In our today’s German speaking lesson, we will learn to utter correctly German words and phrases look like English and learn some German slang words which are call “Denglisch”.
German and English are both supposed Germanic languages, therefore they have some common characteristics:
hello! |
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good |
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movie/film |
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boyfriend |
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restaurant |
We have to be careful when speaking these German words. Because these words are not what they appear to be:
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Sounds like |
Actually means |
Gross; disgusting |
Big |
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Fart (teehee!) |
Drive; ride |
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Handy; useful |
Cellphone / mobile |
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Chef; someone who cooks |
Boss. (Think of it like "chief") |
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Hell. The pit of fire and brimstone. |
Bright! |
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Gift; present |
Poison! |
So, please watch out when a strange German offers you a “gift”… At that time, you must run away as fast as possible!
If you are unfortunately involved in this situation, you must know these 2 German words to call the police for help:
Police |
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help! |
Actually, those words sound like their English equivalents too!
Every generation has its own slang words, but to the surprise of the grandmother, the boy is starting to adopt English slang! (Gasp!) This is something happening all around Germany.
We call this kind of slang “Denglisch” because it is usually mixed with English words, phrases, and sentence structures.
Deutsch (German) + Englisch (English) = Denglisch
Here are some German words that you might hear but it’s actually Denglishch:
babysit |
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TV host |
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computer |
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camping |
Furthermore, many Denglisch words are complicated because they don’t make much sense at all via its utterance.
projector |
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bullying; harassment |
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tuxedo — a bunch of well-dressed Germans |
A Beamer in the Uk means a BMW (a type of a car) but in German Beamer is a projector
So the good news is that when you learn German, a good chunk of the language will look familiar.
So be careful to check your word meanings to avoid a tragedy.
This is the end of our today's German speaking practice. We hope that you can know how to speak these above German words correctly. And don’t forget to follow us in the next German lesson.
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