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 …
The corona pandemic forced many of us to work from home. As a German learner or expats in Germany many of you may need this phrases while working with your colleagues in office. 1.Sollen wir ĂĽber Skype oder Zoom sprechen? Should we speak through skype or zoom? 2.Du bist noch gemutet. You are still in …
The following phrases will help you get on well in a German working environment. 1.Freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen, Herr Ruland. Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ruland. 2.Können Sie mir bitte eine Mail schreiben? Can you write me a E-mail? 3.Erklären Sie mir das bitte mal! Please explain that to me! 4.Da haben wir …
German has its own strange and weird words and phrases. Let’s see some of those interesting weird german words. 1.Ohrwurm – ear worm This word describes the fact of being stuck with a song on our head. Ohrwurm – catchy song. 2.Fernweh – distance pain This describes a situation where you want to be in …
fordern – to demand Beim FuĂźball ist hoher Einsatz und hohes Engagement gefordert Ich fordere eine Erklärung von dir. Die Telekom fordert 100 Euro von mir. fordern conjugation Ich fordere Du forderst Er/es/sie fordert Wir fordern Ihr fordert Sie / sie fordern Präteritum ich forderte Perfekt ich habe gefordert Prefixes of fordern: anfordern – request …
Compound words in German are formed by combining two words mostly nouns. In English compound words appear with a hypen, but in German it appears as a single word. das Zeug – things or stuffs. Das war also interessantes Zeugs Packt das Zeug weg. der Zeuge / die Zeugin – witness Ich war Zeuge eines Kults. Der Zeuge kann sich dann …
Now we will see about often mistaken and exchanged words in German by learners. klingeln – to ring Jemand klingelt an der TĂĽr. Klingelt mein Handy, wenn mich jemand anruft. Du klingelst die Glocke. klingen – sound / hear Das klingt gut. Du klingst wie meine Oma Das Klavier klingt verstimmt. Do you know any …
False friends or falsche freunde are usually words which lead to misunderstanding of its meaning which they use to be in english and you are more familiar with it. Have you come across any such tricky words while learning the language? Let’s see some now! 1. der Chef / die Chefin – boss the chef …
The both words sounds similar other than a prefix but have totally different meanings ankündigen means announce kündigen means resign Beispiele Wir sollten unseren Besuch ankündigen Die Firma kündigte die Veröffentlichung eines neuen Videospiels an. Ich habe meine Stelle zum 1.Mai gekündigt. Sie werden mich entlassen, aber ich kündige lieber vorher.
Both words antworten and beantworten mean to answer. The difference lies in the way of using it. Beantworten is transitive and it always stays with an akkusative object. ( Was?) Example: Ich beantworte die Frage. Beantworte meine Frage! antworten+dative (Wem?) Example: Antworte mir! Warum antwortest du mir nicht? antworten+auf+akkusativ (worauf?) Example: Antworte auf meine Frage! …
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