1.1 Vocabulary - Vocabulario - Cognates
Completion requirements
Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y
1.1 Vocabulary - Vocabulario - Cognates
Cognates
Cognates are words with the same origin that have similar pronunciation, spelling, and meaning in both English and Spanish.
Watch this quick video to see and hear a couple of examples.
Vocabulary Check:
Take some time to review the vocabulary for this lesson. Practice your pronunciation on your own. Some of these are Cognates, some are Borrowed words - can you tell the difference? If you need to go back a page to check - just click Previous in the top or bottom right of your screen.
| champú
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| sándwich |
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| zÃper |
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| clóset |
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| hamburguesa |
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| poncho |
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| piñata |
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| salsa |
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| medicina |
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| balcón |
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Ensure you are pronouncing these borrowed words in Spanish, not how you may have heard them in English. Try it yourself first, then check them against the recording:
| la tortilla |  |
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| el burrito |
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| el taco |
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| la plaza |
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| el jalapeño |  |