Cognates

Los cognados

• Al fin de esta lección, you will be

able to…

Define cognate and give several

examples of cognates and loan

words.

Recognize examples of cognates

and loan words from the target

language in other disciplines.

The following words are examples of

cognates. What is a cognate? Discuss in your familias as you look at the words.

alfabeto

perfecto

repite

clase

estudiante

tigre

foto

sociable

lámparamontañasnúmeros

teléfono

experimentar

contento

A cognate is ….

Un cognado es…

• A word that looks the same in Spanish and English

• It may be a derivation from a word in another

language, meaning both Spanish and English

adapted the original word from another language

(Latin, German, etc)

• Look around the room. Can you find any more?

• Let’s watch this video and find some!

• Juan Gabriel: Mexico es todo

• In English: adobe, taco, pronto, plaza,

canyon

• A loanword is a word used directly from

another language with little or no

translation or change.

So what is a loan word?

Here are some examples

So why do we have Spanish

loan words in English?

• Most Spanish loan words have come to English by way of:

• U.S. Southwest

• Trade

• Cuisine

• Interested in more info? Check here https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/english-words-actually-spanish

Here are some examples of

some words in Spanish that

are ENGLISH loan words

bésibol, jazz, clic, esnob, chat, locker,

un hobby, hámster, cámping

Can you think of any words in English

that are from languages other than

Spanish?

But wait a minute… What

about FALSE COGNATES?

What type of school do you think un colegio is?

WRONG! It looks like college but it really means high school. That means colegio is a FALSE cognate!

Here is another example: Use a device or dictionary to look up the true translation of pan, mayor, embarazada

Interested in more info? Check here

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/11

A ti te toca (it’s your turn)

Extension activity: Look at the lists of English

animals with their Spanish translation. Write

the down cognates

Cow Vaca

Deer Venado

Dog Perro

Elephant Elefante

Fox Zorro

Giraffe Jirafa

Goat Cabra

Gorilla Gorila

Hippopotamus Hipopótamo

Horse Caballo

Hyena Hiena

Kangaroo Canguro

Koala Koala

Leopard Leopardo

Lion León

A ti te toca (it’s your turn)

Tarea: Online Cognate search- Think of an

area of interest for you and find 10 cognates

relating to it (animals, food, travel, history,

sports, etc); Be ready for Alphabet quiz on

WED!