Common Mistakes English Speakers Make in Mexican Spanish
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Pregnant, expecting a baby. Nothing to do with embarrassment: "embarazada" is the most famous false cognate in Spanish for English speakers. Saying "estoy embarazada" to mean "I am embarrassed" is a classic classroom blunder, and a very memorable one.
“My cousin is pregnant, she is having twins.”
“You are pregnant? Congratulations!”
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Pregnant, expecting a baby. Nothing to do with embarrassment: "embarazada" is the most famous false cognate in Spanish for English speakers. Saying "estoy embarazada" to mean "I am embarrassed" is a classic classroom blunder, and a very memorable one.
“My cousin is pregnant, she is having twins.”
“You are pregnant? Congratulations!”
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