4th September, 2010

German English false friends

posted 2 days ago

False Friend #11:

English: (to) spend money = Geld ausgeben

German: Geld spenden = (to) donate money


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23rd August, 2010

The German word “gern”

posted 2 weeks ago

You may have already stumbled upon the word “gern” a bunch of times. It’s a frequently used word in German and can best be translated to “gladly” or a form of (to) like. Examples:

Ich esse gern Pizza. I like to eat pizza.

Das mache ich gern für dich. I gladly do that for you.

jemanden / etwas gern haben = (to) like so. / sth.

Example: Ich habe dich gern. I like you.


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20th August, 2010

German English false friends

posted 2 weeks ago

False Friend #10:

German: die Fabrik = factory

English: fabric = der Stoff; das Gewebe


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13th August, 2010

German English false friends

posted 3 weeks ago

False Friend #9:

German: bekommen = (to) get

English: (to) become = werden


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10th August, 2010

10 months ago, I wrote a post about “Das Jugendwort des Jahres” and explained what it is about - so take a read :)

And now it’s time again to vote for your favourite “teenager word”! I’m now trying to decide which one I like best, but there are so many funny ones, that I cannot make a decision. My current top 3 are:

1. Nippelwetter; translates to: nipple weather and means: cold, rainy weather

2. flatratelabern; translates to: (to) flat rate babble and means: (to) talk non-stop

3. Klappkaribik; translates to: folding Carribean and means: tanning bed

As you can see, some of the words are a mix between German and English, so-called Denglish which is very typical for teenager language. In case you understand or even know some of those words - which one’s your favourite?


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6th August, 2010

German - English false friends

posted 1 month ago

False Friend #7:

German: die Billion = trillion

English: billion = die Milliarde

P.S. Thanks to cems for submitting this :)


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2nd August, 2010

German English false friends

posted 1 month ago

False Friend #6:

German: familiär = family-related

English: familiar = bekannt, vertraut


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25th July, 2010

German English false friends 5

posted 1 month ago

False Friend #5:

German: die Fabrik = factory

English: fabric = der Stoff, das Gewebe


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20th July, 2010

German English false friends 4

posted 1 month ago

False Friend #4:

German: die Art = manner, kind

English: art = die Kunst


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10th July, 2010

German - English false friends 3

posted 1 month ago

False friend #3:

English: actual = eigentlich

German: aktuell = current


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