6 Spanish false friends you should know
Knowledge is power, so if you learn these 6 false friends you will have the power to avoid them in the wrong situations, so read carefully.
1-EMBARAZADA
Can you imagine some Spanish friend would tell you the news “!Estoy embarazada!” I am pregnant and the only answer you could think of will be “Why?” (in terms of why are you embarrassed, because you just relate the two similar words instead of giving the correct meaning…)
2-CONSTIPADO
Imagine your face/thoughts if your friends are talking about one of them having a cold and you could not stop thinking he is constipated(mmmm…ackward!!)
3-ARGUMENTO
I bet it would be quite confusing if your friends are talking about a movie “argumento” and you could not help wondering why the hell they seem so engaged in a friendly “argument” …
4-ACTUALMENTE
WATCH OUT! One of the most common mistakes that even advanced Spanish learners do from time to time because it is just similar. Keep an eye on it
5-CARPETA
Would it be weird if someone is so happy because they lost their “carpeta” and you could not thing about another thing that a carpet and how someone can loose something that big which most of the time is in the same place :S
6-SENSIBLE
Your friend is talking about a sensible (Spanish word) niece that is always crying, I bet you would ask yourself or you might ask your friend, why a sensible (English word) would cry?They are just very responsible aren’ t they?
As you saw the situations above would not be ideal would it? They would be funny tho, I bet you would always have to tell 🙂
I said before knowledge is power so share the power with a friend and spread the Spanish joy.
Homework
Write at least two sentences with each word, and repeat them through the day, it will help your brain to get the meaning clear and stuck on it 🙂
Feel free to share your sentences wit us in the comment below, your sentences it might help other people to learn this “tricky (because I do not want to use swear words) friends”
Have a good one. !Buen día!
Talk/write to you “pronto” (next viernes to be more specific)