Learn Italian: False Friends tagged articles

  1. Italian False Cognates: common mistakes made by foreigners

    Vocabulary: Italian False Cognates: common mistakes made by foreigners

    Course and Teacher Manager for Cactus in the US, Kimberly Nestler gives us five words to be careful with when in Italy - some learnt by personal experience!

  2. Vocabulary: ‘False Friends’ in German

    There are ‘false friends’ in many languages, but especially those which share close roots with English, such as German, for example.

  3. 10 French false friends to watch out for!

    Grammar: 10 French false friends to watch out for!

    A few French words that aren't all they seem...

  4. Vocabulary: Attenzione! 10 Italian False Friends

    Not all Italian words mean what you think they do...

  5. Beware these 15 ‘false friends’ in Spanish!

    Vocabulary: Beware these 15 ‘false friends’ in Spanish!

    Learning a language is as much about stringing together a perfect sentence as it is about being able to laugh and pick yourself up when you make a mistake.