1
Es terrible!
Es horrible!
2
Es imposible!
3
Es posible!
No es posible!
4
No es probable!
5
Es horrible!
No es horrible!
6
Many words in English have nearly identical
Spanish cognates. Only the pronunciation is
different and, at most, a very little spelling
change. antenaáreaautocañónchocolateconclusi
óncónsulfamiliargalagashotelideamelónmilló
nplazaradioregularreligiónsimilarteléfonovi
lla
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Spanish words that end in -a, -o or -e very often
have an equivalent in English. Simply drop or
change the last vowel.
aire lista
atleta mapa
caso medicina
causa minuto
costo mucho
creativo parte
crédito persona
dieta positivo
drama rápido
favorito uso
forma víctima
guitarra visita
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There are many Spanish cognates that end in
-ción. The equivalent English word ends in -tion.
Note that all of these words have the stress on
the final syllable. Also, all of these words are
feminine in gender.
acción degeneración
administración descripción
admiración eliminación
animación experimentación
aplicación información
asociación investigación
atención organización
celebración representación
combinación transformación
concentración transportación
contaminación vegetación
creación vocación
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Many Spanish words that end in -ma are irregular
in that they are masculine in gender, even though
they end in the usually feminine -a.
Words that end in -ary in English very often have
a Spanish cognate that ends in -ario.
clima
diagrama
idioma
problema
programa
sistema
tema
aniversario
diccionario
disciplinario
itinerario
literario
necesario
ordinario
vocabulario
10
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.
English words that end in -ic usually have a
Spanish cognate that simply add an -o.
autoridad
ciudad
comunidad
dificultad
enfermedad
formalidad
necesidad
prosperidad
publicidad
universidad
velocidad
Atlántico
automático
democrático
didáctico
escolástico
fantástico
gimnástico
linguístico
optimístico
pesimístico
romántico
sarcástico
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English words than end in ent often have a
cognate in Spanish that ends in ente. These are
usually adjectives but sometimes also nouns.
Spanish words that end in mente are usually the
equivalent of ly words in English and usually
adverbs.
agente
cliente
diferente
equivalente
indiferente
patente
potente
suficiente
afortunadamente
correctamente
desafortunadamente
especialmente
exactamente
finalmente
generalmente
moralmente
naturalmente
obviamente
rapidamente
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Words than end of al in both English and Spanish
often mean the same.
Words than end in ence or ance often have a
Spanish cognate ending in encia or -ancia
animal
personal
capital
central
comercial
especial
general
hospital
total
local
ocasional
oficial
original
ausencia
circunstancia
conciencia
diferencia
distancia
experiencia
importancia
instancia
obediencia
permanencia
tolerancia