Do Now What are some Spanish words you already know? Do any of them resemble English words? Get out your Do Now Sheet!

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1 Do Now What are some Spanish words you already know? Do any of them resemble English words? Get out your Do Now Sheet!

2 Cognates

3 A cognate is a Spanish word that when you see them, you know (or think you know) what they mean. They may be spelled exactly like – or similar to – an English word. Example: Capital significa capital.

4 Cognates are our friends!

5 Ejemplos Normal Animal Metal Final General Hospital Natural Actor Doctor Color Favor Garage Horrible Terrible Probable Angel Fenomenal

6 Cuidado… Beware! There are words which look like English words but are actually what are called “false cognates” or “false friends.” False cognates are NOT our friends. Even though they look like words we know in English, they do not necessarily mean the same in Spanish.

7 False Friends Pie Pan It actually means FOOT! It actually means BREAD!

8 Más Ejemplos Hay Sin Once Leer Saber Sopa Embarazada There is/are Without Eleven To read To know Soup Pregnant

9 Believe it or not you CAN read Spanish already… You may not know it, but if I tell you that el = the and hay = there are you can read an ENTIRE paragraph in Spanish.

10 El elefante es un animal inteligente. Hay muchos elefantes en África. El camello es un animal enorme. Hay camellos en el desierto. El tigre es un animal feroz. El león es otro animal feroz. Hay muchos animales feroces en el circo.

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12 Frayer Definition Characteristics ExamplesNon Non Examples COGNADOS

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16 Exit Ticket Summarize, in your own words, what a cognate is.