A false friend is an English word that looks like a word in your language but means something different. Because it looks familiar, you use it with confidence, and the listener hears something you didn't mean. A learner who says "Actually I live in Leeds" may mean "at the moment", but a British listener hears "in fact, to correct you". In this episode: • Time and opinion words • Places and things • Action words • British traps • A short invented scene • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: actually — in fact, to be honest; not "at the moment": Actually, I've already eaten. possibly, maybe — what many speakers mean by "eventually" sensible — practical, with good judgement: That's a sensible idea. sensitive — easily upset, or easily hurt: She's very sensitive about her hair. nice, likeable — what speakers of French and German often mean by "sympathetic" library — a place to borrow books for free: The kids love the library. bookshop — a place to buy books; in Spanish and French the similar word means this fabric — cloth, material: This fabric's lovely and soft. factory — a place where things are made; what fabric means in some languages magazine — a paper with articles and photos shop — what the similar French word means gift — a present: a birthday gift recipe (RES-i-pee) — instructions for cooking: Nan's cake recipe. receipt (ri-SEET) — the paper you get when you pay chef — a professional cook in a restaurant kitchen, not a boss boss, manager — what chef means in German and French assist — help (formal): Can I assist you? Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.