Today's spanish english cognate la memoria

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This 4 page handout and worksheet explores the cognate 'la memoria-memory'. It includes practice exercises.

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• Langue: Français

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oday’s

Spanish-English Cognate

Spanish and English have many similar words known as cognates. These words are constructed with

the same base, or root word, which may come from Latin, Greek, or another language. You can expand

you Spanish vocabulary quickly by using cognates. By studying cognates, you can use your knowledge

of English to help you learn Spanish. Today we will focus on this Spanish-English cognate:

la memoria

–

memory

As you can see, both words share the root word

mem

(to remember)

. T

ake a look

at the sample sentences and proverbs below. They

la memoria

in different ways.

Please don’t be overwhelmed by the complexity of the Spanish sentences.

The

English translation is provided. Focus on the different forms of

la memoria

in

each sentence.

Él está padeciendo de

pérdida de memoria

.

(H

e’

s suffering from a loss of memory.)

Los mentirosos deben

tener buena memoria

.

(Liars must have a good memory.)

Mi ordenador tiene 4

giga de memoria

.

(My computer has 4 gigabytes of memory.)

Has aprendido el poema

de memoria

.

(You have learned the poem by heart.)

Alicia le gusta hacer crucigramas para

mejorar la memoria

.

(Alicia likes to do crossword puzzles to

improve her memory.)

Tenía tan

mala memoria

que se olvidó de que tenía

mala memoria

y se acordó de todo.

(He had such a bad memory that he forgot he had a bad memory and he remembered everything.)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna

(1891-1963) Spanish author

La memoria

es el único paraíso del que no podemos ser expulsados.

(Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be expelled.)

Jean Paul

(1763-1825) German author and humorist

Now, take a few minutes to practice using the different forms of

la memoria

. Use the Spanish and

English sentences above to complete this exercise. Match the Spanish word with the English word.

_____ de memoria

1. to improve memory

_____ la memoria

2. bad memory

_____ tener buena memoria

3. loss of memory

_____ pérdida de memoria

4. by heart

_____ giga de memoria

5. to have a good memory

_____ mala memoria

6. gigabytes of memory

_____ mejorar la memoria

7. memory