COGNATES

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COGNATES

• 1 Reason to study Spanish

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What are they?

• Cognates are words that look alike and have
  similar meanings in English and Spanish.
• Can you guess the meanings of these Spanish
  words?

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FAMILIA
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MÚSICA
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VIDEOJUEGOS
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COMPUTADORA
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ESTUDIANTE
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PROFESORA
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False Cognates

• Although there are A LOT of cognates in Spanish
  there are also false cognates.
• False cognates look like an English word but
  really mean something different.

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Examples of False Cognates

• http//www.musicalspanish.com/tutorial/false-cogna
  tes.htm