🚫 Common English Mistakes — 1
False Friends
Avoid common English mistakes caused by Spanish “false friends” like realise and embarrassing.
🎯 Level: Beginner → Low Intermediate ⏱ Time: 5 minutes 📘 Category: Grammar
💬 False Friends That Change the Meaning
❌ What’s the problem?
Some English words look like Spanish words, but mean something completely different. These are called false friends, and they cause misunderstandings.
⚠️ Common Mistakes & Corrections
❌ I realized my homework yesterday.
✅ I did my homework yesterday.
👉 Realize = darse cuenta
👉 Do / make = realizar
❌ I am very embarrassing.
✅ I am very embarrassed.
👉 Embarrassing = algo que causa vergüenza
👉 Embarrassed = cómo te sientes
❌ The event was a big success because nothing happened.
✅ Nothing happened. There was no incident.
👉 Success ≠ suceso
👉 Incident / event = suceso
✅ Mini Practice (30 seconds)
1. I was very ______ during the presentation.
a) embarrassing
b) embarrassed
2. When did you ______ the problem?
a) realize
b) realize it
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