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COGNADOS /COGNATES. Cognates Quiz On your own paper, write what you think the following cognates mean: 1. diciembre11. activo 2. mapa12. turista 3. tomate13.

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1 COGNADOS /COGNATES

2 Cognates Quiz On your own paper, write what you think the following cognates mean: 1. diciembre11. activo 2. mapa12. turista 3. tomate13. artista 4. melón14. inteligente 5. animales15. acción 6. diccionario16. agosto 7. falso17. música 8. estudiante18. elefante 9. accidente19. historia 10. autógrafo 20. pingüino

3 Cognates Quiz Check your answers: 1. diciembre- December11. activo - active 2. mapa - map12. turista - tourist 3. tomate - tomato13. artista - artist 4. melón - melon14. inteligente - intelligent 5. animales- animals15. acción - action 6. diccionario - dictionary16. agosto – august 7. falso - false17. música – music 8. estudiante- student18. elefante – elephant 9. accidente- accident19. historia – history 10. autógrafo - autograph20. pingüino – penguin

4 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

5 COGNATES SPELLED THE SAME

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

7 Greek Cognates All the following Greek cognates are nouns. Amnesia Anemia Aroma Beta Drama Gas Melodrama

8 Latin Cognates The following words share common meanings in English and Spanish Atlas Balance Civil Control Debate Escape Noble Simple

9 Words with an –a ending Arena Extra Idea Lava Pasta Villa Visa

10 Words with an –able ending Culpable Favorable Implacable Improbable Inevitable Miserable Notable Sociable

11 Words with an –al ending All the following words are adjective and/or nouns. Animal Capital Decimal Experimental Final General Hospital Ideal

12 Words with an –ar ending Altar Circular Irregular Lunar Perculiar Perpendicular Regular Similar

13 Words with an –ible ending Combustible Compatible Flexible Horrible Incompatible Irreversible Reversible

14 Words with an –or ending All of the following words are adjectives and/or nouns. Auditor Conductor Doctor Exterior Factor Humor Inferior Terror

15 COGNATES SPELLED SIMILAR WITH A LITTLE VARIATION

16 Spanish words that end in -a, -o or -e very often have an equivalent in English. Simply drop or change the last vowel. aire atleta caso causa costo creativo crédito dieta drama favorito forma

17 There are many Spanish cognates that end in -ción. The equivalent English word ends in –tion. accióndegeneración administracióndescripción admiracióneliminación animaciónexperimentación aplicacióninformación asociacióninvestigación atenciónorganización celebraciónrepresentación combinacióntransformación concentracióntransportación contaminaciónvegetación creaciónvocación

18 Words that end in -ary in English very often have a Spanish cognate that ends in -ario. aniversario diccionario disciplinario itinerario literario necesario ordinario vocabulario

19 English words that end in -ic usually have a Spanish cognate that simply add an -o. Atlántico automático democrático escolástico fantástico gimnástico linguístico optimístico pesimístico romántico sarcástico

20 Words that in in -dad are quite common in Spanish. They usually correspond to an English word that ends in -ty. All of these words are feminine in gender. autoridad ciudad comunidad dificultad formalidad necesidad prosperidad publicidad universidad velocidad

21 Spanish words that end in –mente are usually the equivalent of –ly words in English – and usually adverbs. correctamente especialmente exactamente finalmente generalmente moralmente naturalmente obviamente rapidamente

22 English words than end in –ent often have a cognate in Spanish that ends in –ente. These are usually adjectives but sometimes also nouns. agente cliente diferente equivalente indiferente suficiente

23 Words than end in –ence or –ance often have a Spanish cognate ending in –encia or -ancia conciencia diferencia distancia experiencia importancia instancia obediencia permanencia tolerancia

24 FALSE COGNATES!

25 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 For example, the Spanish word carpeta does not mean carpet in English, instead it means folder.

26 Un juego de adivinanza (a little guessing game) Guess what the following Spanish words mean: 1.pan = 2.Experiencia = 3.Soportar = 4.Actualmente = 5.Ambicioso = 6.Carpeta = 7.Demostrar = 8.éxito = 9.recordar = 10.Vaso = 11.Prepara r= 12.Pie = 13.Advertencia =

27 examples of amigos falsos… 1.pan = BREAD 2.Experiencia = experience 3.Soportar = TO PUT UP WITH 4.Actualmente = CURRENTLY 5.Ambicioso = ambitious 6.Carpeta = FOLDER 7.Demostrar = to demonstrate 8.éxito = SUCCESS 9.recordar = TO REMEMBER 10.vaso = GLASS/CUP 11.Preparar = to prepare 12.Pie = FOOT 13.Advertencia = WARNING

28 Be careful with the following words! Spanish WordEnglish TranslationEnglish wordSpanish Translation ACTUALCurrent, present-dayACTUALReal, efectivo ASISTIRTo attendASSIST ayudar CARPETAfolderCARPETalfombra CASUALIDADcoincidenceCASUALITYvictima COLEGIOHigh schoolCOLLEGEuniversidad CONTESTARTo answerCONTEST (v.)contender DELITOcrimeDELIGHTdelicia DISGUSTOAnnoyance, worryDISGUSTasco EMBARAZADApregnantEMBARRASSEDAvergonzado(a) ESTIMADOesteemedESTIMATEestimación ÉXITOSuccessEXITsalida LARGOlongLARGEgrande

29 Continue… plus more! Spanish WordEnglish TranslationEnglish wordSpanish Translation LECTURAreadingLECTUREconferencia LIBRERÍAbookstoreLIBRARY biblioteca PARADAstopPARADEdesfile PARIENTErelativePARENTpadre REALIZARTo come trueREALIZEDarse cuenta RECORDARTo rememberRECORDgrabar ROPAclothesROPEcuerda SANOhealthySANEcuerdo SOPAsoupSOAPjabón SOPORTARtolerateSUPPORTapoyar SUCESOeventSUCCESSéxito ÚLTIMAMENTErecentlyULTIMATELYAl final

30 Pronunciation through music FLUENCY

31 Independent Practice: (stop at second 41)


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