European Portuguese Conversation Tips: AVOID these 15 FALSE friends!

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European Portuguese Conversation Tips: AVOID these 15 FALSE friends! -- Do you study European Portuguese but get confused by false friends? In this video, I talk you through 15 tricky words that look the SAME in English and Portuguese but have DIFFERENT meanings! Knowing this will be a game-changer! -- Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.
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@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever accidentally used a false friend in Portuguese??

@_caniche_2405 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, I think many Portuguese students learning English fall for the "constipação" one as well. It was always an awkward moment when the English teachers didn't speak Portuguese and had no idea it was simply a false friend. 😅

@JCcordobaa 3 жыл бұрын

There are many false friends between Spanish and Portuguese. For example the word "salsa" (parsley) in Spanish means "sauce" (molho in Portuguese). Also the word "espantado": in Portuguese it has a positive connotation whilst in Spanish it means scared, ashamed or appalled. As for my experience, I've used many of them, for example, at a fish market in Portugal I asked the clerk to give me some fish and I asked him to clean it. He told me "Sim, vou tirar as escamas do peixe". I wasn't very experienced at the time, so I only heard "tirar... peixe" (to throw away in Spanish) and I was very confused.

@Michael-cx3qz 3 жыл бұрын

I've used 'Realmente?' instead of 'A sério?' Generally my intention has been understood and it only caused mild amusement.

@cjkim2147 2 жыл бұрын

I have. "Fica" is used very often in Portuguese, but in Italian it means something very different..

@junctionfilms6348 2 жыл бұрын

Exposition is a sort of synonym of Exhibition though ? - it is just not really used in that sense (?)

@pedrodideletpereira3469 4 жыл бұрын

It's not really a false friend example but I find it pretty funny. One time I say to a non-portuguese friend I invited over to my place "Se quiseres podes descalçar-te" (which means "you can remove your shoes"). She pauses and looks at me completely surprised: "I'm sorry, what?!". She thought that I meant "You can take your pants off" because pants in portuguese is "calças", but the verbs "calçar" or "descalçar" only apply to putting on or removing shoes, respectively. A bit of an awkward moment there but we laughed so much after 🤣

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

I LAUGHED SO MUCH READING THIS! Hahaha I never thought of that. But I do find the fact that there are verbs for take your shoes on an off funny, I always forget to use them. Thank you for sharing Pedro

@paulomanuelsendimairespere3901 3 жыл бұрын

you can apply "descalçar" also for socks (and alike), gloves, wedges and paving stones.

@mmkgny 3 жыл бұрын

:-D

@mffmoniz2948 3 жыл бұрын

You can also say "tirar" because this one goes with everything: shoes, clothes, etc.

@joaquimsardao1607 3 жыл бұрын

There was a famous incident with a former portuguese minister, who arrived late at an event and started his speech by saying "Sorry, for beeing retarded." Muitos parabéns pelo canal!

@TerraMilo 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Another one I've found is compromise. A Portuguese friend kept saying "no compromise" but he meant "no commitments."

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Great example!

@anthonyr.1568 3 жыл бұрын

This is one lesson where Spanish helps a lot, as most of these are false friends in Spanish too. Good job again Liz, keep up the great work!

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@pedrob3953 4 жыл бұрын

In Spanish, "oficina" is an office and "escritorio" is a desk.

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

True! In Portuguese a desk is a "secretária" which is also confusing!

@skurinski Жыл бұрын

@@TalktheStreets or you can use "escrivaninha"

@Pedro-yo4hr 3 жыл бұрын

Great content. As a portuguese "Posso experimentar o gelado?" sounds a bit unnatural. I think most people would say "Posso provar o gelado?". "Posso experimentar?" sounds more natural in other contexts, like a clothing shop.

@pedrob3953 4 жыл бұрын

We use the word "exibição" as a "public show" of some kind. "O filme está agora em exibição nos cinemas" means "the movie is now playing in theatres" for example. "Exibicionista" means "show-off", etc.

@rehanjungthakuri1995 3 жыл бұрын

Por tua causa consigo falar mais ou menos bem português! Nunca pensei que eu falaria uma língua que nunca ouvi na minha vida ! Obrigado mt :)

@miguelbranquinho7235 2 жыл бұрын

'Muito obrigado!' or 'Obrigado, muito mesmo!' ;)

@davecole2561 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Você escreve tão bem dado que nunca ouviu a língua em outras situações. Parabéns!

@hustlerkujabi7411 Жыл бұрын

Waaaw the teacher is very smart and confidential..we will never going back..front always

@AxeDharme 4 жыл бұрын

Yay one of my suggestions!! (And of many others too I'm sure hah). Embarassing cases with me? Oh yes. Using atualmente to mean "actually" when it means "currently" 🙈🙆🏻‍♂️

@luisaneto5317 4 жыл бұрын

Muito Obrigado! gostei muito.

@simulovanychlapec4669 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are definitely one of the best there are! Keep it up! 💜

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@enzorizzatto5140 3 жыл бұрын

O objetivo é aula de português, mas, pra mim está sendo uma excelente aula de inglês.

@youssefmejri1800 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Tunisia. I gave myself a challenge to learn Portuguese in 1 week and I never learned a language so easily. For the record I speak Arabic, French , English, Spanish, Italian , Russian. (I'm only 16) I just wanted to point out that these false friends have the same meaning as in French. Thanks a lot for helping me with this elegant language.

@andrefmartin 3 жыл бұрын

Sensível = SENSITIVE, mas SENSIBLE = delicado, suceptível

@PlanetImo 2 жыл бұрын

Very handy - thanks!

@anttikuusmetso 3 жыл бұрын

Obrigado Liz!

@hirambright9357 3 жыл бұрын

The English word exit comes from the Latin word exitus which means, you guessed it, exit. The Portuguese and Spamish word exito which means success, is intended to mean what comes out of something.

@sssalsera 3 жыл бұрын

I love your lessons Obrigada

@aquiestamos3567 3 жыл бұрын

muito bom !!!

@paulcoker7612 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Additives to food...aditivos...In Canada, we say that preservatives have been added to the food...it would be a mistake to say in Portuguese that "preservativos" have been added to the food...that will definitely cause a stir and cause people to lose their appetites. You will certainly turn red with embarrassment when you get this one wrong.

@skurinski Жыл бұрын

particular pode ter significado igual ao inglês, como em "nada em particular", mas faz bem em ressalvar as diferenças possíveis

@pedrobastos2457 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite is one I once heard: "Marquei um apontamento no médico" as in "I booked an appointment at the doctor's" 😂

@arunachudasama7046 4 жыл бұрын

Liz.. you are amazing.. great 👍🏻 lesson

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@papalupa 3 жыл бұрын

This is why I thank God, I learnt Spanish before learning Portuguese but now I have to differentiate between the Spanish, English and Portuguese false friends. Just got to B2 in French and now I have to add that to the list of false friends hahahaha.

@timaya6 3 жыл бұрын

you are awesome and i love your way of teaching, love your channel

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@lilydomingos 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I first came to live in Portugal from Australia (years ago) and I was talking to a friend and I wanted to say " I got a letter from my family in Australia" and I translated it to "Recebi uma letra da minha família na Austrália". LOL. Not exactly a False Friend cause "Letter" can mean "Letra", but not in this context.

@kata_94 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha muito bom! 😂😂😂

@joaoreis2715 3 жыл бұрын

How the hell have you such a perfect accent in european portuguese? It is incredible! I have never met someone with such a good british accent / portuguese accent (and I have british family leaving in Portugal for a longe time!)

@michaelsparks8632 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly the conversation I had with my wife about Liz, amazing! Her Brazilian accent too

@richardmcgreary6368 Жыл бұрын

Dead straightforward, to the point, and packed with information! ❤️

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed this video!!

@Guyomar 4 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigada ! Tem uma voz muito agradável

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Hehehehe obrigada

@ricardomendes859 3 жыл бұрын

I have a friend that always says "Let's combine a coffee!!!" como combinar tomar um café 😂. Muitos sucessos para o teu canal. Eu lembro-me de ti quando fazias Erasmus em Coimbra 🙂

@iandean9392 3 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado, really great resources for my beginner level. On your site do you recommend European Portuguese textbooks: grammar, verb conjugation, dictionary?

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian! I've never found books I'm crazy about, they are all pretty dry. I use Portuguese An Essential Grammar as my reference book. Most schools here use the Gramática Ativa series to teach. Dictionary you want to use linguee.com. If you are a beginner you should apply for my online program! Go to www.talkthestreets.com/pro to apply.

@arturrosa3166 3 жыл бұрын

Very useful for non-natives, congrats. One common false friend in the opposite direction is when Portuguese people want to translate the portuguese word "resumo" and say "resume", when in fact they should say "summary", for example. People from other nationalities get really confused when they hear a Portuguese saying something like "so, in resume, this is what I mean...".

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

I love hearing them the other way around! Also useful for preposition and verb used eg. Making a paty or making a question... reminds us we should use fazer in Portuguese!

@portugaliaalamaria 2 жыл бұрын

Obrigada pelo bom trabalho mais uma vez, Liz 🌸Ps. Atenção na pronúncia da palavra êxito = ˈɐjzitu

@rustybottoms8859 Жыл бұрын

Headed out to Portugal from the states this weekend. I found your videos very helpful! I made some notes so hopefully they will help me be polite and engage the local people abit. Thank you! Do many people speak english as a second language?

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

Glad to help! Yes lots of people speak English but I hope you have a go with some Portuguese!

@lindaha 4 жыл бұрын

Olá Liz! Muito obrigada pelo vídeo! O inglês não é a minha língua materna, então para mim as vezes é difícil de distinguir palavras como "exhibition" e "exposition", no alemão ambas podem ser "eine Messe, eine Ausstellung", então para mim é mas ou menos o mesmo. Talvez também podes explicar coisas como isso nos próximos vídeos! Muito obrigada!

@luisaneto5317 4 жыл бұрын

Muito Obrigada . gostei muito.

@pappuuppu7152 4 жыл бұрын

amazing video mam

@rafaelvasconcellos85 3 жыл бұрын

Sensível, at least in brazilian portuguese, can also mean sensible depending on the context. However, I can understand how It can be measleading to people learning the language. I had my fair share of problems with false friends when I was learning English.

@TennyJustDidThat 3 жыл бұрын

i’m a bit late to this video! but the word “pasta” 😭 it’s not food, massa is what the english call pasta, but in portuguese it’s a folder!

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

good one!

@joaquimsardao1607 3 жыл бұрын

"Massa" can also be slang for money... :)

@casuallybad 2 жыл бұрын

@@joaquimsardao1607 That also works in English. Dough is slang for money.

@semnome6871 2 жыл бұрын

we also have "pasta de dentes"

@guyosborn615 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, though strangely (well not really) I knew 90% as, of course, similar to Italian, which I speak.

@luisemiliopenaalbarran8098 3 жыл бұрын

Muy linda y hermosa ❤️ saludos desde Barinas, Venezuela. Abraço

@jdos2 3 жыл бұрын

Friend in Portugal was returning home after a couple decades. She was describing the state of food and the chemicals used in it. Preservatives (she translated to preservitivos). Doesn't mean the same thing in Portuguese, and her family still remembers, to much hilarity.

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaaaaa yes. A friend of mine in Brazil wanted to say she liked the little t shirt she was given at a conference (she was Mexican) and translated it to "camisinha", which also does not work in Brazil for the same reason! Maybe i should do an X rated edition haha

@annie1626 3 жыл бұрын

I remember trying to complain about all preservatives in Spanish yoghurt, to the same effect. Interesting that if are a native English speaker and you have previously learnt Spanish, you will have already stumbled through 90% of these awkward situations the first time round

@paulomanuelsendimairespere3901 3 жыл бұрын

A maior parte das palavras tem os dois significados, por vezes no inglês, por vezes no português, por vezes nos dois. Em muitos casos é mais uma diferença na frequência do uso do que em diferenças de significados absolutas.

@giornoalex9611 3 жыл бұрын

Curioso que êxito e sucesso existe na língua portuguesa

@goncalocarneiro3043 3 жыл бұрын

While "pretender" and "particular" are correctly used as your examples, I do know I have used those words as well in the sense of the false friend, so watch out. "Pretender" has many uses, one of which is also "to fake/pretend", granted it is more uncommon. "particular" is also a synonym to "específico" which is basically the same as "particular" in English. So while listening one shouldn't assume outright that's what they mean, I, as a native Portuguese, would not misunderstand should they be used in those "false friend" contexts whatsoever.

@MyMeloKat Жыл бұрын

Is there a channel you'd recommend for Spanish speakers? The false friends are so different and learning needs so different than when learning from English, I find. But haven't found a good one like yours for Spanish speakers. Any help appreciated.

@andrefmartin 3 жыл бұрын

EXPOSIÇÃO pode ser também EXPOSURE. Exemplo: "foi muita exposição de sua intimidade" = "it was too much his/her intimity exposure/invasion"

@Diversusmilitary 4 жыл бұрын

Well done! That was perfect!! I ve just subscribeed . I am Portuguese but my girlfriend is not, therefore I am Sharing as well ....

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

So glad it will be useful!

@davidstoeckl6439 Жыл бұрын

English heavily uses and relies on prefixes and suffixes. Does Portuguese use them as well? That would make it all the more odd for 'Pre'tend to mean 'In'tend.

@BlastoiseToiseGabriel 2 жыл бұрын

Já utilizei a expressão "recurring" como se fosse sinónimo de "recorrendo". Em vez de "recurring" deveria ter usado a expressão "using"...

@ghosken2149 3 жыл бұрын

Experimentar também tem o sentido de "experiment", só é de forma geral utilizada em conjunção com outras coisas "vou experimentar com esse metal hoje"

@ghosken2149 3 жыл бұрын

A mesma coisa com particular e manifestação tem sentidos a mais que são diferentes do inglês mas pode ser usados no mesmo sentido também

@markbr5898 3 жыл бұрын

Neste momento aprendi "disparar", que é quase o contrário de “disappear”.

@lavradora7325 2 жыл бұрын

For a german native that speaks english these friends aren't that false :) it actually helps to know more languages yay

@Leonardo7772012 3 жыл бұрын

Eventually/eventualmente, library/ livraria, college/ colégio. Congratulations! Your pronunciation of european Portuguese is almost perfect. Only your "ão" can be bettered 🙂, but I know it is a difficult articulation together with ãe and õe..

@zanga111able 2 жыл бұрын

I was talking to couple of young ladies about food and cooking then started taking about making homemade jam. And I said " Eu não uso conservativo" !!! and the room just went silence!

@TalktheStreets 2 жыл бұрын

No way 😂😂😂😂😂 “doce” was the word you were looking for!

@AlvesInfinito 2 жыл бұрын

that's a good one. I heard recently a similar situation, from a youtuber that was reading in English and translating to Portuguese at the same time. He said "preservativos" instead of "conservantes".

@riccardocatracchia3265 Жыл бұрын

aulas particulares pode ser aulas privadas também

@angelad.campell Жыл бұрын

Tive um problema com o pretender...há uma música cujo o refrão é I'm a pretender...deixava me confusa... Mas ele pretendia a quê... até me informarem que era um fingidor....😂

@albertoleitao94 2 жыл бұрын

Exposição pode ser muita coisa. Não sei porque mas eu gosto de ver os vídeos. 😅😅

@ewertonwilliam7530 3 жыл бұрын

No Brasil, quando estamos resfriado, usamos mais a palavra "congestionado". Ex. Meu nariz está congestionado hoje. Pelo menos onde eu moro, RJ.

@AxeDharme 4 жыл бұрын

Another encounter with a false friend. Reunião. Not reunion, but 'meeting'

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh true! Though a meeting is a type of reunion... you can remember it like that!

@JulianoTeixeiraproducoes 3 жыл бұрын

Oficina is the place where you take your car to repair, but you also can use to talk about a painting office or (oficina de dança) a place where you go to have dancing classes, but is more formal and 99% Will be used to talk about car repairs. repairs means conSerto and concert is conCerto, and in Brazil we use (Show) instead concerto. Concerto in Brazil we use just to talk about classic music or some kind of Very formal concert. Would be (tomorrow there is Adele's show) amanhã tem show da Adele. And Concerto (tomorrow there is Pavarotti's Concert. Amanhã tem Concerto do Pavarotti.

@skurinski Жыл бұрын

we also use show in Portugal but its informal language.

@JulianoTeixeiraproducoes Жыл бұрын

@@skurinski serio? Não sabia. Sempre falo concerto em Lisboa porque penso que não vão entender KKK.

@JC-uf8ym 3 жыл бұрын

preservative: conservante condom: preservativo

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

good ones!

@aquiestamos3567 3 жыл бұрын

in Brasil condom = camisinha camisinha = small shirt

@DJ-hf3qq 3 жыл бұрын

Thats is also true in French

@barbaramotapinto267 3 жыл бұрын

I'm an interpreter PT/ENG and I was interpreting for a medical assessment. At some point the doctor asked the patient if she had fever, shortness of breath or any symptoms of a cold. So I asked: tem febre, falta de ar ou sintomas de constipação? The doctor started YELLING at me, saying "interpreter, I didn't ask if she was constipated!" I don't think she believed me when I explained about this word being a false friend. *shrug*

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Ha! It is so annoying as an interpreter to be mistrusted!

@barbaramotapinto267 3 жыл бұрын

@@TalktheStreets I KNOW! it hurts my feelings 💔 and it also hurts my feelings when they ask for me and expect me to speak Spanish 🤣

@lxportugal9343 3 жыл бұрын

@@barbaramotapinto267 *expect me to speak Spanish* uiiiiiiiii in your job that's dangerous

@cjnge6828 3 жыл бұрын

Rehan jung você não é mesmo português? não é possivel, não falhou um ponto ou acento, parabéns. qual é a sua nacionalidade?

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Inglesa!

@fcssjnr 3 жыл бұрын

Pt-Br all the same except number 14. This word is not much used and normally referring to stomach or intestintine like in english

@Exisles 3 жыл бұрын

The biggest 'false friend' occured whilst reading aloud the ingredients of a particular foodstuff. I stupidly attempted to translate it from English whilst speaking with a Portuguese person. Yes you've guessed it; I used the word preservative instead of conservante. Never again !

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@Module79L 4 жыл бұрын

3:19 - Don't exposition and exhibition mean the same in English?

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Only a certain type of very large exhibition can be called an expo in English. Usually it means describing the setting of a story.

@Module79L 4 жыл бұрын

@@TalktheStreets - And to confuse our foreign friends even more, let's not forget that "exposição" also means exposure. You should've also mentioned it in the video because now that we're in the Summer, they might go to a portuguese beach and read a warning about "exposição solar" and think that's some kind of exhibition about the Sun. :D

@Silvan801 3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys if you want to learn Brazilian portuguese answer me here I'm learning english and we can help each other!

@pjflauta 3 жыл бұрын

Menina quando olho pirata você vejo uma mulher brasileira, quando você começa a falar inglês eu tomo um susto sempre kkkkkkkkk P.s. " poxtei" essa mensagem em português "di"propósito porque sou carioca rs

@Sil3ntLynx 3 жыл бұрын

The false friend that most often comes to mind to me is fixe. Blub blub

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Thata a good one!

@daniy1426 3 жыл бұрын

But this is slang

@chiviandroluisluis8473 2 жыл бұрын

Como sempre, eu aprendo inglês em vez de português, porque eu sou angolano, e vivo em luanda....

@IAMVW1954 3 жыл бұрын

Can you have your examples written too?

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, there are in a blog post: talkthestreets.com/15-false-friends-in-portuguese/

@surjitsingh8575 3 жыл бұрын

Oficina gabinet escritório

@shoptastik2250 2 жыл бұрын

Horrible but also hilarious example. 30 years ago when my husband invited me to his familie's home. I was nervous and new to his language. Later that evening we were all having coffee in the den, I softly said to my fiance', where is my Kiss? After an hour of mass hysteria, I discovered there is a slang word similar to this which in my poor accent I inadvertantly had said. So instead I said, where is my...vajayjay . Awful experiences can sometime be funny memories. In time🤣

@TalktheStreets 2 жыл бұрын

Aahhhhhahaha! Yes you will only make mistakes like that once..!!

@s20-sacerzim90 3 жыл бұрын

Acho muito dahora ver gringos querendo aprender o Português ahahuahushus

@davidstoeckl6439 Жыл бұрын

Costume, like a custom.

@ogator8642 3 жыл бұрын

What about academia? It looks like a place to learn things but for some reason it means gymnasium.

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

True!!

@markbr5898 3 жыл бұрын

and conversely, "ginásio" can mean "secondary school"!

@ogator8642 3 жыл бұрын

@@markbr5898 I have been reading more. Isn't "academia" meaning "gymnasium" used more in Brazil and "ginasio" used more in Portugal?

@markbr5898 3 жыл бұрын

@@ogator8642 Yes, I think so. But for me, the fascinating thing is that "academia" can refer to a place for physical education, and "ginasio" to a place for intellectual education - just the opposite to English.

@MsYesunglover 3 жыл бұрын

Attention learners, this isn't right. In Portugal "academia" has the same meaning as the English word "academy", you LEARN things. And "gymnasium" is "ginásio", same as English too. Also @mark br isn't right, you NEVER say "ginásio" as "secondary school", instead you say "escola secundária". You have a "gym" at your school where have PE and that's it.

@demptested 2 жыл бұрын

नमस्कार लिज शर्मा जी, में श्री ओम शर्मा दिल्ली, भारत से हूं, मैने हाल ही में पुरुतगाली भाषा सीखना प्रारंभ किया है, कृपया अंग्रेजी माध्यम से इस भाषा को सीखने की कोई अच्छी पुस्तक का नाम बताइए

@ThomasLoganRitchie 3 жыл бұрын

Ice cream is "sorvete" (not "gelado") in Brazil. "Gelado" means "chilly", "icy" in Brazilian Portuguese.

@RitaFMachado 3 жыл бұрын

This video is about european portuguese (it's in the title) and not brazilian portuguese. Here in Portugal the right word is gelado and not sorvete. The word for Icy" is also "gelado".

@Confetisdesigns 3 жыл бұрын

In portuguese the word "gelado" means ice cream: "Queria um gelado por favor!" (noun), but it also means frozen: "O rio está gelado!" (adjective). "Sorvete" is an ice cream made of water and fruit. 👍

@ThomasLoganRitchie 2 жыл бұрын

@@Confetisdesigns Ok. But don't ask for a "gelado" in Brazil. People won't understand that you're asking for an ice cream. As a wrote above, 210 million Brazilians use the word "sorvete" for ice cream. I know, this video is about Portugal Portuguese (spoken by 10 million people). So sorry if the word "sorvete" upset you.

@luiscoelho555 3 жыл бұрын

Não sei se é uma coisa minha, mas a palavra "before" sempre me sugeriu "depois" quando é precisamente o contrário: "antes".

@williamgraendel1628 3 жыл бұрын

I think no one mentioned proposion and proposal, meanining proposta de negócio and declaração ou pedido de casamento (wedding proposal). Very common mistake.

@annie1626 3 жыл бұрын

You mean you try to proposition someone and ask them to marry you by mistake???

@andrefmartin 3 жыл бұрын

False FRIENDS = Falsos AMIGOS ou Falsos COGNATOS!

@DeadEdsGaming 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know if I should be writing this on here but I once said to my fiancé's mum "bom dia boceta" when I meant to say "bonita".... omg her face 🤣🤣🤣🤣 desculpe mãe 😬😬😬😬😬

@DeadEdsGaming 2 жыл бұрын

P.S. translate at your own risk... I'm not going to do it for you lol

@TalktheStreets 2 жыл бұрын

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@GGMILive 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Keep up the good work. If you have a second go have a browse of my channel and follow if you like 🧡💜

@zecabear 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Liz, I don't know where you learned your Portuguese but you are over emphasizing the sh sounds in the s. I'm native Portuguese speaker and I would never never use the sh in the word costume and many others like it.

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

I sometimes exaggerate to help learners hear things clearly! Thanks for watching my channel even though you are a native Portuguese, I appreciate it!

@JC-uf8ym 3 жыл бұрын

J Lopes What are you saying? We do use "sh" in "costume".

@zecabear 3 жыл бұрын

@@JC-uf8ym yes where I was born in Covilha.

@ThomasLoganRitchie 3 жыл бұрын

Another false friends: i) "atual" which means "current" (and not "actual"). "Actual" translates to "real", "verdadeiro" in Portuguese. ii) "eventual" which means "casual", "probable" (and not "eventual"). "Eventual" translates to "final", "último", "derradeiro" in Portuguese.

@mffmoniz2948 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get those meanings? Something "actual" means "recent/in trend". And "eventual" means "ocasional".