Cognates and false friends by https://padlet.com/uonpsych1/2wkcppi54l4rdjjm Think of examples of cognates and false friends (between any language pair). Are these words easy or more difficult to learn? Are these words easy or more difficult to process? en-us 2025-05-02 08:50:22 UTC 2025-05-02 12:18:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png https://padlet.com/uonpsych1/2wkcppi54l4rdjjm/wish/3434184822 More difficult to learn & process - they are context dependent

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english: pie (a type of food)

spanish: pie (meaning foot)

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English: pan (cooking pan)


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Easier to learn

But

Baiser and baisser in French is hard to remember for me

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French - cafe (coffee)

English - cafe (coffee shop)


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