Los cogados
How do you say, "the computer" in Spanish?
la computadora
What does "The arm" 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, valiente
valiente - brave is a "false friend" and the other two are cognates
How do you say, "the person" in Spanish?
la persona
What does "la biblioteca" mean in English?
the library(not the librarian )
Using cognates in English is a tool for understanding Spanish as a second language.
Cierto
La aplicación es muy difícil.
The application is very difficult.
la posibilidad, el pariente, la lectura
El pariente - The relavite is not a cognate, the other two are cognates friends
How do you say, "baseball" in Spanish?
el béisbol
What does "Contestar" mean in English?
Answer(not the contest)
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 campamento, el actor
el campamento - the field is not a cognate and it is a false friend
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 de Madison.
The pharmacy is in the center of Madison.
conversar, la gorra, la capital
La gorra - the cap is not a cognate and it is a false friend
How do you say "La chica es inteligente" in Spanish?
The girl is intelligent
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, deporte, el colegio
deporte - sport is a false cognate and the other are cognates