Cognates

Cognates:

Cognates are words that share meaning , spelling and pronunciation similar in two languages. While English cognates with very few shares a language like Chinese, 30 % to 40 % of all English words have a related word in Spanish.

Example:
doctor-doctor
radio-radio
computer-computadora
taxi-taxi
silence-silencio
pino-pino
estove-estufa
television-television
car-carro
project-proyecto



Falses cognates:


Cognates are words that share meaning , spelling and similar pronunciation in both languages. While English cognates with very few shares of a language like Chinese , 30% and 40 % of all English words have a related word in Spanish.

Example:

arm-brazo
army-ejercito
aspersion-columnia
bomber-avion bombardero
camp-campamento
cartoon-chiste
can-lata o verbo poder
exit-salida
library-biblioteca
rope-cuerda

Sentences:

1.El hotel es moderno.         
  The hotel is modern.
2.El dragon es feroz.
   The dragon is ferocious
3.El actor admira el arte
   The actor admires the art.
4.Tengo hambre
    Im hungry
5.Yo no lo hice!
    i didn't do it.
6.Como te llamas?
   Whats your name?
7.El automovil rojo causa un acidente.
   The car causes a accident.
8.El tigre tiene un acidente.
   The tiger had a accident
9.I like hot chocolate
    Me gusta chocolate caliente
10.No entiendo
    I don't understand

A reading in English , always going to get these cognates and no son Sino words that resemble a line Others Our language. The importance of Conduct A Dictionary and correct the translation , is that not always significant Estós carried What This word is a language translation.

Not surprisingly, researchers studying the acquisition of the first and second languages ​​have found that students benefit by recognizing cognates.

As noted , many English words resemble those words in Spanish , some have the same meaning and are called cognates such as television ( TV ) , but others have totally different meanings. These similar words but different meanings are called false friends ( false friends ) or false cognates ( false cognates ) .

It is very important to know who learn English false cognates , in order not to make mistakes , such as telling someone :

Sympathetic ( comprehensive)

when what we mean is nice (sympathetic )

Cognates used in computers:

Systems                                sistemas

Software                               software

Hardware                              hardware

Computer                              computadora

Language                               lenguaje

Communication                     comunicación

Symbols                                símbolos

Generation                            generación

Technology                           tecnología

Central                                 central

Digital                                   digital

Operations                           operaciones

Control                                control

Falses cognates:

Récord                registro, archivo

File                     archivo

Improve              mejorar

Success              éxito

Library               biblioteca

Actually              realmente

Carpet                alfombra

Date                   fecha

Exit                    salida

Large                 grande

Media                medios

Once                 una vez

Signature           firma

Exercises:

Choose the correct word cognate to each sentence:

1. Did you know that Chrissie got ________________ (embarrassed/pregnant) on holiday in Ibiza?

2. The ________________ (signature/subject) I hate most is maths.

3. Begonia is a very ________________ (kind /sympathetic) person.

4. Keep ________________ (removing/stirring) the soup the whole time.

5. I couldn't agree more. That's a very ________________ (sensible/sensitive) idea.

6. The filmThe Quiet American was a box-office ________________ (exit/success).

7. How many ________________ (idioms/languages) can you speak?

8. ________________ (Actually/Nowadays) I'm living with my parents again.

9. The poor live in the ________________ (slums/suburbs).10. The police came to my ________________ (assistance/attendance)

 

Identify the True Cognates in each sentence; there are more than one in some sentences:

1.The doctor told me that she is ok. ______________________________________________

2.This is an important hospital __________________________________________________

3.The Imperial Hotel is good. ___________________________________________________

4.The travel was perfect. ______________________________________________________

5.My mother is very popular.___________________________________________________

6.Music is the best invention of the world._________________________________________

7.Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Universe.______________________________________

8.Miss Universe is so beautiful. _________________________________________________

9.I dont like Chinese restaurants. _______________________________________________

10.Venezuela is a great nation. ___________________________________________________