What are some false cognates in spanish?

Answer 1

'hallo' is not 'hello', but 'I find' from (infinitive) 'hallar' = 'to find'

'sin' is not 'a bad action', but 'without'

'fin' is not what a shark has, but 'end'

'sin fin' = 'without end' '(un) sinfin' = 'a great number'

'tomas' is both (with an accented 'a') 'Thomas' and 'you take' (tomar, infinitive)

'hoy' (pronounced 'oy') is not a way to attract attention, but 'today'

'seis' (pronounced 'says'; not 'sez') is not 'says', but 'six'

'once' (pronounced 'ONthay' - 'th' as in 'thin') = 'eleven' (ONCE is also the symbol for the Spanish Blind Persons' Lottery)

'quince' is not a fruit, but 'fifteen'

'attender' means to take care of (Not to attend, like a class)

'asistir' means to attend (as in a class, not assist)

'embarazada' (means pregnant, not embarrassed)

'carpeta' (means folder, not carpet)

"éxito' (means success, not exit)

'colegio' (means high school, not college)

'idioma' (means language, not Idiom)