Question

los cognados
without looking these words up, write your best guess as to their meaning in
english. they are all cognates! take note of the article used when translating.

1. los monumentos = _______________
2. un pingüino = _______________
3. el estómago = _______________
4. los secretos = _______________
5. un mapa = _______________
6. una lección = _______________
7. la adopción = _______________
8. unas listas = _______________

Explanation:

These are Spanish-English cognates, words with similar spelling/meaning across languages. Spanish articles are matched to English: plural definite "los/las" = "the", singular definite "el/la" = "the", singular indefinite "un/una" = "a/an", plural indefinite "unos/unas" = "some". The core word meanings align closely between the two languages.

Answer:

1. los monumentos = the monuments
2. un pingüino = a penguin
3. el estómago = the stomach
4. los secretos = the secrets
5. un mapa = a map
6. una lección = a lesson
7. la adopción = the adoption
8. unas listas = some lists