Spanish I notes-Cognates and infinitives pages 32 & 34



Spanish I notes-Cognates and infinitives pages 32 & 34

• Infinitives are verbs.

• They are most often used to name actions.

• Verbs in English have different forms depending on who is doing the action or when the action is occurring:

Examples: I walk, she walks, we walked, etc.

• The most basic form of a verb is called the infinitive.

• In English, you can spot infinitives because they usually have the word “to” in front of them.

Examples: to swim, to run, to dance, etc.

Infinitives in Spanish do not have a separate word like “to” in front of them. Spanish infinitives are only one word and always end in –ar, -er, -and –ir.

Nadar, leer, escribir

Page 34-Cognates (cognados)

What are cognates? Cognates are words that look alike and have similar meanings in English and Spanish.

Here are some examples:

|Spanish |English |

|popular |popular |

|Usar |to use |

|radio |radio |

|música |music |

|importante |important |

|computadora |computer |

|Guitarra |guitar |

|Teléfono |telephone |

****Becoming skilled at recognizing cognates will help you understand what you read and will increase your vocabulary

Let’s try it.

Look at pages 26-29 and make a list of seven cognates from the vocabulary on those pages.

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