Cognados Cognates

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Cognados - Cognates

• There are some Spanish words that when you see
  them, you know (or think you know) what they
  mean. They may be spelled exactly like or
  similar to an English word. An example would
  be capital.
• Such words are called cognates.
• Cognates are our friends.
• Although cognates may be spelled like our words,
  they are not pronounced the same.

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Ejemplos

• normal doctor
• animal color
• metal favor
• final garage
• general horrible
• hospital terrible
• natural probable
• actor ángel

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Más ejemplos

• absolutamente imposible
• completamente excelente
• dentista importante
• artista clase
• nervioso fantástico
• necesario eléctrico
• primario matemáticas
• secundario universidad

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Cuidado! Beware!

• There are words which look like English words but
  are actually what are called false cognates or
  false friends.
• False cognates are NOT our friends.
• Look at the following words
• Pie pan meter quince
• If they are English words, we know what they
  mean. If they are in Spanish do we?

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The real meaning

• pie foot, not pie
• pan bread, not pan
• meter to put or to place, not meter
• quince fifteen, not quince
• Lets look at some more words.

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What do you think these words mean?

• hay
• sin
• once
• leer
• saber
• sopa
• embarazada

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They are False Friends

• hay there is, there are
• sin without
• once eleven
• leer to read
• saber to know
• sopa soup
• embarazada pregnant

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You can read Spanish!

• You may not know it, but if I tell you that
• el the
• and hay there is or there are
• you can read a whole paragraph in Spanish. Lets
  try it.

9

• El elefante es un animal inteligente.
• Hay muchos elefantes en África.
• El camello es un animal enorme.
• Hay camellos en el desierto.
• El tigre es un animal feroz.
• El león es otro animal feroz.
• Hay muchos animales feroces en el circo.

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Enrichment

• The following Internet site discusses cognates
  and gives some recurring patterns that may help
  you.
• http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/ws-cog
  nates.html
• http//www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/6177/ws-cog
  nates.html