#12: Cognates and False Cognates

#12: Cognates and False Cognates

Author: Italian Matters January 7, 2022 Duration: 14:06

In this episode, we learn about cognates and false cognates between Italian and English. Cognates are words from different languages that have similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. False cognates look and sound similar, but they have different meanings.


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