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  • Have you ever been in a situation, where you've heard a word and it means something completely

  • different to you?

  • So that's what we're going to be talking about today.

  • We'll be looking at words that look or sound similar in two different languages, but have

  • completely different meanings.

  • Ooo,

  • 'dick!'

  • Dick?

  • Where!?

  • [German] What are you doing, Nelvin?

  • Ah, just thinking.

  • What about?

  • I need a...

  • 'gift' for a friend.

  • A 'gift'?

  • What!?

  • I'm so sorry!

  • There was a problem with the train!

  • I didn't mean to get here so late, Ashley, I'm..

  • I'm really sorry.

  • Really?

  • 'Retard'?

  • [French] Oh, we have to go climbing together one day!

  • Oh, sure!

  • 'Date'?

  • A 'date'!?

  • I'm going on a date!

  • [German] You, with Dirndl.

  • You, with 'fass'.

  • 'Fasz'!?

  • [Japanese] Ah, I can't find it!

  • What is it?

  • Well, I don't know how to say it in Japanese.

  • Then, try it in Malay.

  • I lost my 'cincin'.

  • You lost your 'chinchin'?

  • Please don't laugh, it's a very important 'cincin'!!

  • Hey!

  • Nice to see you!

  • [French] How are you?

  • Fine, and you?

  • Yes, fine.

  • OK, come on in.

  • Oh, Eric!

  • Could you please bring me some...

  • 'préservatif'?

  • The 'préservatif'?

  • Yes, 'préservatif'.

  • OK.

  • 'Préservatif'.

  • Eli!

  • Hmm?

  • You want some 'ice'?

  • Yeah, sure!

  • So, Petra, what do you think we should have for dinner tonight?

  • Mmm...

  • 'leves'?

  • But I'm a vegetarian!

  • Were you surprised to see how big a difference there can be for one single word, which sounds

  • very similar in two different languages?

  • If you've had similar experiences, please comment below with your examples.

  • So, until our next video.

  • Tomatoes,

  • forking out.

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意思相近的詞(EN, DE, FR, HU, MY, JP) (Similar Words with Different Meanings (EN, DE, FR, HU, MY, JP))

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    Hera posted on 2021/01/14
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