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SPANISH-ENGLISH COGNATES. The languages are more alike than most people think. Many of the words from the English language stem from the Spanish language. MORE ALIKE THAN WE THINK. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SPANISH-ENGLISH COGNATES
The languages are more alike than most people think. Many of the words from the English language stem from
the Spanish language.
MORE ALIKE THAN WE THINK
1. There are some Spanish words that when you see them, you know (or think you know) what they mean. They may be spelled exactly alike—or similar to—an English word. An example would be capital.
2. These words are called cognates. Although cognates may be spelled like English words, they are not pronounced the same.
3. Cognates are words that look alike and have similar meanings in English and Spanish.
MORE ALIKE THAN WE THINK
4. 30-40% of all English words are related in some way to Spanish words.
5. Cognates are words that look alike and have similar meanings in English and Spanish.
6. We use many Spanish words in English.
Here are some simple Spanish spelling rules, to help you correctly spell cognates.
9-7-12
7. Except for cc, rr, ll, and nn double consonants are not used.
Examples: professor=profesor, class=clase
8. Words that end in –tion in English, end in sión or ción in Spanish.
Examples: television=televisión, information=información
Here are some simple Spanish spelling rules, to help you correctly spell cognates.
9. Spanish words do not start in s followed by another consonant.
Examples: special becomes especial state becomes estado
10. Words that end in --ty will end in –dad in Spanish.
Examples: university=universidad, reality=realidad
Here are some simple Spanish spelling rules, to help you correctly spell cognates.
11. Words that end in –ly, in Spanish end in –mente.
Examples: rapidly=rápidamente, finally=finalmente
12. Words that end in –ant or –ent, in Spanish add an e.
Examples: restaurant=restaurante, president=presidente
Here are some simple Spanish spelling rules, to help you correctly spell cognates.
13. Words that end in –ce, will end in –cia in Spanish.
Examples: ambulance=ambulancia, audience=audiencia
14. Words that end in –em or –am in English, in Spanish end in –ema, or –ama.Examples: program=programa,
problem=problema
15. estudiante
16. excelente
17. familia
18. estado
A19. accidente20. accidental21. acompañar22. activo (a)23. actividades24. admirar25. admitir
B
26. banana 27. banjo28. bicicleta29. biografía30. blusa31. brillante
C32. cabina 33. cable34. cafetería35. cámara36. cañón37. capitán38. causa39. centro
C-CONTINUED círculo circular clase costa colonia color comité común completo(a) completamente
circle circular class coast colony color committee common complete completely
D diciembre determinar diamante dictador diferente directamente director desaparecer
December Determine diamond dictator different directly director disappear
You can read Spanish!
You may not know it, but if I tell you that
el=theand hay = there is or there are
you can read a whole paragraph in Spanish. Let’s try it!
El elefante es un animal inteligente. The elephant is an intelligent animal. Hay muchos elefantes en África. There are many elephants in Africa. El camello es un animal enorme. The camel is an enormous animal. Hay camellos en el desierto. There are camels in the desert. El tigre es un animal feroz. The tiger is a ferocious animal.
E eléctrico(a) elefante enorme energía entrar escapar especialmente examinar explosión extraordinario
electric elephant enormous energy enter escape especially examine explosion extraordinary
A-CONTINUED Anaconda-anaconda
Animal-animal announce (to)-anunciar appear (to)-aparecer Appetite-apetito Area-área Arithmetic-aritmética Artist-artista
Association-asociación Astronomer-astrónomo Atmosphere-atmósfera Attention-atención August-agosto Autograph-autógrafo Automobile-automóvil
C-CONTINUED Contract-contrato
Contribution-contribución Coyote-coyote
Crocodile-cocodrilo Curious-curioso(a)
D-CONTINUED Disaster-desastre
Discrimination-discriminación
discuss (to)-discutir
Disgrace-desgracia
Distance-distancia
distribute (to)-distribuir
Dollar-dólar
Double-doble
Dragon-dragón
Dynamite-dinamita
F Family-familia Famous-famoso(a) fascinate (to)-fascinar Favorite-favorito(a) Ferocious-feroz Finally-finalmente Firm-firme
Flexible-flexible Flower-flor Fortunately-afortunadamente Fruit-fruta Funeral-funeral Furious-furioso(a)
G Galaxy-galaxia Gallon-galón Garden-jardín
Gas-gas Giraffe-jirafa
Golf-golf Glorious-glorioso(a)
Gorilla-gorila Group-grupo Guide-guía
H Helicopter-helicóptero
Hippopotamus-hipopótamo History-historia Honor-honor
Hospital-hospital Hotel-hotel Hour-hora
Human-humano(a)
I Idea-idea Identification-identificación imagine (to)-imaginar Immediately-inmediatamente Immigrants-inmigrantes Importance-importancia Important-importante Impressed-impresionando(a)
Impression-impresión Incredible-increíble Incurable-incurable Independence-independencia Information-información Insects-insectos Inseparable-inseparable insist (to)-insistir
I-CONTINUED Inspection-inspección Intelligence-inteligencia Interesting-interesante Interrupt (to)-
interrumpir Introduce (to)-
Introducir Introduction-
introducción
invent (to)-inventar investigate (to)-
investigar Invitation-invitación invite (to)-invitar Island-isla
J & K
There are no cognates in the Spanish or English languages for the letters J and K.
L Leader-líder Lemon-limón Lens-lente
Leopard-leopardo Lesson-lección
Lessons-lecciones Line-línea Lion-león List-lista
locate (to)-localizar
M Machine-máquina Magic-magia Magician-mago Magnificent-magnífico(a) Manner-manera Map-mapa March-marzo march (to)-marchar or caminar
Marionettes-marionetas or títeres Medal-medalla Memory-memoria Metal-metal Microscope-microscopio Million-millón Miniature-miniatura Minute-minuto
M-CONTINUED Minutes-minutos
Moment-momento Monument-monumento
Much-mucho Music-música
N Natural-natural
Necessity-necesidad Nectar-néctar
Nervous-nervioso(a) Notice-noticia
O Obedience-obediencia
Object-objeto Observatory-observatorio
Occasion-ocasión Ocean-océano
October-octubre Office-oficina
Operation-operación Ordinary-ordinario
P Palace-palacio Panic-pánico Paper-papel Park-parque Part-parte Patience-paciencia Penguin-pingüino Perfect-perfecto (a)
Perfume-perfume Permanent-permanente Photo-foto Photograph-fotografía Photographer-fotógrafo Piano-piano Pioneer-pionero Pirate-pirata
P-CONTINUED Planet-planeta Planetarium-planetario Plans-planes Plants-plantas Plates-platos Police-policía Practice-práctica
practice (to)-practicar prepare (to)-preparar present (to)-presentar Problem-problema Professional-
profesion
Q
There are no cognates for the letter Q.
R Radio-radio
Ranch-rancho Really-realmente
Restaurant-restaurante retire (to)-retirar Reunion-reunión
Rich-rico(a) Rock-roca Route-ruta
S Secret-secreto September-septiembre Series-serie Sofa-sofá Special-especial Splendid-espléndido(a)
Statistics-estadística Stomach-estómago study (to)-estudiar Surprise-sorpresa
T Telephone-teléfono Telescope-telescopio Television-televisión Terrible-terrible Tomato-tomate Totally-totalmente
Tourist-turista Traffic-tráfico trap (to)-atrapar Triple-triple Trumpet-trompeta Tube-tubo
U
Uniform-uniforme
V Vegetables-vegetales
Version-versión visit (to)-visitar
Volleyball-voleibol vote (to)-votar
W, X, Y, AND Z There are no cognates for the
letters of W, X, Y, and Z because these letters are often combined with other letters.
Example—z-words are used mainly under the letter C
Thanks to the following website we are able to give you this list of cognates—
http://www.colorincolorado.org/cognates.pdf
THANKS---GRACIAS