Comments on: Spanish Arabic Cognates – Common Spanish Words Derived From Arabic https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spanish-arabic-cognates-common-spanish-words-derived-from-arabic/ Learning another language doesn't have to be hard. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:16:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Why Do Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian Seem So Similar? 8 Most Common Questions Answered | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spanish-arabic-cognates-common-spanish-words-derived-from-arabic/#comment-5660 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:50:13 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5842#comment-5660 […] roots, another common influence these languages have can be attributed to Arabic. There are so many words that come from Arabic in Spanish and Portuguese. A key reason for this language exchange is due to a long history of trade and […]

]]> By: Argentine Slang: The Definitive Guide to Lunfardo (+Quiz) | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spanish-arabic-cognates-common-spanish-words-derived-from-arabic/#comment-4641 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:20:27 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5842#comment-4641 […] Although uncertain, yuta could have Arabic roots. The word shurta, Arabic for police, is pronounced almost exactly the same as yuta, and is one of many Spanish words with Arabic origins. […]

]]> By: Castilian Spanish or Latin American Spanish? Which One Should I Learn? | The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spanish-arabic-cognates-common-spanish-words-derived-from-arabic/#comment-4354 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:40:06 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5842#comment-4354 […] The language also borrowed much of its vocabulary from Greek and Arabic. In fact, during the 700 years that the Moors inhabited the Iberian Peninsula (711-1492), the Castilian lexicon evolved to reflect their cultural influence, which is why today there are many Spanish words of Arabic origin. […]

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]]> By: How to Memorize Foreign Language Vocabulary FAST (Infographic) - The Pimsleur Language Blog https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/spanish-arabic-cognates-common-spanish-words-derived-from-arabic/#comment-3419 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:20:10 +0000 https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=5842#comment-3419 […] Even though Spain is a primarily Catholic nation, the nearly 800 years of Arabic settlement in the peninsula modified this Spanish word and many others. Read more about Spanish words with Arabic origins. […]

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