Vacation Spanish

The following is a list of common “Romance Language Cognates” which exist in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese with exact or similar spelling. However, pronunciation differs greatly according to language. They include (Spanish spelling):

chao (bye), vino (wine), toilet, mañana (tomorrow), romántico (romantic), amigo (friend), super, delicioso (delicious), centro (center), café (coffee), clima (climate), lago (lake), montaña (mountain), península (peninsula), sol (sun), cuerpo (body), estómago (stomach), diente (tooth), elefante (elephant), insecto (insect), león (lion), serpiente (serpent), tigre (tiger), fruta (fruit), tomate (tomato) (ex. It.), consulado (consulate), biblioteca (library), mercado (market) (ex. Fr.), teatro (theater), torre (tower), universidad (university), divorcio (divorce), esposo(a) (spouse), familia (family), moda (fashion), balcón (balcony), baño (bathroom), puerta (door), casa (house), (ex. Fr.), petróleo (oil), cuarto (room) (ex. Fr.), ensalada (salad), salsa (sauce), sal (salt), botella (bottle), cafetera (coffee pot), autor (author), comerciante (businessman/ businesswoman), farmacia (pharmacy), dentista (dentist), funcionario (functionary, employee), maestro (teacher) (ex. Fr.), expreso (express), minuto (minute), segundo (second), contacto (contact), frontera (frontier, border), grupo (group), número (number), objeto (object), cortesía (courtesy) (ex. Fr.), problema (problem), producto (product), progreso (progress), raza (race), sexo (sex), sorpresa (surprise), sistema (syistem), comercio (commerce), común (common), completo (complete), directo (direct), histórico (historical), interesante (interesting), máximo (maximum) and all the seasons and months of the year (ex. Fr.)