1. COGNATE WORDS
(PALABRAS COGNADAS)

2. WHAT EXACTLY IS A COGNATE WORD?
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WHAT EXACTLY IS A COGNATE WORD?

3. A cognate word is a word that
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A cognate word is a word that
looks the same
sounds the same
means the same
in Spanish and English

4. What do you think these are in Spanish?
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What do you think these are in Spanish?
El estudiante
El color
El número

5. COGNATE WORDS Let’s look at some examples: elefante/elephant
computadora/computer
televisión/television

6. COGNATE WORDS

7. COGNATE WORDS LEARNING STRATEGY!
When you see a word in Spanish that looks like the same word in English,
IT PROBABLY IS!

8. COGNATE WORDS TRY SOME EXAMPLES El elefante usa la computadora.
El estudiante es inteligente.
La música es fantástica.

9. COGNATE WORDS Knowing this will: save you time in translating
help you understand the context
increase your vocabulary quickly

10. 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.

11. What do you think the English cognate is?
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EXAMPLE:
embarazada
What do you think the English cognate is?

12. COGNATE WORDS
WRONG!!!!

13. 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…

14. COGNATE WORDS 99% of the time it works. If you’re not sure,
LOOK IT UP!

15. COGNATE WORDS Don’t be afraid to take the leap.