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Spanish false friends that trip up English speakers
Actualmente isn't actually, un billón isn't a billion and pariente isn't a parent. The most common Spanish false friends, with examples and the right word.
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Words
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The Spanish words you already know (and the rules behind them)
643 of the 2,000 most common English words have a Spanish twin. The rules that link them, like -tion = -ción, with real examples of each.
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The 100 most common Spanish words (with English translations)
The 100 most used words in spoken Spanish, taken from film and TV subtitles, with English translations and what the list says about the language.
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