Spanish Cognates

Here's a little test to see whether you know Spanish cognates:

http://www.musicalspanish.com/tutorial/cognates-worksheet.htm

But, I'm afraid, I don't think that there are any exhaustive lists of cognates-- although, I will try to search for them. It is better to learn cognates as you go, rather than cram them.

Thank you for the link.

I'm still hoping for more, though. I wonder if I should check with Amazon.com for a book?

I appreciate your helping me, so much.

I am not sure if a list of cognates is very useful. I doubt that anyone has bothered to make one. There are literally thousands of them especially in this age of new technology and easy travel.

I think pretty much any new technology invented in the past 100 years is a cognate...

carro
automovil
computadora
calculadora
etc.

Oops, I just thought of an exception-- avion (airplaine)... but even this has the same roots as the english word aviation.

Most schools subjects are cognates...
matematica
algebra
biologia
astronomia
etc.


And of course the reverse cognates (English words that started in Spanish)...

taco, mariachi, sombrero, chili.

The cognates are very common. You will run into them anywhere you hear spanish.

Of course the false cognates are much more interesting.

When I was learning Spanish I was embarassed to do latin dancing publicly, so I said (in front of my Latin American friends).

No quiero bailar porque estoy embarrasado.

"No quiero bailar" means I don't want to dance.
"porque estoy embarrasado" means "because I am pregnant".

Seeing as I am male, my friends thought it was quite amusing.

I thought that was French :wink:

Avión is a Spanish word taken from avion, the French.

If you want, Dupre, I'll write out a list of cognates that come to my head; I'll have to wait until to-morrow or the day after, though, as-- due to the condition of my wrist-- I need a lot of time to take breaks while writing a long doctument.

Hi, you guys are great! Thanks so much.

drom_et_reve, sorry about your wrist.

ebrown_p, that was very interesting and funny too!

Did you ever learn how to dance some of the Latin dances? They look like so much fun.

OK, here comes the list, Dupre. I'll break it up after about thirty words, as I always get lost with gigantic lists. Besides, this will mean that you'll be able to learn the cognates (if that's what you want,) in bitesize.

(And thanks for your thoughts .)

abacado - Avacado
ábaco - abacus (even though this is Latin)
abad - abbot
abalanzar - to balance (though this also means 'to throw,' among other things.)
abandonar - to abandon (also to leave, etc)
el abandono - 'the abandon'
abdicar - relinguish, abdicate
abdomen
abdominal
abducción
abductor
abiótico - abiotic

abismo - abyss
ablativo - ablative
ablución - ablution
abnegación - abnegation (self-denial)
abolición - abolition
abolicionismo - abolitionism
abolicionista - abolitionist

abominable - abominable

abordar - to board a ship, but also to tackle a problem, etc

aborigen - aboriginal

abortar - to have a miscarriage and to abort

abortivo - abortive

aboyar - to mark with buoys

abracadabra (also abracadabrante, which means spectacular.)

abrasión - abrasion

abrasivo - abrasive

abreviar - abbreviate

abreviación - abbreviation

abril - April

abrogación - abrogation

(Yes, I realise these aren't exactly thirty per post, but I think that they're better punctuated this way)

abrupto - abrupt (as well as 'rugged')

absceso - abscess

absenta - absinth

absentismo - absenteeism

absentisma - absentee

absintio - absinth again

absolutamente - absolutely

absolutismo - absolutionism

absolutista - absolutist

absoluto - absolute

absolver - absolve.

absorbencia - absorbancy

absorbente - absorbent

absorber - to absorb

absorción - absorption

abstención - abstention

abstenerse- to abstain

abstinente -abstinent

abstracto - abstract

absurdamente - absurdly

absurbidad - absurdity

absurdo - absurd

abundancia - abundance

abundante - abundant

abundamente - abundantly

abuse - to abuse (in the sense of misuse, or take advantage of)

abuso - abuse

acacia - acacia

academia - academy

académico - academic

acampar - to camp

A cappella - a cappella

acceso - access

accesorio - accessory

accidental - accidental (also 'brief')

accidentalmente - accidentally (also by chance)

accidente - accident

acción- action

aceptación - acceptance

acerbo - acerbic, bitter

àcido - acid

acné - acne

acomodar - accomodate, among many other similar things

acompañamiento - accompaniment

acompañar - accompany

acompasar - measure with a compass (as well as mark the rhythm of something)

acónito - aconite

acordar - to accord (to agree)

acre - acrid; acre

acreditar - to accredit

acróbato - acrobat

acrobático - acrobatic

acrobatismo - acrobatics

acrónimo - acronym

Acrópolis

acróstico - acrostic

activación - activation

actividad

activismo

activista

activo - active

acto - act

actor - actor (also 'plaintiff')

actriz - actress

actual - actual (as in current)

Acuario - Aquarius

acuario - aquarium

acuárium - aquarium