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A cognate is...

• two words that mean and are spelled the same.

• a rare word that some languages ​​share.

• a word that look, sound and have the same meaning in two languages.

• un cognado en Español.

How many types of cognates are there?

• Too many to count.

• Tres.

• Cinco.

• Dos.

The types of cognates we study are:

• Lindos, feos y regulares.

• Rotores, pistones y clasicos.

• Femeninos, masculinos e hibridos

• Perfectos, regulares y falsos.

A perfect/ exact cognate...

• two words that are always spelled the same even though their meaning is different.

• are two words that are spelled the same and have the same meaning in two languages.

• the most beautiful words of a language.

While a regular cognate...

• words neither so pretty nor so ugly.

• words whose meaning is different when translated.

• are words regularly used by speakers.

• words in which the spelling varies a little, but the meaning remains the same.

A false cognate is also known as...

• a false friend/ amigo falso.

• the trickster.

• the liar.

• cheat whisperer.

Which of these is not a cognate?

• animal- animal

• excellent- excelente

• embarassed- pregnant

• sharpener- sacapuntas

The Spanish ending -ción corresponds to the English ending:

• -on

• -ong

• -tion

• -ton

The Spanish ending -oso corresponds to the English ending:

• -es

• -s

• -ous

• -ay

The graph -ph in English, when translated into Spanish, is changed to...

• -phe

• -h

• -g

• -f