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Sunday, July 26, 2026

German words - same, easy, difficult, confusing

Where can you learn and practise speaking German? 

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You can use German in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.  Also Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and parts of Belgium and Italy.

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 German - English  the same word

The same words, except that nouns start with a capital letter in German


English - German

laptop - Laptop

party - Party

popcorn - Popcorn

snacks - Snacks

team - Team


German - English easy to remember  similar words

nie - never (letters n to start and e later)

Salzig - salty - the first three letters are the same and the last letter has a tail, also called a loop and a descender

Schokolade - chocolate

sehr - very  (Both words have the letters e and r)


English to German easy words

chocolate - Schokolade (Capital letter at the start for a noun. Three letters changed. Add an s at the start, change c to k in the middle and t to d at the end )


German - English, new and difficult to remember

dort - there
kerzen - candles (The two languages use the sounds of ck and n)

ohne - without (The letters o and h are in both words)

Popmusic - pop music (capital for a noun, and German runs words together)

viele - many


German - English - confusing words

immer - always (not just immediately, right now, but all the time)

Kekse - cookies USA / biscuits UK ( not cakes)

Lust - desire for (noun, not sexual like the English word lust, but could be craving for a food, or to be in the mood to eat something, or to feel like having it)

Kuchen - cake

magst du - do you like (not do you make, I think of do you munch)

Spiele - games (not a long story, which is Yiddish)

toll - great (not tall, nor the noun toll, but think of a great size and a great toll, alt is high)


Useful Websites

Learning languages including German and many more online for free

duolingo.com

Translate words and sentences

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Useful phrases and sentences for travellers

wikivoyage phrasebook German

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https://bydawnnicole.com/the-anatomy-of-letters/

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