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Fun and Interesting Cognates/Cognados
Cognates (cognados in Spanish) are words that are spelled/pronounced somewhat the same between two languages and whose meaning is the same.
See if you can match the words that mean the same thing on this page just by looking at the similarities in their spellings. You might be surprised at how much Spanish you already know!
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English |
| internacional |
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machine |
| biología |
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mark |
| carpintero |
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international |
| máquina |
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carpenter |
| marco |
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biology |
Was that easy? OK. Now try this. Look at the words below that name musical instruments. Match the words to their illustrations. When you're done, please check your answers with the Answer Key.
| Instrumentos |
Instruments |
| clarinete |
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| guitarra |
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| arpa |
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| güiro |
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| flauta |
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| armónica |
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| trompetea |
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| violín |
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| piano |
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If you want more information, contact us at
Elementary.Spanish@nau.edu
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