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MOST COMMON SPANISH COGNATES

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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


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