Los cogados
How do you say, "the computer" in Spanish?
la computadora
What does "colegio" mean in English?
Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling and pronunciation.
Cierto
El béisbol es mi deporte favorito.
Baseball is my favorite sport.
la clase, septiembre, la sopa
la sopa - la sopa is a "false friend" and the other two are cognates
How do you say, "the person" in Spanish?
la persona
What does "la lectura" mean in English?
the reading(not the lecture)
Using cognates in English is a tool for understanding Spanish as a second language.
Cierto
La aplicación es muy(very) difícil.
The application is very difficult.
la posibilidad, el pariente, la lectura
la posibilidad - la posibilidad is a cognate, the other two are false friends
How do you say, "baseball" in Spanish?
el béisbol
What does "la receta" mean in English?
the recipe(not the receipt)
Because both English and Spanish have Arabic roots, around 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish.
Falso. They have Latin roots.
Ben es un estudiante en la clase de español.
Ben is a student in Spanish class.
el chocolate, el laboritorio, el actor
el laboritorio - all 3 are cognates but el chocolate and el actor are exactly the same in English and Spanish
How do you say, "the restaurant" in Spanish?
el restaurante
What does "el vaso" mean in English?
the glass(not the vase)
There is only one kind of cognate. It is when the words are spelled exactly the same.
There are four kinds of cogates:
1) Words that are spelled exactly the same. i.e. animal
2) Words that are spelled similarly. i.e. diary-diario
3) Words that are less similar but have the same root. i.e. sport-deporte
4) Words that are spelled differently but have the same sound, i.e. peace-paz
La farmacia está en el centro(center) de Madison.
The pharmacy is in the center of Madison.
conversar, estudiar, la capital
la capital - la capital is an exact word in English and Spanish while the other two are cognates(and verbs) that are spelled similarly(and share the same root).
How do you say "September" in Spanish?
septiembre
What does "el pariente" mean in English?
the relative(not the parent)
False cognates, or "false friends" are words that don't appear to be the same but actually have quite similar meanings.
Falso. False cognates, or "false friends" are words that appear to be the same but actually have quite different meanings.
El chocolate es delicioso.
Chocolate is delicious.
la librería, embarazada, el colegio
embarazada - all three are false friends, but the other two have some common relationship to the English word i.e. la librería - bookstore, el colegio - school