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Cognados. OBJETIVO: Expand your Spanish vocabulary by "making up" (so to speak!) words, using a probabilities factor: a different ending = the same word in a different language. Calentamiento. What do you think these words mean? Excelente Generoso Elefante Persona Familia Diferente
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Cognados OBJETIVO: Expand your Spanish vocabulary by "making up" (so to speak!) words, using a probabilities factor: a different ending = the same word in a different language.
Calentamiento What do youthinkthesewords mean? • Excelente • Generoso • Elefante • Persona • Familia • Diferente • Instrucciones
What is a COGNATE? Examples: words that are cognates words that are NOT in Spanish and English cognates
Definition: • Cognate • n. a word related to a word in another language • [Latin co (same) • + gnatus (born)] • Examples of Cognates • between Spanish and English: • papel (paper) • Teléfono (telephone) • Estudiar (to study)
Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game) Guess what the following Spanish words mean: experiencia= experience color color= ambicioso= ambicious favor favor= demostrar= To demonstrate garaje= garage preparar= To prepare horrible= horrible normal= normal terrible= terrible animal= animal probably= probablemente metal= metal ángel= angel final= final actor= actor doctor= Doctor/doctora natural= natural general= general delicioso= delicious
Másejemplos Absolutamente Completamente Dentista Artista Nervioso Necesario Primario Secundario Imposible Excelente Importante Clase Fantástico Eléctrico Matemáticas Universidad
Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game) Let’s try something different, try to make up the word:
Remember: ous = oso Nervioso
Recuerda: ous = oso Generoso
Recuerda: ous = oso Delicioso
Recuerda: al = al Animal
Recuerda: al = al Hospital
Recuerda: al = al Criminal
Recuerda: ect = ecto Insecto
Recuerda: ect = ecto Correcto
Recuerda: ance = ancia Ambulancia
Recuerda: ance = ancia Elegancia
Recuerda: ic = ico Romántico
Recuerda: ic = ico Médico
Recuerda: ar = usually ar Lunar Solar
Recuerda: ble = usually ble Horrible Terrible Imposible Note: Just one S Never double s En español
Recuerda: ary = ario Diccionario Canario Vocabulario
A complete list of cognados in English and Spanish http://manzanotli.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/4/1/16414176/englishspanishcognates.pdf
Lucky for us… There are thousands of cognates between Spanish and English. Learning Spanish is not going to be difícil.