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!