#351 False Friends Every Romance Language Speaker Should Know #2
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Georgiana
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🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different.
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Example 1: Actual
This one's a classic false friend.
In Spanish, "actual" or in Portuguese "atual" means "current" or "present."
But in English, "actual" means real or true — not "current."
So if you say:
👉 "My actual job is very interesting,"
you probably mean: "My current job."
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| 0:40.7 | Okay, let's start. |
| 0:44.8 | Last time we talked about false friends. |
| 0:48.4 | Words that look similar in English and your native language, |
| 0:52.3 | but mean something very different. Today we'll look at more |
| 0:56.9 | examples so you can avoid common mistakes and speak with more confidence. Let's get started. |
| 1:05.9 | Number one. Actual. This one's a classic false friend. |
| 1:12.3 | In Spanish, Actual, or in Portuguese, actual, means current or present. |
| 1:20.8 | But in English, actual means real or true, not current. |
| 1:27.3 | So if you say, my actual job is very interesting, you probably mean my |
| 1:34.2 | current job. But in English it sounds like my real job is interesting, as if I had a fake one before. |
| 1:46.4 | So, what should you say instead? |
| 1:50.3 | My current job is very interesting. |
| 1:56.3 | Number two, sensible. |
| 2:00.4 | This word can be confusing. |
| 2:03.6 | In Spanish, sensibly, or French, sensible, |
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