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| Watch out for those false cognates! |
| Translation: "Do you know a good lawyer (abogado)?" "Yes, my brother is a lawyer." "Oh, I like avocadoes (sounds like abogado). They're my favorite food." (Spanish speakers back away slowly) "What?" Later... "Oh, you meant 'aguacate'. 'Abogado' is 'lawyer'." "Ah... heheh. Sorry. I'm so pregnant (embarazado)." "Ah! No! Not pregnant! Embarassed! Very, very embarassed!" |
| Words to know: abogado: lawyer aguacate: avocado embarazada: pregnant avergonzado: embarassed Don't let this happen to you! |
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