Cognate words

Cognate Words
Review: Personal information/ spelling/ numbers/ wh
questions

Prepared by Prof. Natalia Álvarez Catripay

Personal information and spelling
Listen and answer the following questions: Listen and write the words
1. What’s your address? ­
1. _______________
______________________________ 2. _______________
2. What’s your number? 3. _______________
______________________________
4. _______________
3. What’s your first name Mr Wang?
___________________ 5. _______________
4. What’s your zip code?
______________________________
 Complete the questions with a wh question

________ is the longest river in the world (1)

________ did you say? (2)

________ do you feel? (3)

What Where
________ are you so late? (4)

________ is that girl? (5)

Who How
When
________ do we leave? (6)

I can’t find my glasses, ________ are they? (7)

Why
have two magazines __________ one do you want? (8) Which
 In groups make questions using the wh question
Now, its your asigned by the professor

turn.
What (what time, When
what kind)

How (how much,

Why how many, how long,
how far )

Where Who
 Reorder the words to create questions
1. do up wake time what you?
2. I buy coat where rain a can?
3. these keys are whose car?
4. last you year who worked
with?
5. you work previously did
where?
6. does day the every he leave
office when?
What would you do? Imagine moving to a country where you do not
speak the language, and most people there don’t
speak yours.
Cognate words
Recognizing cognate words helps you
to understand and learn the new
language more efficiently.
 Words that are similar in meaning, spelling, and
origin across different languages due to shared
Cognate words linguistic roots.

English Spanish French Italian German

Information Información Information Informazione Information

Family Familia Famille Famiglia Familie

Music Musica Musique Musica Musik

Telephone Teléfono téléphone telefono Telefon

Doctor Doctor Docteur Dottore

Let’s take a look at a few cognates that are spelled exactly the
same in English as they are in Spanish.

animal hotel decimal hospital metal

Now, let’s take a look at a few cognates that are spelled
almost the same in English as they are in Spanish.

English Spanish
Dinosaur Dinosaurio
Human Humano
Evidence Evidencia
Bicycle Bicicleta
Cognate words
I. Write the meaning in Spanish of the following words 10. Material ___________
1. English ___________ 11. Optimization _______

2. Engineering ________ 12. Course ___________

13. Study ___________
3. Computer _________
14. Academic _________
4. Science ___________
15. Favorite ___________
5. Civil ___________
16. Different __________
6. Structure __________ 17. Program __________
7. System ___________ 18. University _________
8. Energy ___________ 19. International _______
9. Analysis __________ 20. Multinational _______
Let’s continue…
Say the meaning of this words in
Spanish

Restaurant
Photo History Initial

Actual
False cognates
• False cognates are English words that are spelled or
pronounced the same as Spanish words but do not have the
same meaning.
Word False cognate Real meaning

Actual Actual Real

Actually Actualmente En realidad
Embarrased Embarazada Avergonzado -a
Idioms Idiomas Modismo
Large Largo Grande
Don’t be like Wachu
False Cognates
Choose the correct meaning:
 Reading Comprehension False Cognates
• During my recent trip to a Spanish-speaking country, I found some amusing situations due to false cognates in the language. For
example, when we invited our friends over for dinner, one of them seemed surprised and asked if we were going to eat “money”.
That's when we realized he was confusing the word "dinner" with "dinero".

• One of the funniest moments was when my friend said his sister was three years “mayor” than him. We all thought he meant "Mayor",
but he explained he was referring to "older" in English.

• Later, we went shopping and my friend asked me to help him choose his best “ropes” for the party. I thought he meant a "rope" to tie
something, but he actually meant to choose his best "clothing".

• After a day full of adventures, we sat down for a “lecture” about ancient history. At first, I thought it would be a "class", but it turned out
to be just a "reading" from an old book.

1. What amusing situations did the speaker find during their trip to a Spanish-speaking country?
2. What did one of the friends mistakenly think they were going to eat when invited over for dinner?
3. How did the friend mistakenly describe his sister's age difference?
4. What did the friend actually mean when he asked for help choosing his best "ropes"?
5. What did the speaker initially expect when sitting down for a "lecture" about ancient history?
See you next class!