¡A practicar español! / Let´s practice Spanish in Mexico: Cognates-cognados
Si eres un hablante de inglés y estás aprendiendo español, hay
un montón de palabras que ya sabes. Esto significa, que tienes una gran ventaja
en tu aprendizaje comparado con una persona nacida en Japón, por ejemplo.
Hay palabras que son iguales en ambas lenguas, son los llamados
cognados, estos términos existen en los dos idiomas y tienen las mismas raíces. Como el español y el inglés, tienen el latín en
sus raíces, existen muchos cognados.
If you are English
speaker and you are learning Spanish, there are lot of words that you already
know. You have a huge advantage in learning Spanish compared to say a person from
Japan! When you find words that are the same in both languages, they called English-Spanish
cognates.
The
proper definition of cognate is reserved for words that exists in two different
languages and have the same root or origin. Since Spanish and English both have
Latin roots, there are lot of words that are the same or very close in both
languages.
Alleluia!
Let study some
words that are very similar in both languages:
Encounter encuentro
Honorary member miembro
honorario
On the other hand,
we have false cognates or “falsos amigos” (false friends)
Por otro lado, tenemos falsos cognados o falsos amigos
The word in Spanish
actual, the correct meaning in
English is current, but you don´t have to be confused with English actual.
Bordar (to embroider) don´t be confused with to
board.(abordar), it is not border. (borde o frontera)
Chocar (to crash)
not be confused with to choke (ahogarse, atragantarse) political regimes and their conflicts in today's world Main sources of tension in international relations
Colegio (School)
not be confused with college (Universidad)
Bonita blusa bordada / Pretty embroidered blouse
¡Bordados de Chiapas!
Un choque:
Put the victim in shock position.Mantein the person confortable and warm.Turn the victim's head to the side if there is no suspected neck injury.
¿Conoces más cognados?
¿Tienes una lista?
Learn Spanish and its culture!
Bibliografía: Scott
Thomas y otros, The big Red book of Spanish Vocabulary,Mc Graw Hill, 2006
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