Goofiest things you've said while learning to speak Spanish?

What are the goofiest things you’ve ever said while trying to learn Spanish?

I will share a story right now.

I was chatting with a colombiana recently and I was talking about how the food in Colombia is of higher-quality than in the USA. Specifically, it’s more natural, i.e. no preservatives.

I said to her

“El problema con la comida en los Estados Unidos es se pone muchos preservativos”

She looked at me like I was crazy. It was at the moment I remembered that “preservativos” are condoms, not preservatives. It’s one of those false cognates.

I then remembered the correct word for preservatives is "conservantes." I was able to quickly correct myself & we both had a nice laugh.

I’ve got a few more stories like this. I might share them later on.

I’m looking forward to reading some of y’all’s stories!