Cognates Flashcards
Exact Cognates are…
Spanish words spelled exactly as in English
Direct Cognates are…
Words that are recognized when keeping in mind certain rules of Spanish spelling and pronunciation
Indirect Cognates are…
There is a recognizable similarity in the forms of the two words, and an indirect connection in meaning
False Cognates are…
Words in Spanish that look like a word in English but are quite different in meaning
ropa
clothing
exito
success
hay
there is; there are
pie
foot
embarazada
pregnant
asistir
to attend
What Spanish suffix corresponds with -tion
-cion
admiracíon
admiration
aviación
avaition
celebración
celebration
civilización
civilization
direccóin
direction
invitación
invitation
nación
nation
producción
production
repetición
repetition
sección
section
What Spanish suffix corresponds with -ty
-dad
la sociedad
society
la electricidad
electricity
autoridad
authority
capacidad
capacity
curiosidad
curiosity
eternidad
eternity
generosidad
generosity
necesidad
necessity
posibilidad
possibility
realidad
reality
universidad
university
variedad
variety
What are the 3 Spanish suffixes that go with -y
-is -ía -io
familia
family
fotograpía
photography
vocabulario
vocabulary
Antonio
Anthony
la prounción
pronunciation
la combinación
combination
democracia
democracy
dormitorio
dormitory
farmacia
pharmacy
geografía
geography
historia
history
María
Marie
memoria
memory
necesario
necessary
remedio
remedy
What Spanish suffix goes with -ous
-oso
misterioso
mysterious
rigoroso
rigorous
curioso
curious
famoso
famous
furioso
furious
generoso
generous
glorioso
glorious