there is, there are sin - without once - eleven leer – to read saber – to know sopa – soup embarazada - pregnant
You can read Spanish! You may not know it, but if I tell you that EL = the and HAY = there is or there are you can read a whole paragraph in Spanish. Let’s try it.
You can read Spanish! El elefante es un animal inteligente. Hay muchos elefantes en África. El camello es un animal enorme. Hay camellos en el desierto. El tigre es un animal feroz. El león es otro animal feroz. Hay muchos animales feroces en el circo.
el doctor • el actor • el tractor • interior • el color • el profesor • el favor • el conductor • el error • el inventor OR Remains Identical
el animal • central • local • personal • el criminal • el canal • comercial • legal • musical • natural • rural • social AL Remains Identical Some words that end in “CAL” in English end in “CO” in Spanish. Logical = lógico Typical = típico
el cable • notable • terrible • posible • flexible • probable • honorable • noble • horrible • inevitable BLE Remains Identical
el atlántico • el publico • romántico • democrático • artístico • elástico • eléctrico • automático IC = ICO ADD THE LETTER “O” TO WORDS THAT END IN “IC”
el presidente • el accidente • el cliente • excelente • importante • diferente • conveniente • el elefante • inteligente ENT =ENTEANT=ANTE Add the letter “e” to words that end in “ent”or“ant” in English
el pianista • el violinista • el dentista • un artista • un novelista • un optimista • el comunista • el capitalista IST = ISTA You can convert many English words that end in “ist” into Spanish by adding “a” to them.
famoso • curioso • delicioso • generoso • glorioso • ambicioso • religioso OUS = OSO English words that end in “ous” into Spanish by changing the “ous” to “OSO”
corrección • instrucción • construcción • convención • la invitación • la conversación • la nación • la acción • la discusión • la introducción • la petición • la opinión TION = CIÓNSION = SIÓN In general words which in in “ION” en English end in “ión” in Spanish
la capacidad • la dignidad • la personalidad • la electricidad • la curiosidad • la comunidad • la humanidad • la publicidad TY-= DAD In general words which end in “ty” in English end in “dad” in Spanish
la capacidad • la dignidad • la personalidad • la electricidad • la curiosidad • la comunidad • la humanidad • la publicidad TY= DAD In general words which end in “ty” in English end in “dad” in Spanish
el canario • aniversario • contrario • necesario • literario • diccionario • imaginario • involuntario • itinerario • extraordinario RY to RIO In general words which end in “ry” in English end in “rio” in Spanish
el programa • el telegrama • el cablegrama • el problema • el poema • el sistema EM = EMAAM = AMA In general words which end in “em or ema” in English end in “ema or ama” in Spanish
la distancia • la conveniencia • la experiencia • la importancia • la justicia • Francia • Alicia CE = CIA In general words which end in “ce” in English end in “cia” in Spanish
la emergencia • la tendencia • la urgencia • la diplomacia • la democracia CY = CIA In general words which end in “cy” in English end in “cia” in Spanish
la sardina • la gasolina • la medicina • la penicilina • la doctrina • la aspirina • la vitamina IN OR INE = INA In general words which end in “INE” in English end in “INA” in Spanish
activo • el explosivo • el creativo • el ofensivo • el defectivo • el abusivo • el adjectivo • el motivo IVE = IVO In general words which end in “IVE” in English end in “IVO” in Spanish
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