False Friends: English mistakes that Spanish speakers make

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  • @StongePWilde
    @StongePWilde 7 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    "Grosería" in Spanish, it's a word that is most commonly associated with an offensive word or action. Pretty awesome video, by the way. Greetings from Mexico! :D

    • @thetechnoking
      @thetechnoking 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Grizzly Stonge Not only in Spanish, Portuguese too.

    • @PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr
      @PEDROGARCIA-qj3gr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Grizzly Stonge "grosería" like translation of "grocery" is from the Spanglish(an hybrid language spoken by Hispanic people in the US), no from the actual Spanish, I think she confused 'em

    • @thetechnoking
      @thetechnoking 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris News lol, if you say so..

    • @thetechnoking
      @thetechnoking 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris News LuLa 2018 in Jail.

    • @ADMINISTRADOR_DE_SUCESSO
      @ADMINISTRADOR_DE_SUCESSO 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lokkay #Bolsonaro2018 Bolsonaro in 2018 for beast the we cautry :))

  • @AnfrersAyyLmao
    @AnfrersAyyLmao 7 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    A Grosería in spanish means something that's rude, like, If I told someone: "Your face disgusts me!" That would be a grosería, I would be being grosero.

    • @yessicaflores5995
      @yessicaflores5995 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anfrers I think she was confussed with that word, maybe she didnt know that grosery store didnt mean groseria in spanish xD

    • @mil-ns3rc
      @mil-ns3rc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are so many made up words in Spanish it's laughable 😂 like question bote for boat. Even educated people talk with the English words making them into Improper phony Spanish. When our Mexican family get together we play a game. Whenever we use the phony Spanish we call the..out to use the proper word

  • @angellara6496
    @angellara6496 7 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Grosería doesn't mean store to buy food , that could be mercado ! , food market , grosería means bad word !

    • @thetechnoking
      @thetechnoking 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Angel Lara Spanish words is usually the same of Portuguese words, that's something interesting.

    • @gehlima5441
      @gehlima5441 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Angel Lara "Grosseria" it's the same as in portuguese, bad words, bad acting

    • @denaoc
      @denaoc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Grosería sí existe, solo que es un poco obsoleta. ;)

    •  7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Grocery en inglés es "tienda de comestibles", quizás quiso decir eso.

    • @catlovers725
      @catlovers725 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      for those who wants to learn English from Zero. Welcome to my channel

  • @Danixx320
    @Danixx320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please , Ronnie.. false friend Italian version... thank you so much..although spanish is pretty interesting for me as well

  • @miltonacosta2851
    @miltonacosta2851 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm 12 years old and I was learning English for 6 months, but I understood everything from this video!! I'm very happy because I've improved a lot!
    By the way, Good video, keep it up :)

  • @dede3716
    @dede3716 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Love u too , from Brazil .

  • @danielsierra6353
    @danielsierra6353 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Hi Ronnie. I want to tell you someting that I think is wrong, when You talk about the spanish word "Groseria" is about when a person is rude with another one with offensive words, while "Grocery" actually is about for a place where you buy food. greetings from Colombia. if I make any mistake in this comment please let me know because I am a student and I want to learn more english everyday. Thanks a lot for your videos.

    • @gabrielgabriel3506
      @gabrielgabriel3506 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right. "grosería" in Spanish IS NOT the store to buy food like the English "·grocery"· "Grosería" means "rudeness".
      Groceria, with "c" doesn't exist.

    • @gabrielgabriel3506
      @gabrielgabriel3506 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant "store to buy fruit and vegetables" with grocery

  • @xaviercastelan
    @xaviercastelan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learn English in Ireland for one year But always don forget you I learned with you a lot, I don't speak very well, But you Help me to Improve my English every day, Thank you very much Ronni for making me confident You are the best don stop never come to Europe teach English, You will be are so happy, if you teach English In this school Galway Cultural Institute, I know Everyone learn so fast With princess.... Best Wishes from London and Mexico.

  • @jessoro3115
    @jessoro3115 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Usd es la mejor profesora que hasta ahora he encontrado!!!! Felicidades!!! Congratulations!!!!

  • @GermanyTechno
    @GermanyTechno 7 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Compromiso could be used in Spanish both for an obligation and when you have an agreement.

    • @TheZenytram
      @TheZenytram 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this could be use in PT(BR) too plus as a relationship with some one

    • @GermanyTechno
      @GermanyTechno 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zenytram Searom Hehe, same in Spanish, I forgot it, like when someone are engaged, you can say they're "comprometidos"

    • @josearqco
      @josearqco 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Están prometidos, no comprometidos, ¡es portugués sí, en español no!, un saludete desde España.

    • @GermanyTechno
      @GermanyTechno 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      JOSE LUIS MARTÍNEZ RODRÍGUEZ No! "Comprometidos", but they can refer to their couple as "mi Prometido/a", or at least that's how it's said in Mexico, where I have been for a while.

    • @josearqco
      @josearqco 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      En España dos personas están prometidos, una pareja está prometida, jamás comprometidos ni comprometida, nunca lo oirás en España, aquí simplemente esa expresión no existe.

  • @leonhard2991
    @leonhard2991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Greetings Ronnie, congratulations for your awesoe lessons. spanish Word "groseria" in englis is equivalent to bad Word (singular) Actually, groseria resembles false fríend in english Word: grocery which acctually means store to buy food and the spanish translation for grocery is tienda. thanks for all.

  • @maytte1305
    @maytte1305 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the way you tried to speak Spanish! when I learnt English I used to watch your videos I'm fluent now but you never stop learning right? thanks teacher you are the best

  • @fridaguaman7877
    @fridaguaman7877 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally for Spanish Speakers :) I love you Ronnie you almost got it with SENSIBLE :) Sensitive...

  • @patriciapires852
    @patriciapires852 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Oh my God! Portuguese edition! Cant wait!

  • @briseydabolainez4998
    @briseydabolainez4998 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Excellent teacher I love your videos👌

  • @BARRETO1910
    @BARRETO1910 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow! I love yours explanations. I am from Brazil.

  • @brunaaraujo9068
    @brunaaraujo9068 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm looking forward to watching the video about Portuguese speakers mistakes!

    • @oscarv5178
      @oscarv5178 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah but they believe portuguese and spanish is the same

    • @khalidalaidi8984
      @khalidalaidi8984 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruna Araújo . Hi can you speak with me to improve speaking skill

  • @zadielgonzalez6173
    @zadielgonzalez6173 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greatings from Dominican Republic. Love your videos! You've helped me a lot with my improvement.

  • @souhilziouar6122
    @souhilziouar6122 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Ronnie for the updates you make for us

  • @competitiveman6141
    @competitiveman6141 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie the funniest person alive and you remarkable teacher☺️

  • @alfonsomonteagudo9041
    @alfonsomonteagudo9041 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Ronnie, just a few nuances from a spanish follower (with all my respect, if they ca be of your interest):
    - Compromise: we can also use the word for an agreement, "solución de compromiso" (compromise solution) trying to find a balance between two opposite opinions.
    - Empresa: I think this is not a false friend, because we also have the verb "impresionar", very similar to impress and for this reason it is natural not to mix them up.
    - Tuna: I did not know the "fruit" meaning, maybe because it is not easy to find it in Spain. However, we do use that word for a group of singers, regularly men, dressed up in al old fashion way that try to flirt (or impress) women through the music (typically singing in romantic way below women's balconies)
    Thank you for your lessons,
    Take care,

  • @rondoflicflac
    @rondoflicflac 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Ronnie! I'm a Spanish speaker and this video helped me a lot. Oh, by the way, "grosería" is something offensive, a bad word or a dirty action. The literal translation would be a rudeness, a curse word. Love from Argentina x

  • @mateoaguinaga3599
    @mateoaguinaga3599 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I ADORE HER, SHE IS SOOOO CUTE. I´m a spanish speaker and eventhough most of us do not commit this kind of mistakes she looks so adorable trying to make us know what it´s ok and what is not

  • @elizalimar
    @elizalimar 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yaaay! There will be a Portuguese edition! Thank you so much Ronnie, I learn a lot with you! 😊💜

  • @cristyrdz776
    @cristyrdz776 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are more for example: fabric (some students confuse it with "fabrica" in spanish) and demand (they think that's to bring suit but it is not) btw I love ur videos (: greetings from México.

  • @moinkhanmuzammilkhanpathan3045
    @moinkhanmuzammilkhanpathan3045 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, teacher Ronnie! Once again, you cleared out our doubts!

  • @saeedfayed4171
    @saeedfayed4171 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey ronnie ..... Egypt is here .... .we Respect you So much , u r wicked

  • @luisfelipem.bejarano9043
    @luisfelipem.bejarano9043 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi teacher I love your videos, im colombian, in colombia and i guess in all south america GROSERíA is a bad word , a store to buy food is a SUPERMERCADO, thanks for e everything , Iam learn english and your videos are excellents , geetings and God bless you.

  • @gabrieladiaz5712
    @gabrieladiaz5712 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    empresa=enterprise... impresionar= impress, those are not false friends. I love your channel, greetings from Argentina!!!

  • @ciroalfonsofranco
    @ciroalfonsofranco 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting topic for spanish speakers !I enjoy your classes a lot. Thanks

  • @marcond704
    @marcond704 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muchas gracias. Thank you so much for all you classes.

  • @jostincontreras
    @jostincontreras 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video Ronnie, keep going doing this videos, greeting from Costa Rica

  • @adrianillox1
    @adrianillox1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie you're awesome!! 👍 🇨🇦 i love your country! CANADA.

  • @lenodesignusa224
    @lenodesignusa224 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ronnie... perfect explanation... have a fantastic weekend. See you later

  • @Karenvieira84
    @Karenvieira84 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another good word in Portuguese is Esquisito # exquisite. It means weird in Portuguese, but fancy or something similar (right?) in English. I remember I had a Brazilian lunch with a friend of mine and he told me: this is really exquisite! I felt very offended and after we clarify it, we both laughed a lot.

  • @inopochi
    @inopochi 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    kinda sad that "constipated" didn't make it to the list... no but really, it was a really nice lesson! thanks for your hard work Ronnie. I would have loved to have you as a teacher when i was younger. ¡Un abrazo desde España!

  • @Arcan6121
    @Arcan6121 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is EPIC... !!! Soap :v HAHAHAHA! I've seen "Grocerías" in Miami :D It made a bit confused at first but then I got it! (Y). It is lovely to hear you some words in Spanish. Great spot on these false friends.

  • @نور-ه3ن
    @نور-ه3ن 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks ronnie , I finally found funny teacher to follow and finish her videos , from Middle east ،saudi arabia 🇸🇦

  • @jcsilva6105
    @jcsilva6105 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful information. Greetings from NICARAGUA 🇳🇮.
    Actualmente = actually.
    Cuerpo = corpus/body.

  • @loreen395
    @loreen395 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love your videos and your personality. i learn a lot, thanks for your videos. A fan from Mexico ( eres la mejor )

  • @jersonguedes531
    @jersonguedes531 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie Você é muito boa nisso!! Obrigado.

  • @ابوحجر-ه1غ
    @ابوحجر-ه1غ 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you like to be my friend? The
    answer will be yes because you are the best teacher ever That many people have benefited from your lessons

  • @burgundskaya
    @burgundskaya 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie I love you! Love to listen to you and to see you! Huge help in self-motivation to study. Original ideas and jokes and visibly immense soul %) Thank you and hello from Russia!

  • @bladimirrs6154
    @bladimirrs6154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ronnie when you say words in spanish sound really beautiful i loved your spanish accent and we can call tuna both of them in spanish the fish and the tuna the one that it's a cactus fruit. i'm a native spanish speaker so i know for sure we say tuna for both.

    • @jose_reyes1111
      @jose_reyes1111 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bladimir Rs that's not true, we use "tuna" for the cactus fruit and "atún" for the fish.

    • @bladimirrs6154
      @bladimirrs6154 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok, come here to Dominican republic and ask for tuna most of the times people will think you talking about the fish which we also say atún . we can say tuna or atún and people will know you talking about the tuna that come in a can i don´t know if we took that word by the english language but here we can call that, but we know also that tuna is the cactus or nopal as many people know it.

    • @bladimirrs6154
      @bladimirrs6154 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      also in puerto rico they call tuna you can ask to somebody from puerto rico.

    • @jose_reyes1111
      @jose_reyes1111 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yea, I'm from Mexico, I didn't know that about Puerto Rico or Dominican Republic 😋

  • @ervinhumbertolopezailon3436
    @ervinhumbertolopezailon3436 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great teacher.

  • @WOXZE
    @WOXZE 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are so helpful, Teacher. I love them. You're my favorite one.

  • @pushpagupta8649
    @pushpagupta8649 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are a great teacher.👍😊
    Could you please make video on simple, compound and complex sentences.

  • @leonhard2991
    @leonhard2991 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ronnie, please add a text box in your video explaining the Word tuna in spanish is used to describe a musical group of students who plays traditional folk music and also are especially dressed with large coats, large scarfs and beret hats. thanks

  • @allanhernandez1241
    @allanhernandez1241 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please make more videos like this!

  • @alimehanaoui8219
    @alimehanaoui8219 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A great video...many thanks . ..we are waiting hopfully for the False friends- French Edition.

  • @luizcarlosdesouza2874
    @luizcarlosdesouza2874 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to be your friend, because you're amazing. You're so funny!

  • @leonardozambrano6968
    @leonardozambrano6968 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes, that true I speak Spanish and Portuguese and many words are similar.

  • @derickjaan
    @derickjaan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's funny because, "Tuna" may mean: The members of the student music group played the guitar as they sang a popular song and it's seen in Spain or south american countries/
    Ronnie very good job

  • @jefrypulinario7285
    @jefrypulinario7285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spanish is my native language and girl i have to say you're amazing

  • @dr.adelselima6402
    @dr.adelselima6402 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie you 're an amazing teacher :-)

  • @brendaramos2527
    @brendaramos2527 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    in spanish carpeta we call the asphalt to fix or make the road ... and most to mexico carpeta call legajo

  • @Soledadreads
    @Soledadreads 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awh youre so fun! Its really nice to learn with you :)

  • @danvizuet7414
    @danvizuet7414 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your videos, You always are so funny!

  • @nasimdaryaa4947
    @nasimdaryaa4947 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANkS SO MUCH DEAR ROENI

  • @silkprincess4655
    @silkprincess4655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are so cool! Thank you for teaching this, it is really helpful :-)

  • @chiribitica
    @chiribitica 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    off course we want to become your friends,
    exitos Ronnie

  • @eduardomesquita8195
    @eduardomesquita8195 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Spanish is a beautiful language, and has one of the most admirable accents. And it is different from Brazilian Portuguese, although we Brazilians have ease to understand.

  • @lacalleproducciones
    @lacalleproducciones 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    me gustan mucho tus vídeos ,gracias.

  • @zinrig8531
    @zinrig8531 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really love you .. tq so much 😊😊from south korea.

  • @miroslav5595
    @miroslav5595 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi my teacher I hope you're doing good I'm from Morocco ..thank you very much for all lessons you're kind and nice and so beautiful

  • @amandagasparoti1079
    @amandagasparoti1079 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please, Portuguese Edition! Thanks! You're awesome Ronnie 💕

  • @joaquimlopez1375
    @joaquimlopez1375 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Spain for example: grosería means something inpolite, not exactly like disgusting but more similar than in Mexico.
    Good video and thank you! I think you are a really good teacher!

  • @lovinghobby9072
    @lovinghobby9072 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    More videos in Spanish and English please.

  • @arts4152
    @arts4152 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from sylhet like your teaching style

  • @ivishernandezgarcia8614
    @ivishernandezgarcia8614 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gracias Ronnie

  • @pudiful
    @pudiful 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    In spanish some people use sensible as a reasonable person as well. Compromise is also an agreement in spanish. I live in Puerto Rico where usa rules. Maybe for that we use this words in this way.

  • @Karenvieira84
    @Karenvieira84 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    A good word in Portuguese is Esquisito # exquisite. It means weird in Portuguese, but fancy or something similar (right?) in English. I remember I had a Brazilian lunch with a friend of mine and he told me: this is really exquisite! I felt very offended and after we clarify it, we both laughed a lot.

  • @ОстрыйКинжал-т3ь
    @ОстрыйКинжал-т3ь 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello from Russia with love! Ty 4 lesson!

  • @صالحالعنزي-ش2ش
    @صالحالعنزي-ش2ش 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for your efforts. I hope to add the Arabic translation

  • @lailaquadros
    @lailaquadros 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Portuguese edition, please! You're the best!

  • @alejandroambrocio
    @alejandroambrocio 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your pronunciation, 🖒 keep going.

  • @edgardomunoz6596
    @edgardomunoz6596 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, grettings from Panamá. ☺

  • @f3rnHernandez
    @f3rnHernandez 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetings from Mexico !!

  • @MrPedritxo
    @MrPedritxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ohhhh *-*
    to the portuguese edition: the word pretend and the portuguese word pretender.

  • @SantiRomero97
    @SantiRomero97 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent vid! Greetings from Argentina

  • @اوسكارمحمودالنعيمي
    @اوسكارمحمودالنعيمي 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    wonderful explain >>>if any one want to speak english iam ready

  • @nohemicastaneda7477
    @nohemicastaneda7477 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    But... i want to be ur friend..... Loving hearing u in spanish, thanks!

  • @BetterSx999
    @BetterSx999 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love u teacher

  • @aparecidoferreiravais321
    @aparecidoferreiravais321 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi Ronnnie you'ré Amazing and thanks for yours vídeos have a Nice day bye

  • @dell50cent
    @dell50cent 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I'm waiting for the Portuguese Edition ;)

  • @user-lb6bn8vy3e
    @user-lb6bn8vy3e 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe grocery store/super market is supermercado (not groseria) in Spanish so it actually does sound like the English version of the word and it means the same thing 😃

  • @goliardo8210
    @goliardo8210 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Compromiso also means in Spanish agreement, specifically the result of the agreement.

  • @gabrielarevalo584
    @gabrielarevalo584 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelent lesson ! So Ronnie, do you speak Spanish ?

  • @EmersonProf
    @EmersonProf 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please, can you make a video about English mistakes about Portuguese!!! Thank you teacher!!!

  • @makeapparentely984
    @makeapparentely984 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much Teacher

  • @marmena0472
    @marmena0472 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love your videos someday i would like to visit to
    Canada.

  • @jevb84
    @jevb84 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another word that spanish speakers tend to confuse is "attend" because in spanish we have "Atender". Atender means look after or take care of someone or something. Means pay attention as well.

  • @ВладимирБЕЛОГЛАЗОВ-ь7н
    @ВладимирБЕЛОГЛАЗОВ-ь7н 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ronnie, thank you for the lesson! Sorry, out of topic, but it's great opportunity for me to ask about "ain't" and different ways to use it. There are a lot of of "ain't" in songs, in conversations. Could you be so kind to cover this topic?

  • @thiagovalentin688
    @thiagovalentin688 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Ronnie, great video as per usual! When is the Portuguese version coming out? =)

  • @diazpowers
    @diazpowers 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make a correction with a lot of respect, "grocería" in English (rudeness) are the insults. A "grosero" (rude) is someone who lacks respect for a person. Good video ;)

  • @e.vazquez124
    @e.vazquez124 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much!!, I remembered when I didn't know English and I played videogames in this language and I saw this phrase "scape rope", obviously I understood something different, sorry my mother tongue is spanish... greetings from Mexico and here there are Tunas (cactus fruits), they're sweet and delicious.

  • @funenglish248
    @funenglish248 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    uh, I got confused 9:28 , you meant the opposite , right ?

  • @skoa20
    @skoa20 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can add a classical false friend: "constipado" (to have a cold, in Spanish") that cannot be linked to "constipated" (you have problems to defecate, in English).

  • @siti-aventador
    @siti-aventador 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ronnie, could you make a video about dangling participle?

  • @isaacsenglish
    @isaacsenglish 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Sinaloa, compromiso =commitment, groseria= rude word or phrase, to be "grosero" is to be rude. Tuna is a prickly pear-