Cognates are words that look or sound very similar in two different languages, and which also share the same meaning. The word cognate is itself a cognate, because in Spanish the word is cognado.
For example, the word admire in English is admirar in Spanish.
Brilliant is brillante.
Center is centro.
Disappear is desaparecer,
... and so on. Studying cognates is a great way to boost your vocabulary in Spanish, because .... you already know the words!
Here is a helpful list of cognates, taken from http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/cognates.pdf.
For example, the word admire in English is admirar in Spanish.
Brilliant is brillante.
Center is centro.
Disappear is desaparecer,
... and so on. Studying cognates is a great way to boost your vocabulary in Spanish, because .... you already know the words!
Here is a helpful list of cognates, taken from http://www.colorincolorado.org/pdfs/articles/cognates.pdf.
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