Spanish Language and Culture 10-3Y

2.1 Vocabulary - Vocabulario

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The vocabulary for this lesson is related to school and classroom objects. Listen to the pronunciation of each word and look at the picture. Read the sentence that contains the vocabulary word. Repeat the sentence or word aloud to practice your pronunciation and to help you remember the word.

Word Connections

Take a closer look at these three vocabulary words. They are not cognates, but they have similarities to their English translations. Look at each pair of words carefully. Think about what they have in common.

estudiante

estudiante/student → el estudiante student Both words contain the letters stud with similar sounds. Try pronouncing each word emphasizing the stud sounds and you will hear the similiarities.

el pupitre

pupitre/pupil → el pupitre pupil Although these words are not direct translations of each other, they do have a connection. El pupitre means student desk. Pupil is another word for student in English. Even though the words mean different things, they share the same beginning letters pup- and are both related to student in some way. Therefore, if you knew the word pupil in English to mean student, you might guess the word pupitre in Spanish had something to do with a student-and you'd be right.

el papel

papel/paper → el papel paper These two words share beginning letters pap-. They have different pronunciations, but are spelled almost the same with the exception of the last letter in the words.

As you learn to recognize similarities between words, you will build your vocabulary (in Spanish and English) and improve your reading skills by being able to recognize and guess the meaning of unfamiliar words more easily.