Notes in Spanish Intermediate 29 - Falsos Amigos

Ben · 2nd May 2007, 07:23 PM

Listen here and pick up the transcript here

OK, let's start a list, do you know any more falsos amigos?

Margot · 2nd May 2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben

OK, let's start a list, do you know any more falsos amigos?

REALIZAR - to carry out
DAR SE CUENTA - to realize

CALIDAD - quality (as in measure of worth)
CUALIDAD - characteristic of a person or thing

SOPORTAR - to put up with, tolerate
APOYAR - to support

EL RECUERDO - the memory (as in rememberance)
LA MEMORÍA -the memory (as in capacity to remember)

ASISTIR - to attend, to help
ATENDER - to pay attention, to take care of someone or something

ACTUALMENTE - currently
DE HECHO - actually

shotzky · 3rd May 2007, 04:08 AM

estar embarazado - to be pregnant
tener verguenza - to be embarrassed

exito - success
salida - exit

real - royal
verdadero - real

eldeano · 3rd May 2007, 12:17 PM

Sensible - sensitive

Sensato - sensible

ValenciaSon · 3rd May 2007, 01:47 PM

grabar - to record
recordar - to remember

Pepino · 3rd May 2007, 06:34 PM

Solicitar - El proceso que empiezas cuando quieres un trabajo nuevo.

Aplicar - La aplicación de algo - p.ej. una crema en la piel.

Salam · 3rd May 2007, 06:42 PM

molestar- to bug/annoy
contestar- to answer
equivocarse- to be mistaken...to make a mistake

Ben · 3rd May 2007, 07:04 PM

Rape - Monkfish (causes a bit of confusion on menus...)

greytop · 3rd May 2007, 07:12 PM

presentar - to introduce (person)
introducir - to insert, introduce (thing)

Edith · 3rd May 2007, 08:44 PM

roer ENGLISH: verb: to gnaw, nibble DUTCH: noun: rudder (boat)

ruin ENGLISH: adj.: mean, stingy, despicable DUTCH: noun: gelding (horse)

Salam · 3rd May 2007, 09:59 PM

haha..well I guess since we're using multiple languages now..here are some similar or actually shared words by Spanish and Arabic:
almojada: pillow in both languages
pato: duck in span. bata: in arabic (very similar pronounciation though)
torro: bull= same in both
alcazar= castle
moketa= carpet in span. moket= carpet arabic.
azul=azraq (sort of similar...lol)
alfombra=alfarsha= throw rug (once again..sort of)
camisa=camisa=shirt
alhambra=red (cuz it was built from red clay or stones or something on the outside)
freza=frez
azucar=sucar
aseita(don't know how to spell oil)= zeit
arroz= roz

Salam · 3rd May 2007, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Rape - Monkfish (causes a bit of confusion on menus...)

that's hilarious! I can imagine the look on a tourists face when reading that on a menu..lol!

Ben · 3rd May 2007, 10:02 PM

I've even seen it as the name of a restaurant as well... imagine a huge billboard on the front of a building saying Rape !

Salam · 3rd May 2007, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

I've even seen it as the name of a restaurant as well... imagine a huge billboard on the front of a building saying Rape !

OMG, that would be soooo hilarious and embarrasing if someone thought it actually meant rape..haha..but then again molesta= to bug and it sounds like molester and basta= enough...and well, I'm sure you know what it sounds like..lol

Realaficionada21 · 4th May 2007, 07:12 AM

carpeta = folder
carpet= alfombra

ganga = bargain
gang = pandillo, grupo de personas

lectura = reading
lecture = conferencia, charla

ropa = clothing
rope = cuerda, soga

once = eleven
once = una vez

gary · 4th May 2007, 01:49 PM

Pajaro (i know it should have a stress but I'm on a PC and dont know how)
Pajero

Look it up - always causes hilarity as spanish classes for beginners

que · 4th May 2007, 01:58 PM

Jeje.

I made the same mistake once at evening classes. The teach laughed and got a little embarrassed.

Not forgetting Mitsubishi, who brought out the Mitsubishi Pajero, in the uk i think its called Shogun. Funny as they called it Mitsubishi Pajero for the South American market.

omeyas · 4th May 2007, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by que

Jeje.

I made the same mistake once at evening classes. The teach laughed and got a little embarrassed.

Not forgetting Mitsubishi, who brought out the Mitsubishi Pajero, in the uk i think its called Shogun. Funny as they called it Mitsubishi Pajero for the South American market.

It's called Montero in Spain. I remember someone we met, he kept on about his Pajero, but when I told him the meaning in mainland Spain, he was gutted!

Edith · 4th May 2007, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salam

haha..well I guess since we're using multiple languages now..here are some similar or actually shared words by Spanish and Arabic:
almojada: pillow in both languages
pato: duck in span. bata: in arabic (very similar pronounciation though)
torro: bull= same in both
alcazar= castle
moketa= carpet in span. moket= carpet arabic.
azul=azraq (sort of similar...lol)
alfombra=alfarsha= throw rug (once again..sort of)
camisa=camisa=shirt
alhambra=red (cuz it was built from red clay or stones or something on the outside)
freza=frez
azucar=sucar
aseita(don't know how to spell oil)= zeit
arroz= roz

But some of these words are not really false friends, they are actually loan words from Arabic. Many if not most Spanish words beginning with al- have Arabic roots. And the word 'camisa' may be a Spanish loan word in Arabic:

camisa.

(Del celtolat. camisĭa).

Since your second native language is Arabic, you can eat your heart out here!

This list has got more than 1200 words in it...

http://www.orbilat.com/Languages/Spa...bic_words.html

Edith · 4th May 2007, 02:55 PM

Tremendo is the Spanish equivalent of 'tremendous' but it also means 'horrible' or 'the limit' (= el colmo): tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños: your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays.

2nd May 2007, 07:23 PM	#1
Ben Hero Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,403 Thanks: 412 Thanked 152 Times in 63 Posts	Notes in Spanish Intermediate 29 - Falsos Amigos Listen here and pick up the transcript here OK, let's start a list, do you know any more falsos amigos? __________________ Notes in Spanish: Get The Best Free Spanish-Learning Conversations On The Net! Last edited by Ben; 1st June 2007 at 10:05 AM.

3rd May 2007, 04:08 AM	#3
shotzky gula gula Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	estar embarazado - to be pregnant tener verguenza - to be embarrassed exito - success salida - exit real - royal verdadero - real Last edited by shotzky; 3rd May 2007 at 04:10 AM. Reason: typo

3rd May 2007, 12:17 PM	#4
eldeano He's the most tip top Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,867 Thanks: 7 Thanked 35 Times in 33 Posts	Sensible - sensitive Sensato - sensible __________________ La risa despierta al niño interior llenándonos de salud y felicidad. Please tell me about my Spanish howlers (keep quiet about me English won's - jeje)

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ValenciaSon Hero Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Posts: 4,897 Thanks: 192 Thanked 69 Times in 46 Posts	grabar - to record recordar - to remember __________________ Wikipedia is accurate [citation needed] Corregirme el español, porfa

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Pepino Soy La Leche! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Barcelona Posts: 703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Solicitar - El proceso que empiezas cuando quieres un trabajo nuevo. Aplicar - La aplicación de algo - p.ej. una crema en la piel. __________________ I'm with Linda Lusardi on this one... If I haven't got a small carrot inside me, I simply cannot perform!

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Salam Spain Lover Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan- Syria (3 months a year) Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	molestar- to bug/annoy contestar- to answer equivocarse- to be mistaken...to make a mistake __________________ Please feel free to correct my Spanish at any time

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Ben Hero Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,403 Thanks: 412 Thanked 152 Times in 63 Posts	Rape - Monkfish (causes a bit of confusion on menus...) __________________ Notes in Spanish: Get The Best Free Spanish-Learning Conversations On The Net!

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greytop Hero Forero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pego, Spain Posts: 3,349 Thanks: 98 Thanked 220 Times in 178 Posts	presentar - to introduce (person) introducir - to insert, introduce (thing) __________________ Feel free to correct me or disagree with me It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop - Confucius

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Edith Pangolin Forero Join Date: May 2006 Location: Países Bajos Posts: 3,808 Thanks: 14 Thanked 23 Times in 15 Posts	False Friends for Dutchies roer ENGLISH: verb: to gnaw, nibble DUTCH: noun: rudder (boat) ruin ENGLISH: adj.: mean, stingy, despicable DUTCH: noun: gelding (horse) __________________ Los libros son pasteles de hojaldre cuya nata son las ideas

3rd May 2007, 09:59 PM	#11
Salam Spain Lover Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan- Syria (3 months a year) Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	haha..well I guess since we're using multiple languages now..here are some similar or actually shared words by Spanish and Arabic: almojada: pillow in both languages pato: duck in span. bata: in arabic (very similar pronounciation though) torro: bull= same in both alcazar= castle moketa= carpet in span. moket= carpet arabic. azul=azraq (sort of similar...lol) alfombra=alfarsha= throw rug (once again..sort of) camisa=camisa=shirt alhambra=red (cuz it was built from red clay or stones or something on the outside) freza=frez azucar=sucar aseita(don't know how to spell oil)= zeit arroz= roz __________________ Please feel free to correct my Spanish at any time

3rd May 2007, 10:02 PM	#13
Ben Hero Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,403 Thanks: 412 Thanked 152 Times in 63 Posts	I've even seen it as the name of a restaurant as well... imagine a huge billboard on the front of a building saying Rape ! __________________ Notes in Spanish: Get The Best Free Spanish-Learning Conversations On The Net!

4th May 2007, 07:12 AM	#15
Realaficionada21 Mega Forero Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 254 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here are a couple more carpeta = folder carpet= alfombra ganga = bargain gang = pandillo, grupo de personas lectura = reading lecture = conferencia, charla ropa = clothing rope = cuerda, soga once = eleven once = una vez __________________ Sólo sé que nada sé y aun de eso no estoy segura. Spot any errors? Help is always appreciated! - Kjersti

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gary Samuri Forero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,711 Thanks: 14 Thanked 67 Times in 47 Posts	Pajaro (i know it should have a stress but I'm on a PC and dont know how) Pajero Look it up - always causes hilarity as spanish classes for beginners __________________ Free educational resources for the Primary classroom click here

4th May 2007, 01:58 PM	#17
que Super Forero Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somewhere in Málaga Posts: 153 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jeje. I made the same mistake once at evening classes. The teach laughed and got a little embarrassed. Not forgetting Mitsubishi, who brought out the Mitsubishi Pajero, in the uk i think its called Shogun. Funny as they called it Mitsubishi Pajero for the South American market. __________________ "The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one." - Elbert Hubbard

4th May 2007, 02:55 PM	#20
Edith Pangolin Forero Join Date: May 2006 Location: Países Bajos Posts: 3,808 Thanks: 14 Thanked 23 Times in 15 Posts	Tremendo is the Spanish equivalent of 'tremendous' but it also means 'horrible' or 'the limit' (= el colmo): tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños: your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays. __________________ Los libros son pasteles de hojaldre cuya nata son las ideas

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