COGNADOS

/COGNATESHOY ES JUEVES, 24 DE AGOSTO DE 2017

CHAMPS

C – LEVEL 0-2

H – RAISE YOUR HAND

A – DIRECT TEACHING

M – WITH PERMISSION ONLY

P – TAKE NOTES AND PARTICIPATE

S – S U C C E S S

Lección del día Topic:

Unit 1: It’s Nice to Meet You

Objective(s) AIM:

I can identify Spanish-English cognates using

phonetics(sounds) or

similarities

TEKS:

Interpretive

Interpersonal

Schedule:

Find your seat

Champs/Lección del día

Presentation

Why is it important to learn another

language?

Surviving with my

primarily language

Las mañanitas

QOD

Agenda (Plannner):

Practice how to identify

Spanish-English cognates.

Why should you learn

Spanish?

Cognates Quiz On your own paper, write what you think the

following cognates mean:

1. diciembre 11. activo

2. mapa 12. turista

3. tomate 13. artista

4. melón 14. inteligente

5. animales 15. acción

6. diccionario 16. agosto

7. falso 17. música

8. estudiante 18. elefante

9. accidente 19. historia

10. autógrafo 20. pingüino

Cognates Quiz

Check your answers:

1. diciembre - December 11. activo - active

2. mapa - map 12. turista - tourist

3. tomate - tomato 13. artista - artist

4. melón - melon 14. inteligente - intelligent

5. animales - animals 15. acción - action

6. diccionario - dictionary 16. agosto – august

7. falso - false 17. música – music

8. estudiante- student 18. elefante – elephant

9. accidente - accident 19. historia – history

10. autógrafo - autograph 20. pingüino – penguin

What is a COGNATE?Examples: words that are cognates words that are NOT

in Spanish and English cognates

nouns: profesor/ professor

diccionario/dictionary

familia/family

adjectives: atlético/athletic

curioso/curious

verbs: adorar/ to adore

admirar/ to admire

perro/ dog

hermano/ brother

amigo/ friend

bonita/pretty

atrevido/ mischievous

hablar/ to speak

ir/ to go

COGNATES

SPELLED THE SAME

Definition:

Cognate• n. a word related to a word in another language

[Latin co (same) + gnatus (born)]

Greek Cognates

All the following Greek cognates

are nouns. Amnesia

Anemia

Aroma

Beta

Drama

Gas

Latin Cognates

The following words share common

meanings in English and Spanish

•Atlas•Balance•Civil•Control

•Debate•Escape•Noble• Simple

Words with an –a ending Arena

Extra

Idea

Lava

Pasta

Villa

Visa

Words with an –able ending

•Culpable•Favorable• Implacable• Improbable• Inevitable

•Miserable•Notable•Sociable

Words with an –al ending

All the following words are adjective and/or

nouns. Animal

Capital

Decimal

Experimental

Final

General

Hospital

Ideal

Words with an –ar ending•Altar

•Circular

• Irregular

• Lunar

• Perculiar

• Perpendicular

• Regular

• Similar

Words with an –ible ending Combustible

Compatible

Flexible

Horrible

Incompatible

Irreversible

Reversible

Words with an –or ending

All of the following words are adjectives and/or

nouns.

• Auditor

• Conductor

• Doctor

• Exterior

• Factor

• Humor

• Inferior

• Terror

Cognates

spelled similar with

a little variation

Spanish words that

end in -a, -o or -e very

often have an

equivalent in English.

Simply drop or change the

last vowel.

aire

atleta

caso

causa

costo

creativo

crédito

dieta

drama

favorito

forma

There are many Spanish cognates that end in -ción.

The equivalent English word ends in –tion.

acción degeneración

administración descripción

admiración eliminación

animación experimentación

aplicación información

asociación investigación

atención organización

celebración representación

combinación transformación

concentración transportación

contaminación vegetación

creación vocación

Words that end in -ary in English

very often have a Spanish

cognate that ends in -ario.

aniversario

diccionario

disciplinario

itinerario

literario

necesario

ordinario

vocabulario

English words that end in -ic usually have a

Spanish cognate that simply add an -o.

Atlántico

automático

democrático

escolástico

fantástico

gimnástico

linguístico

optimístico

pesimístico

romántico

sarcástico

Words that in in -dad are quite common in Spanish.

They usually correspond to an English word that

ends in -ty. All of these words are feminine in

gender.

autoridad

ciudad

comunidad

dificultad

formalidad

necesidad

prosperidad

publicidad

universidad

velocidad

Spanish words that end in –mente are

usually the equivalent of –ly words in

English – and usually adverbs.

correctamente

especialmente

exactamente

finalmente

generalmente

moralmente

naturalmente

obviamente

rapidamente

English words than end in –ent often

have a cognate in Spanish that ends

in –ente. These are usually adjectives

but sometimes also nouns.

agente

cliente

diferente

equivalente

indiferente

suficiente

Words than end in –ence or –ance often

have a Spanish cognate ending in –encia

or -ancia

conciencia

diferencia

distancia

experiencia

importancia

instancia

obediencia

permanencia

tolerancia

FALSE COGNATES!

Definition:

Amigos Falsos (false friends)

1. n. words that look like words in another language, butdo not have the same meaning.

n. words that sound the same as words in another language, but do not have the same meaning

For example, the Spanish word carpeta does not mean carpet in English, instead it means folder.

Un juego de adivinanza

(a little guessing game)

Guess what the following Spanish words mean:

1. pan =

2. Experiencia =

3. Soportar =

4. Actualmente =

5. Ambicioso =

6. Carpeta =

7. Demostrar =

8. éxito =

9. recordar =

10. Vaso =

11. Prepara r=

12. Pie =

13. Advertencia =

examples of amigos falsos…

1. pan = BREAD

2. Experiencia = experience

3. Soportar = TO PUT UP WITH

4. Actualmente = CURRENTLY

5. Ambicioso = ambitious

6. Carpeta = FOLDER

7. Demostrar = to demonstrate

8. éxito = SUCCESS

9. recordar = TO REMEMBER

10. vaso = GLASS/CUP

11. Preparar = to prepare

12. Pie = FOOT

13. Advertencia = WARNING

Be careful with the

following words! Spanish Word English Translation English word Spanish

Translation

ACTUAL Current, present-

day

ACTUAL Real, efectivo

ASISTIR To attend ASSIST ayudar

CARPETA folder CARPET alfombra

CASUALIDAD coincidence CASUALITY victima

COLEGIO High school COLLEGE universidad

CONTESTAR To answer CONTEST (v.) contender

DELITO crime DELIGHT delicia

DISGUSTO Annoyance,

worry

DISGUST asco

EMBARAZADA pregnant EMBARRASSED Avergonzado(a)

ESTIMADO esteemed ESTIMATE estimación

ÉXITO Success EXIT salida

LARGO long LARGE grande

Continue… plus more!

Spanish Word English Translation English word Spanish

Translation

LECTURA reading LECTURE conferencia

LIBRERÍA bookstore LIBRARY biblioteca

PARADA stop PARADE desfile

PARIENTE relative PARENT padre

REALIZAR To come true REALIZE Darse cuenta

RECORDAR To remember RECORD grabar

ROPA clothes ROPE cuerda

SANO healthy SANE cuerdo

SOPA soup SOAP jabón

SOPORTAR tolerate SUPPORT apoyar

SUCESO event SUCCESS éxito

ÚLTIMAMENTE recently ULTIMATELY Al final

FluencyPRONUNCIATION THROUGH MUSIC

Independent Practice:

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