Words that are the same in both languages are referred to English-Spanish cognates. There is a vocabulary of almost 1000 words that exists in two both languages and have the same root or origin since Spanish and English both have Latin roots.
Words ending in “ible” (pronounced ‘e-ble’) (1-1)
| English Word | Palabra Español | English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible | Biblia | Does not follow rule | ||
| Collectible | Coleccionable | Does not follow rule | ||
| Compatible | ||||
| Convertible | ||||
| Flexible | ||||
| Horrible | ||||
| Impossible | Imposible | |||
| Invisible | ||||
| Possible | ||||
| Reversible | ||||
| Sensible | Means sensitive not sensible | |||
| Terrible | No es tan terrible |
Words ending in “ible” (pronounced ‘e-ble’) (1-1)
| English Word | Palabra Español | English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bible | Biblia | Does not follow rule | ||
| Collectible | Coleccionable | Does not follow rule | ||
| Compatible | ||||
| Convertible | ||||
| Flexible | ||||
| Horrible | ||||
| Impossible | Imposible | |||
| Invisible | ||||
| Possible | ||||
| Reversible | ||||
| Sensible | Means sensitive not sensible | |||
| Terrible | No es tan terrible |
Words ending in “ible” (pronounced ‘e-ble’) (1-1)
| English Word | Palabra Español | English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collectible | Coleccionable | Does not follow rule | ||
| Terrible | No es tan terrible |
| Words ending in “ible” (pronounced ‘e-ble’) (1-1) | ||||
| English Word | Palabra Español | English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
| Bible | Biblia | Does not follow rule | ||
| Collectible | Coleccionable | Does not follow rule | ||
| Compatible | ||||
| Convertible | ‘V’ is pronounced like ‘B’ | |||
| Flexible | Soy flexible | |||
| Horrible | Horrible | |||
| Impossible | Imposible | |||
| Invisible | ||||
| Possible | Posible | But now it is not possible. | Pero ahora no es possible. | |
| Reversible | ||||
| Sensible | Sensible | Means sensitive not sensible | ||
| Terrible | Terrible | No es tan terrible | ||
| Words ending in “able” (pronounced ‘ah-ble’) (1-2) | ||||
| English Word | Palabra Español | English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
| Acceptable | Aceptable | It’s not acceptable for me. | No es aceptable para mi. | |
| Admirable | It’s so admirable | Es tan admirable. | ||
| Adorable | She’s adorable like that | Ella es adorable así | ||
| Cable | ||||
| Detestable | ||||
| Durable | ||||
| Impeccable | Impecable | |||
| Inevitable | ‘V’ is pronounced like ‘B’ | |||
| Memorable | ||||
| Passable | Pasable | |||
| Presentable | ||||
| Probable | ||||
| Respectable | She is very respectable. | Ella es muy respectable. | ||
| Words ending in “al” (pronounced ‘owl’) ~250+ words (1-4) | ||||
| English Word |
Palabra Español
|
English Sentence | Oración Española | Notes (Notas) |
[qdeck] [q] Should
1. (indicating obligation)
a. deber
I should go to bed early tonight to be ready to travel tomorrow morning.Debo acostarme temprano esta noche para estar listo para el viaje mañana.
2. (indicating probability)
a. deber
Where is Simon? He should have finished his homework by now.¿Dónde está Simón? Ya debería haber terminado sus deberes.
[q] Time
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[c] See
[f] Vez
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| So | tan |
| Like this, like that | asi |