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It is a rather high percentage, since both English and Spanish have a great amount of words derived from Latin and Greek. Spanish has a large Moorish influence, and English has quite a mixed bag of celtic, German, and Scandanavian influences, so the languages are quite divergent in many ways.
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What is the Spanish word for Africa?
Africa- both words are cognates.
Is Spanish easier to learn than German and why?
Yes, because there are many more cognates in Spanish than German. (Cognates are words that sound and are spelled the same in English and another language.)
How do you write finally in spanish?
You can write "finalmente". Many English words ending in "ly" have Spanish "cognates" ending in "mente".
What is the meaning in English of cognatos?
There is no direct translation of "cognatos" from Spanish to English. However, if you meant "cognates" instead, it refers to words in different languages that have a common etymological origin and similar meanings.
How do you use cognate in a sentence?
Many Spanish words have cognates in English. This is very hard if you don't know to do them.
How do you say visual in spanish?
This is one of those "cognates", or words that are the same or similar in both languages. "Visual" in Spanish is pronounced bees- oo-AHL.
Words in spanish that come from English?
Cognates are words that look the same and usually mean the same in English and spanish.
What is a sentence for cognate?
In Spanish and English there are common cognates.
Why is spanish so easy for you to learn?
Spanish is a phonetic language, so its is spelled the way it sounds. Also, if you already know English, there are plenty of cognates (words that sound the same).
How do you say sorbet in Spanish?
Sorbete is the Spanish word for "sorbet".Note: That the spellings for both languages are very similar. This is very common for Spanish/English words, and they are called "cognates".
What are some spanish cognates starting with z?
zanahoria - carrot
What do cognates help you do?
guessing the meaning of words
