EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 18 MIN
#351 False Friends Every Romance Language Speaker Should Know #2
from Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar.
Last time, we talked about false friends—words that look similar in English and your native language, but mean something very different. Get the text on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/351-false-friends 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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