Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

---

Download your free PDF worksheet here 👉 speakingbrazilian.kit.com/portunhol

Today you’ll learn 20 false friends between Portuguese and Spanish.
Recognizing these tricky words will help you avoid Portuñol and speak more confidently.

Join the Speaking Brazilian YouTube Club to support my channel and have access to the transcript of my videos: school.speakingbrazilian.com/p/youtube

Start learning Brazilian Portuguese today! Take advantage of all the free resources offered by Speaking Brazilian Language School: speakingbrazilian.com/free

⏱ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro - Do you speak Portuguese or Portuñol?
00:30 Free PDF worksheet with summary + exercises 👉 speakingbrazilian.kit.com/portunhol
00:55 10 false cognates between Portuguese and Spanish
01:09 Does speaking Spanish help with learning Portuguese?
03:01 Word #1 APELIDO in Portuguese and APELLIDO in Spanish
03:30 Word #2 BORRACHA in Portuguese and BORRACHA in Spanish
03:59 Word #3 CACHORRO in Portuguese and CACHORRO in Spanish
04:26 Word #4 CARTEIRA in Portuguese and CARTERA in Spanish
04:52 Word #5 CENA in Portuguese and CENA in Spanish
05:13 Word #6 CHULO in Portuguese and CHULO in Spanish
05:32 Word #7 EMBARAÇADA in Portuguese and EMBARAZADA in Spanish
05:58 Word #8 ESQUISITO in Portuguese and EXQUISITO in Spanish
06:23 Word #9 ESTRANHAR / ESTRANHO in Portuguese and EXTRAÑAR / EXTRAÑO in Spanish
06:41 Word #10 OFICINA in Portuguese and OFICINA in Spanish
07:40 Let’s continue - 10 more false friends
07:50 PADRE in Portuguese and PADRE in Spanish
08:14 PELADO in Portuguese and PELADO in Spanish
08:36 PRONTO in Portuguese and PRONTO in Spanish
09:02 PROPINA in Portuguese and PROPINA in Spanish
09:26 PELO in Portuguese and PELO in Spanish
09:56 QUITAR in Portuguese and QUITAR in Spanish
10:18 RATO in Portuguese and RATO in Spanish
10:36 SACO in Portuguese and SACO in Spanish
11:11 TIRAR in Portuguese and TIRAR in Spanish
11:48 VASO in Portuguese and VASO in Spanish
12:10 Share other false friends in the comments
12:18 Free PDF worksheet with summary + exercises 👉 speakingbrazilian.kit.com/portunhol
12:36 Speaking Brazilian School Online Courses: speakingbrazilian.com/online-courses
12:58 Like the video and subscribe! See you next time! Bye-bye!

Video production and cinematography: @roblanghammer (IG)
Video editor: fiverr.com/share/AwWyVB
Thumbnail design: @estudio.formiga (IG)

*

Speaking Brazilian Language School specializes in Brazilian Portuguese. We offer online courses for students of all levels.

#BrazilianPortuguese #portuguesbrasileiro #portuguesdoBrasil #portugaisbrésilien #PortogheseBrasiliano #BrasilianischesPortugiesisch #Portuguesbrasileno