Definitions
The word cognate is a cognado word. Cierto o Falso?
Cierto: Cognates=Cognados
La casa de Ana en Inglés
Ana`s house
What is the perfect cognate of the English word Animal in Spanish.
Animal
What does Spanish word "Éxito" mean in english ?
Looks like "exit" in English, but means "success" in Spanish.
Translate the English word "information" to Spanish.
Informacion
The cognate is a word that has the same spelling and meaning in English and Spanish. Cierto o Falso?
NO.
Some cognates have the same meaning but are NOT written the same, but are written similarly in English and Spanish. Example Music
El palacio del rey
The king`s palace
What do we call false cognates?
We call false cognates those words that look and sound similar in Spanish and English but have different meanings.
Example:
What is the English meaning of the spanish word "sopa"?
Soup
What is the Spanish equivalent of the English word "famous" and comic (femenina)?
Famosa
Can cognates help us learn English or Spanish . Cierto o Falso
Cierto
Cognates use vocabulary we already know to learn words in another language.
Translate into English: Edi's dad is an Elephant.
El papa de Edi es un Elefante.
What is the Spanish equivalent of the English word director that is also a perfect cognate?
Director
Identify the meaning of the Spanish word "pie" in English.
Foot
Translate Big Family from English to Spanish.
grande familia.
A perfect cognate is ________
A "perfect cognate" is a word that is identical or nearly identical in spelling and meaning between two languages.
Ex: chocolate, doctor
Their house
La casa de ellos
All of these words are perfect cognates except
Opinion Hospital Motor
Hotel Economico Principal
Economico
What is the English translation of the Spanish word "ropa"?
Clothes
Provide the Spanish translation for "conversation" and identify the type of cognate.
Conversación- casi perfecto
Cognates help us learn Spanish by recognizing and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ new vocabulary more easily.
understand
Their house is big. Ana`s house is small
La casa de ellos es grande.
La casa de Ana es pequeña
All of these are perfect cognates except:
Excursion, Destino, Flexible, Miserable
Destino=Destin
"Librería": May look like "library" but means _________ in Spanish
"bookstore"
Provide the Spanish translation for "Generic, embarazada, portable" and identify the type of cognates.
casi
falso
perfecto