INTRO TO SPANISH COMMUNICATION

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ognate

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ou will surprise yourself with how many words you know in

spanish just by looking at the spelling, or by hearing the word.

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efinition- A word derived from the same root as another word.

COGNATE EXAMPLES

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ormal

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niversidad

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ragón

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ealidad

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acionalidad

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ognates usually have the same root word• curioso

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ometimes the only thing that changes is the pronunciation.• animal

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ther times there can be an accent added, changing emphasis on

parts of the word.• Fantástico

BASIC TERMS

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epite• Can you guess what this means?• Repeat!• The plural of repite is repiten!

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n• Can you guess what this means?

• In• At• On

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spañol• Spanish!

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ngles • English!

ACCENTS

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id you know, an accent can completely change the meaning of a

word?

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xamples are Sí and Cómo.• Sí with the accent means yes, but forget the accent and it means

if!• Two completely different words!

• Cómo with an accent means how! But if you forget the accent it would mean like..• The comparison word like, NOT “I like pizza”

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ow that we have reviewed our basic communication

words, lets start putting our abilities to work! • “¿Cómo se dice?”• “¿Cómo se dice en español?”• “¿Cómo se dice en íngles?”