English-Spanish Helpful Handouts – For English Speakers Who Want To Learn Spanish
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Today’s Spanish-English Cognate - abandonar Spanish and English have many similar words known as cognates. These words come from Latin, Greek, or another language. You can expand your 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: abandonar – to abandon These words share a common history. They come from the French language. Take a look at the sample sentences below. Abandonar can be used to say several different things in English. Please don’t be overwhelmed by the complexity of the Spanish sentences. The English translation is provided. Focus on the different ways to use abandonar. Ella tuvo que abandonar la idea de convertirse en actriz. (She had to abandon the idea of becoming an actress.) Ella tuvo que abandonar la idea de convertirse en actriz.
Los residentes de la ciudad abandonan sus casas cuando se acerca un huracán. (The residents of the city abandon their houses when a hurricane approaches.) Mi padre me hizo un gesto que abandonara el cuarto. (My father gestured to me to leave the room.) Lo convencí para que abandonara la idea. (I convinced him to give up the idea.) No me abandones. (Don’t forsake me.) Es difícil abandonar el hábito de fumar. (It’s difficult to shake the smoking habit.) Abandonó el coche en un callejón y se fue corriendo. (He ditched the car in an alley and took off running. Nos abandonó cuando lo necesitábamos. (He bailed on us when we needed him.) Abandonó a su familia y se fue al extranjero. (He deserted his family and went abroad.) Tarde o temprano la suerte lo abandonará. (Sooner or later he will run out of luck.) Habían abandonado el proyecto pero lo empezaron de nuevo. (They had quit the project, but they restarted it.) As you can see, abandonar can be used in many ways. You can practice using the above sentences on page 2. Free Handout – http://sites.google.com/site/englishspanishhelpfulhandouts Photo: www.flickr.com (Creative Commons License) BiggerPictureImages.com, angeladini2, lanier67, HORIZON, http://ookaboo.com (Creative Commons License) Anim Alu