Do not confuse журнал = magazine with магазин = shop
some words have different meaning in english and russian .
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I think that this case is the only one I know. It's difficult to remember some more examples of such coincidence. Usually we buy magazines in the newsstands (ларек) and bookstores (книжный магазин).
dear nika , i try to mention some points of possible errors for English speakers who learning Russian . my aim is to resolve probable conficts . Thanks a lot .
Maybe you can use магазин журналов (lit. shop of magazines).
Dera freinds with English Tongue , i provide some sesion of the ambiguity of phrases between Russian and English languages .I dedicate these discusions under title of " Do not confuse " , so read and recite them to avoid further insufficiency in your fluency capabilities . Truly yours - Farhad
Do not confuse стоять = to stand vs лежать = to lay---------------------------------------------------------The verb стоять denotes vertical position , whereas the verb лежать denotes horizontal position . Both verbs correspond tothe English construction " there is / are . For example : там стоят книги.(there are books there.) vs cправа лежит книга.(there is a book on the right.)
Do not confuse семья(family) vs фамилия(surname) .
Do not confuse цветок ( pl. цветы ) " flower " vs цвет ( pl. цвета ) " colour " .
It is very interesting. But магазин is not Russian word. This word came to Russia from German language (in time of Peter 1) 
Truly... The journey of word 'magazine is so: Arabic = مَخْزَن (store) --->Spanish = magacen ----> French = magasin ---> German = magazin ---> Russian = магазин
Магазин - это не только помещение для торговли, как например: книжный магазин, продуктовый магазин, галантерейный магазин, универсальный магазин (универмаг = универ+маг), но это может быть магазином (емкость для патронов) автомата Калашникова 
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