German - easy words, and harder words

 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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At night when I lie down in bed I close my eyes but imagine my room and describe it in German.  

Easy German - English words

Bett - bed

Hotel - hotel

insekt - insect

Kamm - comb

Rasierer - razor

Rollo - roller blind

Rosen - rose

Tag - day 

Teppich - carpet

Vorhang - curtain (plural Vorhange, put two dots over the a to make it sound like e)

Zahnpasta - toothepaste

Easy English - German

bed - Bett

carpet - teppich

comb - Kamm

curtain - Vorhang

dessert - Nachtish (after dish, next dish)

hotel - Hotel

insect - Insekt

rose - Rosen

toothpaste - Zahnpasta

More Advanced Words

German - English

Kissen - pillow 

Jalousie - Venetian blind

English - German 

pillow - kissen

razor - rasieren

Venetian blind - Jalousie (not jealousy)

After that I imagine asking a hotel for a bedroom for the night.

English - German

I am allergic to feathers

I am allergic to shellfish

air conditioning

breakfast

breakfast room

desk chair

dining room

dining chair - esszimmer

double bed - Doppelbett

evening dinner

guest house

quiet - ruhig

heating

Hotel - hotel

how much is it/does it cost

large room

space

suitcase stand

toilet - Toilette

ladies' toilet

Lunch - Mittagessen (mid-day-to eat)

Useful English-German websites

duolingo.com

https://wikitravel.org/en/German_phrasebook

translate.google.com

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Useful Words In Hotels Where They Speak German

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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Flag of Liechtenstein.

 English - German

bed - Bett

carpet - Teppich

ceiling - Decke

curtain - Vorhang

floor - Boden

hiking - Wandern

hotel  - Hotel

mountain - berg

packed lunch - Lunchpaket

pillow - Kissen

room - Zimmer

window - Fenster

I am allergic to - ich bin allergisch gegen

I eat - ich esse

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https://wikitravel.org/en/German_phrasebook

translate.google.com

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Interfaith Worship Spaces - where are they?

USA

When my family lived in the USA we were invited to meetings in a buidling which was a symagogue on Saturday and a church on Sunday. As the congregation left after a service, the the last person to leave was the minister bringing up the rear. He surreptitiously turned the signboard. The signboard was rotated to show the name of the other congregation.

What were the advantages? Nothing to do with co-operation. Sheer economics. It halved the cost of the meeting place for both communities. It halved the cost of building. Repairs. Cleaning. Cutting the grass. Paying the local taxes. 

It halved the cost of any caretaker or security device. It reduced the chance of vandalism by switching the identity. Also it ensured the building was kept in use. People coming and going. Not left empty. 

Both groups had cupboards to store books and artifacts. Curtains could be drawn, adorned with suitable symbols. The board outside announced the name of your congregation or the venue for your event. 

Until you saw the signboard turn, you had no idea. It was surreal. Like something out of a Kafka dream. Or a TV comedy.

The congregations could meet jointly for events. They, the priest and rabbi, and committees, could meet administratively to discuss practical matters such as repairs and decoration and maintenance.

ABU DHABI 

In 2023 in Abu Dhabi another type of project was produced. Three buildings, a mosque, a church, and a synagogue, form a unified complex. 

SPAIN

Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba, Initially a pagan worship place, then converted into church and then, the Umayyad Moors built a mosque on the site, which is now reconverted into a Christian cathedral.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_worship_spaces

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_Family_House

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque%E2%80%93Cathedral_of_C%C3%B3rdoba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Conversion_of_non-Christian_religious_buildings_and_structures_into_churches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianized_sites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue_of_El_Tr%C3%A1nsito

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