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Let’s try some out........Spanish words that end in -a, -o or -e very often have an equivalent in English. Simply drop or change the last vowel.
mapa
aire
caso
causa
costo
creativo
credito dieta
drama
favoritofigura
forma guitarra
líquido
lista
lista
medicinapersona
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Words that end in -ary in English very often have a Spanish cognate that ends in -ario
vocabulario
aniversario
diccionario disciplinario
itinerario
literario
necesarioordinario
salario
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Like the previous category, English words that end in -ical have a Spanish cognate that ends in -ico.
cómicoclásico
técnico
sicológico (psychological)
práctico
político
periódico (newspaper,periodical)
metódico
histérico
físico
eléctrico
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English words that end in -ent often have a cognate in Spanish that ends in -ente. These words are usually adjectives.
agente
Words that end in -ment in English have equivalents in Spanish that simply add an -o. These words are nouns.
sentimiento (sentiment)
suficiente
potentepatente
inteligenteindiferente
equivalentediferente
cliente
testamentosuplemento
argumentoargumento
sacramento
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English words that end in -or often have a Spanish cognate that is identical.
actor
English words that end in -ist often have a Spanish cognate.
artista
profesor
error
motor
humor
doctor
director
color autor (author)
recepcionista
turista
pianista
moralista
florista
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There are many Spanish cognates that end in -cion. The equivalent English word ends in -tion. Note that all of these words have the stress on the final syllable. Also, all of these words are feminine in gender
Words that in in -dad are quite common in Spanish. They usually correspond to an English word that ends in -ty. All of these words are feminine in gender
English words that end in -ent often have a cognate in Spanish that ends in -ente. These words are usually adjectives.
Some English words that end in -ous have a Spanish cognate that ends in -oso.
English words that end in -ence or -ance often have a Spanish cognate that ends in -encia or -ancia