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Oct 20, 2026
Italian and English: Cognates and False Cognates
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0:39Dave FarinaHOST
When comparing two languages, if they are closely related, as Italian and English are, there will always be some cognates.
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0:47Dave FarinaHOST
The word cognate comes from Latin words meaning together and born, so these are words that were born together, implying a common origin.
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0:56Dave FarinaHOST
Cognates are therefore words in two different languages that have similar pronunciations, spellings, and meanings.
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1:05Dave FarinaHOST
In Italian, these are called parole simili.
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1:08Dave FarinaHOST
In terms of learning a brand new language, the cognates will always be the easiest to remember, since they already sound like words you know, and mean the same thing too.
What a child's brain has to do to learn to read in English
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48:05Paola PantoHOST
«Yes, a big brown dog, and he's running.» Then invite her to say it again.
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48:14Paola PantoHOST
See? What is a second classroom example? Cognate detectives.
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48:20Paola PantoHOST
That's a very, very easy and nice for working with children.
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48:24Paola PantoHOST
Before reading, give children a detective card.
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55:16Paola PantoHOST
Language experience texts read independently.
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55:22Paola PantoHOST
And the last one, consolidated alphabetic, so reads in chunks and familiar pattern, longer texts with peer led by children.
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55:31Paola PantoHOST
Cognate false friends doing hunts.
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55:35Paola PantoHOST
Children create their own word family houses.
Máighréad Medbh: Dwelling
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51:54Máighréad MedbhGUEST
In Irish, Tírna Lord derives from Old Irish Tígrna.
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51:58Máighréad MedbhGUEST
Cognate with Old Welsh, Tígrn, Cornish, Tírn and Old British, Tígrnas, the root is Teg of Tíg, House, Modern Irish, Teoch.
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52:09Máighréad MedbhGUEST
The given name Hammond comes from Old German, Heimí, House, Home.
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52:15Máighréad MedbhGUEST
The name was introduced into England by the Normans and soon became common.