cognates
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exercícioTRANSCRIPT
CalentamientoWhat do you think these words mean?
1.Excelente
2.Generoso
3.Elefante
4.Persona
5.Familia
6.Diferente
7.Instrucciones
What is a COGNATE? Examples: words that are cognates words that are NOT
in Spanish and English cognates
nouns: profesor/ professor
diccionario/dictionary
familia/family
adjectives: atlético/athletic
curioso/curious
verbs: adorar/ to adore
admirar/ to admire
perro/ dog
hermano/ brother
amigo/ friend
bonita/pretty
atrevido/ mischievous
hablar/ to speak
ir/ to go
Definition:Cognate• n. a word related to a word in another language [Latin co (same) + gnatus (born)]
Examples of Cognates between Spanish and French:
ami/ amigo (friend)sympathique/ simpático (nice)chanter/cantar (to sing)
English comes from the Germanic language family.
Spanish comes from the Romancelanguage family.
So WHYWHY are there so many cognates between
Spanish and English?
Un poco de historia
5th century AD: 3 Germanic Tribes invade Britain
Celtic speakers are pushed west and north into modern Ireland and Scotland
The ancestor of modern English begins to form in Britain
Meanwhile, in France and Spain…
The Romans, speaking Latin, defeated Hannibal and conquered what is now modern Spain. Latin mixed with the language of Hispania and became known as Spanish.
Meanwhile, in France and Spain…The Romans, speaking Latin, defeated Hannibal and conquered what is now modern Spain. Latin mixed with the language of Hispania and became known as Spanish.
Julius Caesar led and army north into Gaul (modern France) and instituted Latin as the major language. Latin mixed with Gaulish and later became known as French.
In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, invaded and conquered England. With him, he brought the French language.
English adopted many French words. These French words came from Latin and therefore share the same roots as Spanish.
Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game)
Guess what the following Spanish words mean:pan = experiencia= soportar= actualmente= ambicioso= carpeta= demostrar= éxito = recordar = vaso = preparar= pie= advertencia=
Attention!
SOME words betray us!
examples of amigos falsos…pan = BREADexperiencia= experience soportar= TO PUT UP WITHactualmente= CURRENTLYambicioso- ambitious carpeta= FOLDERdemostrar= to demonstrateéxito = SUCCESSrecordar = TO REMEMBERvaso = GLASS/CUPpreparar= to preparepie= FOOTadvertencia= WARNING
Definition:
Amigos Falsos (false friends)
1. n. words that look like words in another language, but do not have the same meaning.
n. words that sound the same as words in another language, but do not have the same meaning
Lucky for us…There are thousands of cognates between Spanish and English
and amigos falsos
are
much less common!