Calentamiento
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What do you think these words mean?
Excelente
Generoso
Elefante
Persona
Familia
Diferente
Instrucciones
What is a COGNATE?
Examples:
nouns:
words that are cognates
in Spanish and English
words that are NOT
cognates
profesor/ professor
diccionario/dictionary
familia/family
perro/ dog
hermano/ brother
amigo/ friend
adjectives: atlético/athletic
curioso/curious
bonita/pretty
atrevido/ mischievous
verbs:
hablar/ to speak
ir/ to go
adorar/ to adore
admirar/ to admire
Definition:
Cognate
•
n. a word related to a word in another language
[Latin co (same)
+ gnatus (born)]
English
comes
from the
Germanic
language
family.
Spanish
comes
from the
Romance
language
family.
So WHY are there so many
cognates between
Spanish and English?
Un poco de historia
5th century AD: 3
Germanic Tribes invade
Britain
Celtic speakers are
pushed west and
north into modern
Ireland and Scotland
The ancestor of modern
English begins to form
in Britain
Meanwhile, in France and Spain…
The Romans, speaking Latin, defeated
Hannibal and conquered what is now
modern Spain. Latin mixed with the language
of Hispania and became known as Spanish.
Meanwhile, in France and Spain…
The Romans, speaking Latin, defeated
Hannibal and conquered what is now
modern Spain. Latin mixed with the language
of Hispania and became known as Spanish.
Julius Caesar led and army north into Gaul
(modern France) and instituted Latin as the
major language. Latin mixed with Gaulish
and later became known as French.
In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke
of Normandy, invaded and conquered
England. With him, he brought the French
language.
English adopted many French words.
These French words came from Latin and
therefore share the same roots as Spanish.
Un juego de adivinanza
(a little guessing game)
Guess what the following Spanish words mean:
experiencia=
actualmente=
ambicioso=
carpeta=
demostrar=
éxito =
recordar =
vaso =
preparar=
pie=
advertencia=
Attention!
SOME words betray us!
examples of amigos falsos…
experiencia= experience
soportar= TO PUT UP WITH
actualmente= CURRENTLY
ambicioso- ambitious
carpeta= FOLDER
demostrar= to demonstrate
éxito = SUCCESS
recordar = TO REMEMBER
vaso = GLASS/CUP
preparar= to prepare
pie= FOOT
advertencia= WARNING
Definition:
Amigos Falsos (false friends)
1.
n. words that look like words in another language, but
do not have the same meaning.
n. words that sound the same as words in another
language, but do not have the same meaning
Lucky for us…
There are
thousands
of cognates between
Spanish and English
and
amigos falsos
are
much less
common!