Just starting to learn Spanish?
Watch out for these common ‘false friends’ or ‘falsos amigos’
Spanish is a great language to learn for English speakers as the two languages share many similarities. But be careful! Spanish contains many ‘falsos amigos’ which could lead to confused faces and a few awkward situations.
To help you along, here are a handful of some of the most common ones.
Spanish to English
arena = sand
carta = letter
delito = crime
embarazada = pregnant
éxito = success
once = eleven
pan = bread
red = net
simpático = nice
English to Spanish
arena = estadio
card = tarjeta
delight = deleite
embarrassing = embarazoso
exit = salida
once = una vez
pan = sartén
red = rojo