What are some false cognates you know about? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

False cognates are words between two languages that sound the same or similar, but have different meanings. Here are some from me:

English and Russian:
Magazine vs Магазин (magazine)-in English it’s a journal thing or a part of a fun that stores amp for firing. In Russian it’s a store.
Fabric vs фабрика (fabrika)- In English it’s cloth, in Russian it’s a factory.
Actual vs Актуальный (actualniy): in English it means correct, but in Russian it means current (but not necessarily correct).
Focus vs Фокус (fokus): In English it’s to pay attention for something or something that is the center of attention, in Russian it’s either a joke or a magic trick.

Spanish and Russian:
Carta vs Карта (carta): In Spanish its menu or letter, in Russian its a map or a playing card.
Familia vs Фамилия (familiya): in Spanish it’s family and in Russian it’s surname.
Para vs Пара (para): In Spanish it’s for or to, in Russian it’s pair.

English and Spanish:
Embarrassed vs embarazado/a: In English its to feel self conscious or awkward, in Spanish it means to be pregnant.

 

[litc]

False cognates are words between two languages that sound the same or similar, but have different meanings. Here are some from me:

English and Russian:
Magazine vs Магазин (magazine)-in English it’s a journal thing or a part of a fun that stores amp for firing. In Russian it’s a store.
Fabric vs фабрика (fabrika)- In English it’s cloth, in Russian it’s a factory.
Actual vs Актуальный (actualniy): in English it means correct, but in Russian it means current (but not necessarily correct).
Focus vs Фокус (fokus): In English it’s to pay attention for something or something that is the center of attention, in Russian it’s either a joke or a magic trick.

Spanish and Russian:
Carta vs Карта (carta): In Spanish its menu or letter, in Russian its a map or a playing card.
Familia vs Фамилия (familiya): in Spanish it’s family and in Russian it’s surname.
Para vs Пара (para): In Spanish it’s for or to, in Russian it’s pair.

English and Spanish:
Embarrassed vs embarazado/a: In English its to feel self conscious or awkward, in Spanish it means to be pregnant.

fábrica in Spanish also means factory

Boca in spanish means mouth, while in Bengali it means stupid I don't know how to read or write the script here copied from google translate by me saying the word: বোকা

Hashi in Japanese means chopsticks, while in Bengali it means smile

the Japanese hiragana

I had to check the "ha" to draw it, but I still drew it since I technically know how to write it

And from google translate again the bengali
হাসি

 

[Ahsoka]

fábrica in Spanish also means factory

Boca in spanish means mouth, while in Bengali it means stupid I don't know how to read or write the script here copied from google translate by me saying the word: বোকা

Hashi in Japanese means chopsticks, while in Bengali it means smile

the Japanese hiragana

I had to check the "ha" to draw it, but I still drew it since I technically know how to write it

And from google translate again the bengali
হাসি

I bet the boca thing happened because stupid things come out of people’s mouths Jkjk

 

[ChiaraStar169]

es in Spanish is he/she/you is/are, but in French it only means you are - he/she/it conjugation is est

 

[litc]

This one might be a stretch but
Messy in English -

And “merci” in French - thank you

I don’t know French tho

Wait “mercy” makes more sense than “messy” I was just rhyming there ignore that

 

[litc]

I thought of another

Bone in English -

Bone in Bengali: (little) sister
বোন

bonus:
Bona

And ofc Bona

 

[eclipsoul]

in polish "brat" means brother and certainly not what charli meant naming her album that

 

[Ahsoka]

in polish "brat" means brother and certainly not what charli meant naming her album that

Same in Russian, it always amused me how close it is And in English bother and brother are only one letter off. Coincidence?

 

[litc]

Same in Russian, it always amused me how close it is And in English brother and brother are only one letter off. Coincidence?

Do you mean brother and “bother”?

You said brother twice

 

[Ahsoka]

Do you mean brother and “bother”?

You said brother twice

Yeah I meant brother and bother Oops