Beware of False Friends

Ved   Saturday, January 29, 2005, 21:06 GMT
It's just your opinion, though.
Easterner   Saturday, January 29, 2005, 21:52 GMT
<<I don't speak Russian and might be mistaken, but I think I'm right.>>

No, that's true. I recall an old anecdote of a Serbian man dancing with a Russian woman on a visit to Russia, and he wanted to tell her how good he found life over there. So he told her "U vas ochen' horoshiy zhivot" ("You have a very good belly"), instead of "ochen' horoshiy zhizn" ("very good life"). It is not very difficult to imagine her reaction! :-)
Ed   Saturday, January 29, 2005, 22:41 GMT
LOL zhivot means life in Bulgarian too
Xatufan   Sunday, January 30, 2005, 19:24 GMT
Slavic languages are so disgusting!!! :-)))))
Ed   Monday, January 31, 2005, 00:24 GMT
So is Ecuador..how about that?!
Xatufan   Monday, January 31, 2005, 19:44 GMT
Just opinions!
Xatufan   Thursday, February 03, 2005, 23:14 GMT
English: Put a key (Place or lay a metallic instrument to open doors)
Spanish: Puta, ¡aquí! (Hey you, b*tch, come here!)

They sound very similar, so don't get confused! :)