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In this episode, you will learn about false cogniz, which are words that

sound similar in two languages, but do they have the same meaning? I've got no idea. They're

also called false friends, and from that name, you might already have guessed the answer. Ready

to learn what false cognates are?

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It has happened to all of us.

We start studying a new language and all of a sudden,

we realize there are words that sound similar.

You see the word problem, and it's very similar to problem.

And that's true, and you say to yourself, gosh, Spanish is going to be easy-peasy.

Then, another time you see the word actor, and you think to yourself, hmm, that must be actor.

And you're right again.

Actor means actor.

You just make a slight tense in pronunciation for that word and bingo.

You're speaking Spanish.

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