Intro Spanish Lesson: The Shapes and their Roots Part 1

The video tutorial explores the concept of cognates, words that look and sound similar in different languages, focusing on Spanish and English. It reviews common shapes and their Spanish names, highlighting the similarities due to shared root words. The tutorial explains how root words indicate the number of sides in shapes, such as 'triangulo' for triangle and 'cuadrado' for square. It introduces new shapes based on these root words and encourages practice by repeating the names and identifying the number of sides.

What are cognates?

• Words that have different meanings in different languages

• Words that are spelled the same in all languages

• Words that look and sound similar in two languages

• Words that have the same meaning in different languages

Which shape is referred to as 'cuadrado' in Spanish?

• Circle

• Square

• Rectangle

• Triangle

What does the root 'penta' indicate about a shape?

• It has six sides

• It has five sides

• It has four sides

• It has three sides

How many sides does an 'octagonal' shape have?

• Nine

• Eight

• Seven

• Six

Which shape is described by the root 'deca'?

• A shape with eight sides

• A shape with six sides

• A shape with ten sides

• A shape with twelve sides