False Friends: Dangerous words in other languages
About this episode
Rob and Jess explore deceptive words in other languages that can lead to misunderstandings for English speakers.
Rob and Jess are exploring deceptive words in other languages, like French, German and Spanish. So-called 'false friends' look familiar to English speakers but mean something very different. Watch this episode to avoid any sticky situations when you're next abroad. 🏴 ROB'S EDINBURGH SHOW 🏴 Tickets: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live 👕 OUR MERCH 👚 US SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.com/ EU/UK SHOP: https://wordsunravelledshop.myspreadshop.net/ 👀 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/XA4d9r6Yu5A
People in this episode
Hosts: RobWords, Jess Zafarris
Topics covered
- language
- false friends
- deceptive words
- travel
- communication
Keywords
- false friends
- language learning
- travel tips
- communication errors
- multilingual
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Words Unravelled
Places: France, Germany, Spain
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