Before we start with the cognates, I would like to talk about nouns. Nouns are words used to denote a person, place, thing, or idea. In Spanish, nouns are masculine or feminine. Sometimes, you will be able to tell a masculine noun from a feminine noun by looking at the last letter. If the noun ends with an -o then you could say that is a masculine word such as el cielo (sky). If the noun ends with an-a then you could say that it is a feminine word such as la luna (moon).
Notice that I wrote "you could say" this is because there is always an exception to the rule. There are many nouns that do not end with either letter leaving you guessing its gender such as pared (wall). As a result, the best way to learn new vocabulary is to learn the noun with the article la or el place in front of the word ( la+ female noun and el+masculine noun).
Los cognados are words that may look alike but do not sound the same. I'll write below few words that are cognates. To make it easier, I'll use adjectives ( words used to describe people,places and things) that can be used with a man or a woman.
cruel
eficiente
responsable
terrible
importante
Can you see the similarities with English adjectives? I thought so! Now, I would like to show you words that few changes take place to go with males and females.
Males
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Females
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generoso
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generosa
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sincero
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sincera
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religioso
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religiosa
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There are cognates that are spelled the same in both languages such as general, animal, gas, hospital to name a few. There are other cognates that change in spelling such as:
posición=position
estudiante=student
examen=exam
secreto=secret
NOTE: I am still trying to get video uploaded to these posts so you can practice the sounds. Thank you for you patience.
posición=position
estudiante=student
examen=exam
secreto=secret
NOTE: I am still trying to get video uploaded to these posts so you can practice the sounds. Thank you for you patience.
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