FALSE FRIENDS: DESSERT VS. DESERT
REMEMBER:
False friends are words that are similarly written in two languages, in this case, Spanish and English but that they mean something completely different in one of the languages.
False friends are words that are similarly written in two languages, in this case, Spanish and English but that they mean something completely different in one of the languages.
The above image is a modified version of the image "John popcorn FAIL!" published on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/taestell/4342567080) by Travis Estell, which is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
DESSERT
Written as: dessert
Pronounced as: /dɪˈzɜːt/
"Berliner Luft"(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berliner_Luft.jpg) by SKopp is licensed under CC BY 4.0
"Diferencia"(https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Diferencia.png) by Wil29 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
DESERT
Written as: desert
Pronounced as: /ˈdɛzət/
"Desert Morocco Sand Dune" (https://pixabay.com/es/desierto-marruecos-duna-de-arena-1270345/) by jpeter2 is licensed under CC0-Public Domain
BE CAREFUL WITH THE SPELLING!
Write four sentences (in the comment section) using dessert and desert and give some context to the sentence to see that they are used correctly.
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