Cognados

CognadosOBJETIVO:

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.

CalentamientoWhat do you think these words mean?ExcelenteGenerosoElefantePersonaFamiliaDiferenteInstrucciones

What is a COGNATE?

Examples: words that are cognates words that are NOT in Spanish and English cognates

nouns:profesor/ professordiccionario/dictionaryfamilia/familyadjectives:atltico/athleticcurioso/curious verbs:adorar/ to adoreadmirar/ to admire

perro/ doghermano/ brotheramigo/ friendbonita/prettyatrevido/ mischievoushablar/ to speakir/ to go

Definition:Cognaten. a word related to a word in another language [Latin co (same) + gnatus (born)]

Examples of Cognates between Spanish and English:

papel(paper)Telfono(telephone)Estudiar(to study)

Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game)Guess what the following Spanish words mean:experienceambiciousTo demonstrateTo preparenormalanimalmetalfinalDoctor/doctoracolorfavorgaragehorribleterribleprobablementeangelactornaturalgeneraldelicious

Ms ejemplosAbsolutamenteCompletamenteDentistaArtistaNerviosoNecesarioPrimarioSecundarioImposibleExcelenteImportanteClaseFantsticoElctricoMatemticasUniversidad

Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game)Lets try something different, try to make up the word:

Remember: ous = osoNervioso

GenerosoRecuerda: ous = oso

Recuerda: ous = osoDelicioso

Recuerda: al = alAnimal

Recuerda: al = alHospital

Recuerda: al = alCriminal

Recuerda: ect = ectoInsecto

Recuerda: ect = ectoCorrecto

Recuerda: ance = anciaAmbulancia

Recuerda: ance = anciaElegancia

Recuerda: ic = icoRomntico

Recuerda: ic = icoMdico

Recuerda: ar = usually arSolarLunar

Recuerda: ble = usually bleHorribleTerribleImposibleNote: Just one SNever double s En espaol

Recuerda: ary = arioDiccionarioVocabularioCanario

http://manzanotli.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/4/1/16414176/englishspanishcognates.pdfA complete list of cognados in English and Spanish

Lucky for usThere are thousands of cognates between Spanish and English.

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