MOST COMMON SPANISH COGNATES
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Persons - Jobs/Roles [15]
□ almirante: admiral
□ ángel: angel
□ campeón: champion
□ capitán: captain
□ comandante: commander
□ defensa: defense, defense player in sport
□ doctor: doctor
□ enemigo: enemy
□ general: general in the army, etc., general (all meanings)
□ jefe: boss, chief, manager
□ líder: leader
□ oficial: nmf official, officer; adj official
□ policía: nmf policeman, policewoman; nf police force
□ presidente: president
□ profesor: professor, teacher
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Persons - Family and Friends [7]
□ amigo: friend
□ bebé: baby
□ esposo, -a: nmf husband, wife, spouse
□ familia: family
□ mamá: mom, mother
□ papá: father, papa, dad
□ persona: person
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Tangible [14]
□ auto: auto, car
□ balón: ball
□ chocolate: chocolate
□ dólar: nm dollar
□ escuela: school
□ forma: form
□ frente: nf front of a war; forehead
□ grupo: group
□ habitación: nf bedroom, room, usually referring to a hotel, inn, etc.
□ línea: line
□ proyecto: project
□ punto: period, dot, point, place, point in time or space
□ tren: train
□ universidad: nf university
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Intangible - Mental/Emotional [11]
□ deseo: desire
□ duda: nf doubt
□ felicidad: nf happiness, joy
□ historia: history, story
□ idea: idea
□ opinión: nf opinión
□ oportunidad: nf opportunity
□ perdón: pardon, forgiveness
□ problema: nm problema
□ razón: nf reason
□ realidad: nf reality
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Intangible - Time/Number Related [9]
□ día: day
□ hora: hour, time
□ medio: n half; adj half
□ minuto: minute
□ momento: momento
□ número: number
□ orden: order, en orden
□ par: pair, couple, even number
□ parte: part
□ COGNATES - Nouns - Intangible - Other [10]
□ ataque: attack
□ atención: attention
□ caso: case, attention
□ clase: nf class, type, kind
□ color: nm color
□ compañía: company
□ estado: nm state; pp of estar
□ favor: nm favor
□ fiesta: party
□ silencio: silence
□ COGNATES - Verbs - AR : Mental/Emotional/Attitudinal [13]
□ aceptar: to accept
□ desear: to desire
□ dudar: to doubt
□ estudiar: to study
□ imaginar: to imagine
□ importar: to import, to matter to, to be of concern
□ intentar: to intend, to try
□ molestar: to bother
□ ocupar: to occupy, to take care of
□ ordenar: to place in order, to order, to command
□ perdonar: to pardon, to forgive
□ preparar: to prepare
□ significar: to mean, to signify
□ COGNATES - Verbs - AR : Physical [15]
□ atacar: to attack
□ atrapar: to trap
□ avanzar: to avance, to move forward
□ comenzar: to commence, to begin, to start
□ contar: to count, to tell (a story)
□ encontrar: to find
□ entrar: to enter, to get in, to go in
□ explicar: to explain
□ funcionar: to function, to work, to run
□ presentar: to present, to introduce
□ retirarse: to retire
□ robar: to rob, to steal
□ salvar: to save
□ terminar: to finish
□ usar: to use, to wear
□ COGNATES - Verbs - ER [8]
□ aparecer: to appear
□ comprender: to comprehend, to understand
□ detener: to detain, to arrest, to stop
□ mantener: to maintain, to stay
□ mover: to move
□ ofrecer: to offer
□ prometer: to promise
□ suponer: to suppose
□ COGNATES - Verbs - IR [10]
□ cumplir: to be fulfilled, to complete, to accomplish, to turn (a number of years old)
□ dirigir: to direct, to guide
□ existir: to exist
□ ocurrir: to occur, to happen, to be going on
□ permitir: to permit, to allow
□ preferir: to prefer
□ recibir: to receive
□ referirse: to refer, to mean
□ servir: to serve, to work, to help, to be useful to
□ unir: to unite, to join, to come together
□ COGNATES - Adjectives - Physical [10] :
□ final: final
□ gran: great
□ grande: large, big; nmf adult, aged person
□ igual: equal, the same, just the same
□ mucho: a lot, many
□ negro: black; nmf black man or woman
□ nuevo: new
□ rápido: fast, quick
□ segundo: second; nm second
□ ultimo: last, latest
□ COGNATES - Adjectives - Attitudinal/Emotional [15]
□ amable: kind
□ cierto: certain, true
□ especial: special
□ extraño: strange
□ feliz: happy
□ horrible: horrible
□ importante: important
□ imposible: impossible
□ increible: incredible
□ justo: fair, just, tight-fitting
□ maravillosa: marvelous, wonderful
□ perfecto: perfect
□ posible: posible
□ santo: holy, good (in the divine sense)
□ suficiente: sufficient, enough
