Tonk Spanish chpt3
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- Cognate
- a word that is spelled the same, or almost the same, in two different laguages and has the same definition.
- Spanish is easy
- El espanol es fácil
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color
koh-lohr -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
chocolate
choh-koh-lah-teh -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
doctor
dohk-tohr -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
hotel
oh-tehl -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
soda
soh-dah -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
motor
moh-tohr -
noun
masculine
perfect cognate -
banana
bah-nah-nah -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
fiesta
fee-yehs-tah -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
alpaca
ahl-pah-kah -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
plaza
plah-sah -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
radio
rrah-dee-yoh -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
taxi
tahk-see -
noun
feminine
perfect cognate -
horrible
oh-rree-bleh -
adjective
perfect cognate -
natural
nah-too-rahl -
adjective
perfect cognate -
popular
poh-poo-lahr -
adjective
perfect cognate -
sociable
soh-see-yah-bleh -
adjective
perfect cognate -
terrible
teh-rree-bleh -
adjective
perfect cognate -
tropical
troh-pee-kahl -
adjective
perfect cognate - Near cognates
- words that are a identical to words in another language, off by an accent or a letter or two but has the same meaning.
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Impossible
eem-poh-see-bleh -
adj.
near cognate -
interesante
een-teh-reh-sahn-teh -
adj.
near cognate -
magnifico
mahg-nee-fee-koh -
adj.
near cognate -
moderno
moh-dehr-noh -
adj.
near cognate -
necesario
neh-seh-sah-ree-yoh -
adj.
near cognate -
ordinario
ohr-dee-nah-ree-yo -
adj.
near cognate -
posible
poh-see-bleh -
adj.
near cognate -
probable
proh-bah-bleh -
adj.
near cognate -
presidente
preh-see-dehn-teh -
noun
cognate -
programa
proh-grah-mah -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
menú
mee-noo -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
restaurante
rrehs-tow-rahn-teh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
salario
sah-lah-ree-yoh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
supermercado
soo-pehr-mehr-kah-doh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
teatro
teh-yah-troh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
teléfono
teh-leh-foh-noh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
mansión
mahn-see-yohn -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
música
moo-see-kah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
nacionalidad
nah-see-yoh-nah-lee-dahd -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
opinión
oh-pee-nee-yohn -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
persona
pehr-soh-nah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
región
rreh-hee-yohn -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
rosa
rroh-sah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
turista
too-rees-tah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
americano
ah-meh-ree-kah-noh -
adj.
near cognate -
confortable
kohn-for-tah-bleh -
adj.
near cognate -
curioso
koo-ree-yoh-soh -
adj.
near cognate -
delicioso
deh-lee-see-yoh-soh -
adj.
near cognate -
diferente
dee-feh-rehn-teh -
adj.
near cognate -
difícil
dee-fee-seel -
adj.
near cognate -
elegante
eh-leh-gahn-te -
adj.
near cognate -
excelente
ehk-seh-lehn-teh -
adj.
near cognate -
famoso
fah-moh-soh -
adj.
near cognate -
grande
grahn-deh -
adj.
near cognate -
importante
eem-pohr-tahn-teh -
adj.
near cognate -
aniversario
ah-nee-behr-sah-ree-yoh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
automóvil
ow-toh-moh-beel -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
banco
bahn-koh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
ciclismo
see-klees-moh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
diccionario
deek-see-nah-ree-yoh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
grupo
groo-poh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
jardín
har-deen -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
limón
lee-mohn -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
mecánico
meh-kah-nee-koh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
parque
par-keh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
plato
plah-toh -
noun
masculine
near cognate -
aspirina
ah-spee-ree-nah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
bicicleta
bee-see-kleh-tah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
blusa
bloo-sah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
catedral
kah-teh-drahl -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
computadora
kohm-poo-tah-doh-rah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
dieta
dee-yeh-tah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
familia
fah-mee-lee-yah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
hamburguesa
ahm-boor-geh-sah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
lámpara
lahm-pah-rah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
medicina
meh-dee-see-nah -
noun
feminine
near cognate -
guitarra
gee-tah-rrah -
noun
feminine
near cognate - Spanish words that begin with "es" are often...
- near cognates
- You can guess the meaning of many spanish words beginning with es- by dropping the...
- "e" from it.
- The spanish word "es" means...
- is
- escarlata
- scarlet
- escéptico
- skeptical
- escultor
- sculptor
- espacio
- space
- españa
- spain
- especial
- special
- espectáculo
- spectacle,show
- espía
- spy
- espiral
- spiral
- espléndido
- splendid
- esquí
- ski
- estudiar
- to study
- estupendo
- stupendous
- El piano es grande
- The piano is big
- El actor es horrible
- The actor is horrible
- La información is terrible
- The information is terrible
- El profesor es sincero
- The professor is sincere
- El tigre es cruel
- The tiger is cruel
- El cereal es delicioso
- The cereal is delicious
- The word "THE" can either be El or La depending upon...
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whether the noun it describes
is masculine or feminine - The president is elegant
- El presidente es elegante
- The computer is interesting
- La computadora es interesante
- The information is important
- El información es importante
- The hotel is large
- El hotel es grande
- The color is magnificent
- El color es magnifico
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -o describe... - masculine nouns
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -a
describe... - feminine nouns
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In the spanish language:
adjectives ending with -e can
describe... - both masculine and feminine nouns
- what are the 3 major verb families?
- ar, er and ir
- what are verbs that belong to a family called?
- regular verbs
- what are verbs that don't belong to a family called?
- irregular
- each verb family has its own set of...
- rules
- why would irregular verbs be considered the "black sheep" of verbs?
- irregular verbs don't follow verb family rules
- name 23 -ar verbs
- acompañar adorar celebrar comenzar declarar eliminar entrar explicar ignorar invitar marchar modificar negar observar pasar practicar preparar refusar reparar reservar terminar usar verificar
- name 3 -er verbs
- comprender responder vender
- name 9 -ir verbs
- aplaudir decidir describir dividir persuadir preferir sufrir omitir recibir
- Juan prepara el menú
- Juan prepares the menu
- El mecánico repara el carro
- The mechanic repares the car
- El turista usa la información
- The tourist uses the information
- El programa termina
- The program ends
- Marta celebra su aniversario
- Marta celebrates her birthday
- José adora el programa
- José adores the program
- The program is excellent
- El programa es excelente
- The park is popular
- El parque es popular
- The dish is famous
- El plato es famoso
- The restaurant is large
- El restaurante es grande
- The theatre is modern
- El teatro es moderno
- The program is magnificent
- El programa es magnífico
- The actor is dynamic
- El actor es dinámico
- The hotel is comfortable
- El hotel es confortable
- What are "false friends"
- words spelled exactly or almost the same in both spanish and english but have different meanings
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false friends:
asistir - to attend
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false friends:
caro - expensive
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false friends:
comer - to eat
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false friends:
fábrica - factory
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false friends:
flor - flower
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false friends:
hay - there is, there are
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false friends:
librería - bookstore
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false friends:
joya - jewel
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false friends:
pan - bread
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false friends:
sopa - soup
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Newspaper Articles:
DEPORTES-Bogotá, defiende su título - SPORTS-Bogotá,defends her title
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Newspaper Articles:
ECONOMICAS-Informe confirma vitalidad de la economía - ECONOMY-A report confirms the vitality of the economy
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Newspaper Articles:
INTERNACIONAL-China pone interés en restaurantes de comida rápida - INTERNATIONAL-China shows an interest in fast food
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Newspaper Articles:
INFORMACION-ATEROESCLEROSIS TIENE UNA SOLUCION - INFORMATION- THERE IS A SOUTION TO ARTERIOSCLEROSIS