Lesson 5 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
vor 20 Jahren
Sounds like cognates are the single greatest friend to folks
learning Russian. However, as with most good things there are
pitfalls. And these pitfalls are called 'false cognates'. A 'false
cognate' is a word that shares a similar pronunciation between tw
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vor 20 Jahren
Sounds like cognates are the single greatest friend to folks
learning Russian. However, as with most good things there are
pitfalls. And these pitfalls are called 'false cognates'. A 'false
cognate' is a word that shares a similar pronunciation between two
languages, but means one thing in one language and something else
in the other. You'd sound pretty silly if a Russian asked you what
you were doing ('Что вы делаете?') and you'd answer 'Я читаю
магазин' (which means 'I am reading a store')....
'False Cognates" examples.
The dialogue at the beginning of the show:
learning Russian. However, as with most good things there are
pitfalls. And these pitfalls are called 'false cognates'. A 'false
cognate' is a word that shares a similar pronunciation between two
languages, but means one thing in one language and something else
in the other. You'd sound pretty silly if a Russian asked you what
you were doing ('Что вы делаете?') and you'd answer 'Я читаю
магазин' (which means 'I am reading a store')....
'False Cognates" examples.
The dialogue at the beginning of the show:
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