EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 18 MIN
#351 False Friends Every Romance Language Speaker Should Know #2
from speakenglishpodcast · host Georgiana
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: 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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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: 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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