False Friends

[mauve]

He (personal pronoun) means fire in (pronunced hi).

 

[EurovisionSmile]

I've been working false friends with my 10th grade classes, regularly.
Constipation, for example, has a Portuguese similar - constipação - that means cold

 

[Sammy]

There are a number of cases when the mixture of english and german words in one spot produces a funny effect:

For instance: A company in Germany published a brochure for clients to inform them about their display of bathroom furniture and installations. In German the word for Bathroom is "Bad". They felt to add an english word to it to make it more fancy and cool. And the outcome was: Bad Guide

Same thing for Bakeries who felt the need to add the English "shop" to the german word "back" (for baking). I wonder what english natives think what they get in a Back-Shop

 

[Ewigkeit]

Not sure if this phenomenon is relevant for languages from different families, but here I go:

bok

hi, bye (interjection)

 

[randajad]

baka (cow/might be) vs. baka (fool)

vs. baka (grandma)

 

[tomos2019]

In へん hen means strange. In hen means old!

 

[Sammy]

latte: Milk
Latte: latch, but also boner

 

[ESC94]

dome

Dom: another word for cathedral

 

[mauve]

Nie (meaning: never), in ni means "two".

and

"nana" (little girl), in nana means "seven".

 

[Ewigkeit]

Not sure if this phenomenon is relevant for languages from different families, but here I go:

bok

hi, bye (interjection)

In addition,

"kaka"

cake

 

[mauve]

cult, the same way you pronunce it in it means "cold" ("kalt")

 

[Brandt]

Not sure if it counts, but these two have exact same pronunciation
süslemek -- to decorate
suce les mecs -- suck the guys

 

[Sammy]

dotter
daughter
eggyolk

 

[tuorem]

This thread reminds me of an English teacher I had when I was in secondary school.

She once told that she never set foot in French bakeries because there was the word "pain" written on the shopfronts... ("pain" means "bread" in French, but apparently she was afraid it would cause her pain... And if you're wondering: yes, she probably was a slice short of a loaf. Pun intended.)

 

[hijirio]

In addition,

"kaka"

cake

+++++

僕 (I, me) pronounced as "boku"

 

[Gera11]

cum
how
sea men

chef
party mood
cook

actual
current
true

cutie
box
cute

rahat
shit
turkish delight / lokum

 

[heke1988]

Hallitus

Goverment
Mold

Ase

Weapon/Gun
Bed/Place

Iva

Ridicule
Grain

Kisa

Competition
Noise

 

[hijirio]

Suki yo

I love you
He’s f*cking me

now listen to this song in light of this information

 

[DenizESC]

@Ewigkeit @EscTurkey +++

Bokkeum = food with liquid
Bokum = My

I think it's not false but same word actually maybe............

also Bokum = a city in and Bochum is a city in

 

[Ausesken]

Not false friends, but related to being careful with what you say... (the captions are useful if you don’t understand it)