In Your Backpack

Watch out for carpeta: it is a classic false friend. English speakers often assume it means carpet, but carpeta is a folder or binder. The Spanish word for carpet is alfombra.

Worth knowing: borrador has two meanings. In the classroom it means eraser, but in writing it also means a draft or rough copy. If your teacher asks you to turn in a borrador of your essay, they want a first draft, not an eraser.