When we see an advertisement or a sign board in German we will usually notice some English words. Those words usually won’t mean the same way as in English and often have a totally different meaning.
Let’s see some of them!
1.das Handy – mobile phone
This is the most common word used everyday. In English it means something convenient.
Hast du meine Handy?
2.der Bodybag – shoulder bag
Bodybag means a shoulder bag. But in English a bag used to carry corpse.
Das Essen habe ich in meinem Bodybag gepackt
3.Mailbox – voice mail
Mailbox means voice mail in mobiles. In English its letter box.
Ich habe auf deine Mailbox gesprochen
4.trampen – hitch-hiking
trampen means hitch-hiking. In English tramp is a homeless person.
Nach dem Abitur bin ich durch ganz Europa getrampt.
5.der Beamer – projector
Beamer is projector. But in English its nickname for BMW
Die Präsentation schauen wir uns gleich an Beamer.
There are many more if you know any of them, let me know in comments.