Español - english cognates (palabras similares)

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direction dirección
(to) disappear desaparecer
discrimination discriminación
(to) discuss discutir
distance distancia
doctor doctor
dollar dólar
double doble
dragon dragón
electric eléctrico(a)
energy energía
(to) enter entrar
(to) examine examinar
explosion explosión
extra extra
family familia
famous famoso(a)
fascinate fascinar
favorite favorito(a)
finally finalmente
fruit fruta
garden jardín
golf golf
gorilla gorilla
group grupo
history historia
honor honor
hospital hospital
hotel hotel
hour hora
idea idea
(to) imagine imaginar
immediately inmediatamente
immigrants immigrantes
important importante
incredible increíble
independence independencia
information información
insects insectos
(to) insist insistir
intelligent inteligente
interesting interesante
(to) interrupt interrumpir
introduction introducción
lemon limón
lesson lección
line línea
lion león
list lista
machine máquina
magic magia
map mapa
memory memoria
metal metal
million millón
minute minuto
moment momento
much mucho
music música
natural natural
no no
normal normál
nervous nervioso(a)
(to) obey obedecer
object objeto
ocean océano
office oficina
park parque
part parte
patience paciencia
perfect perfecto(a)
permanent permanente
photograph fotografía
piano piano
pirate pirata
pizza pizza
planet planeta
plans planes
plants plantas
plate plato
(to) practice practicar
(to) prepare preparar
(to) present presentar
problem problema
professional profesional
radio radio
restaurant restaurante
rich rico(a)
rock roca
secret secreto
special especial
stomach estómago
(to) study estudiar
surprise sorpresa
telephone teléfono
television televisión
terrible terrible
tomato tomate
totally totalmente
traffic tráfico
(to) trap atrapar
uniform uniforme
vegetables vegetales
version versión
(to) visit visitar
(to) vote votar
cognate patterns Many Spanish words that end in –ción have a parallel English word that ends in –tion. Examples: admiración/admiration, celebración/celebration, pronunciación/pronunciation, sección/section. Spanish words that end in –dad often have a corresponding English word ending in –ty. Examples: curiosidad/curiosity, posibilidad/possibility, realidad/reality. Frequently Spanish words that end in –ia, -ía, or –io have an English parallel ending in –y. Examples: familia/family, memoria/memory, necesario/necessary, vocabulario/vocabulary. The Spanish ending –oso(a) for adjectives corresponds to the English adjective ending –ous. Examples: famoso/famous, generoso/generous, misterioso/mysterious, nervioso/nervous. Many Spanish adverbs ending in –mente correspond to English adverbs ending in –ly. Examples: correctamente/correctly, exactamente/exactly, frecuentamente/frequently, perfectamente/perfectly, rápidamente/rapidly.
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