Ch 45 · Lesson 9Spanish · Chapter 45 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer
False friends: librería, carpeta, ropa, éxito
The everyday traps: is a bookshop, a folder, clothes, soup, a factory, success, constipado a cold. Plus the mistakes.
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is a bookshop and a library. The everyday things are traps too: is a folder (a carpet is an ), is clothes (rope is ), is soup (soap is ) and is a factory (fabric is ).
Everyday things: librería, carpeta, ropa, sopa
Several false friends are things you can point at. Here is what each Spanish word really is:
a bookshop
a folder
clothes
soup
a factory
And here is the Spanish for the English word it looks like:
a library
a carpet
a rope
soap
fabric
One dull sentence can hide two traps:
.- I bought a folder in the bookshop.
Constipado, éxito, largo, introducir
These four change what a whole sentence says:
| False friend | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| constipado | constipado. | I' got a cold. (Spain) |
. | The film was a big success. | |
. | It was a very long journey. | |
. | Insert your card. |
The way out is the . does introduce changes or a new product, but you introduce a person with :
.- The exit is at the back..- Let me introduce you to my brother.
Mistakes English speakers make
Every Spanish word in the middle column is real Spanish. It just says something else:
| To say | Not | But |
|---|---|---|
| I'm embarrassed | . | . |
| actually | | |
| I realised | | |
| a library | | |
| I'm constipated | constipado. | estreñido. |
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Going further: False friends at a glance and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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