COGNATE WORDS (PALABRAS COGNADAS)
WHAT EXACTLY IS A COGNATE WORD? COGNATE WORDS WHAT EXACTLY IS A COGNATE WORD?
A cognate word is a word that COGNATE WORDS A cognate word is a word that looks the same sounds the same means the same in Spanish and English
What do you think these are in Spanish? COGNATE WORDS What do you think these are in Spanish? El estudiante El color El número
COGNATE WORDS Let’s look at some examples: elefante/elephant computadora/computer televisión/television
COGNATE WORDS
COGNATE WORDS LEARNING STRATEGY! When you see a word in Spanish that looks like the same word in English, IT PROBABLY IS!
COGNATE WORDS TRY SOME EXAMPLES El elefante usa la computadora. El estudiante es inteligente. La música es fantástica.
COGNATE WORDS Knowing this will: save you time in translating help you understand the context increase your vocabulary quickly
COGNATE WORDS !PRECAUCIÓN! Don’t make a cognate by adding an “o” to an English word – EVER! Some cognates are called “false cognates”: they sound like one word, but mean another.
What do you think the English cognate is? COGNATE WORDS EXAMPLE: embarazada What do you think the English cognate is?
COGNATE WORDS WRONG!!!!
COGNATE WORDS It means “pregnant”. So if you asked a woman if she was “embarazada”, and you thought you were asking if she was “embarassed”, well…
COGNATE WORDS 99% of the time it works. If you’re not sure, LOOK IT UP!
COGNATE WORDS Don’t be afraid to take the leap.