A2 Spanish False Friends
Carpeta, Embarazada: 2 Spanish False Friends
carpeta · embarazada
1:16 min video · 3 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
Learn two Spanish false friends: carpeta means folder, not carpet, and embarazada means pregnant, not embarrassed.
How to practise
- Guess what each word means before the answer shows: it does NOT mean what it looks like.
- Repeat the example out loud in the Your turn pause, then learn the word that really means the English one.
- Take the which-one-fits check at the end, and comment another false friend you know.
Key words
| Spanish | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| la carpeta | folder | |
| la alfombra | rug, carpet | |
| embarazada | pregnant | |
| avergonzado/a | embarrassed |
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