Which English words are used in German?

Common English Words Used in German

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Baby.
Ball.
Boss.
Bus.
Computer.
E-Mail.
Fair.
Flip-flops.

What are the 100 most common words in German?

100 most frequently used German words

der / die / das (def. art.) the; (dem. pron.)
und (conj.) and.
sein (verb) to be; (aux./perfect tense)
in (prep.) in [variation: im in the]
ein (indef. art.) a, an; (pron.) one (of)
zu (prep.) to, at; (adv.) too.
haben (verb) to have; (aux./perfect tense)
ich (pers. pron.) I.

What are some cool German words?

11 Beautiful German Words You Need in Your Life

Zeitgeist. Hey, German is so great that English speakers needed to import this word into their own language!
Fernweh.
Wanderlust.
Zweisamkeit.
Luftkuss.
Freudentränen.
Frühlingsgefühle.
Verzehren.

What words has English borrowed from German?

8 English words you didn’t know were borrowed from German

Lager. Let’s start – in proper German style – with a beer.
Glitch.
Hinterland.
Muesli.
Rucksack.
Noodle.
Nickel.
Delicatessen.

What English words do Germans struggle with?

Germans also often struggle with the English silent ‘b’, such as ‘lamb’, ‘debt’ and ‘thumb’. As with the unvoiced consonants, the idea that we have silent letters in English is quite a foreign concept for German native speakers.

What is the longest German word?

Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung

The longest word in the standard German dictionary is Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherung – which is the word for motor vehicle liability insurance. But at 36 letters, it’s rather puny. Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften, a touch longer at 39 letters, is the language’s longest non-dictionary word.

What is the prettiest German word?

10 Most Beautiful German Words

Weltschmerz.
Frühjahrsmüdigkeit.
Torschlusspanik.
Schadenfreude.
Fernweh.
Zweisamkeit.
Vorfreude.
Vergangenheitsbewältigung. Vergangenheitsbewältigung is the struggle to come to terms with the past.

What is the coolest German word?

Each of these words not only will help you expand your vocabulary, but will deepen your knowledge of this new world.

Torschlusspanik.
Fernweh.
Zweisamkeit.
Backpfeifengesicht.
Feierabend.
Reisefieber.
Vorfreude.
Waldeinsamkeit.

What is the most beautiful German word?

Gemütlichkeit has been named “the most beautiful German word” of 2019, according to a vote of 850 German learners from 46 countries in the magazine “Deutsch Perfekt”. The term roughly translates to comfort, but also coins a unique feeling which also encompasses warmth and coziness.

What English words do Germans have trouble with?

What is the hardest German word to say?

1. Eichhörnchen (Squirrel) Also a difficult one in English, this is a classic when it comes to difficult German words to pronounce.

Why can’t Germans say squirrel?

It comes at the end of a syllable, as in the common German name Karl, rather than forming a syllable of its own. Thus German speakers try to translate the two-syllable English word “squirrel” into the monosyllabic German sound “skwörl ” in the same way that “squirm” becomes “skwörm.”

What word is longer than Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

Longest word in English

Word	Letters
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano…pterygon	183
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis	45
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	34
Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism	30

What is the hardest word to say in German?

What is the most famous German saying?

10 German expressions everyone should know

“Nur Bahnhof verstehen”
“Jemandem die Daumen drücken”
“Ich glaub mein Schwein pfeift”
“Ich glaub’ ich spinne”
“Fix und fertig sein”
“Bock haben”
“Jemandem auf den Keks gehen”
“Die Nase voll haben” The literal translation is: “To have the nose full”

What are the 2 most beautiful words?

According to Henry James, anyway: ‘Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ‘

Do Germans use the F word?

Ficken means to f*ck, mit jemandem ficken = to f*ck someone etc. Germans use ficken only in a sexual sense. Most f-expressions in English are translated using some form of Scheiß or Arsch.

What is the hardest German word?

10 Difficult German Words and How to Pronounce Them

Freundschaftsbeziehungen (Friendship relations)
Rührei (Scrambled eggs)
Arbeitslosigkeitsversicherung (Unemployment insurance)
Röntgen (X-ray)
Quietscheentchen (Rubber duck)
Tschechien (Czechia)
Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher (Screwdriver)
Schlittschuhlaufen (Ice skating)

Why can’t Americans Say squirrel?

‘Her answer is that it is because the word ‘squirrel’ contains only one syllable. ‘ Len Clarke says that the Americans ‘are simply copying posh English, in which syllables are discreetly halved in number.

What pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis means?

What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? noun | A lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.

Can you please say pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

The Longest Word in English – YouTube

What is the prettiest word ever?

The Top 10 Most Beautiful English Words

1 Sequoia (n.) (A seven-letter word that has the letter Q and all five vowels)
2 Euphoria (n.) A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
3 Pluviophile (n.)
4 Clinomania (n.)
5 Idyllic (adj.)
6 Aurora (n.)
7 Solitude (n.)
8 Supine (adj.)

What is the prettiest sounding word?

The 30 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language

Vellichor.
Petrichor.
Serendipity.
Diaphanous.
Limerence.
Silhouette.
Akimbo.
Mellifluous.

What is the Z word in German?

Sounds 1: The German letter ‘z’
zwei (two)	zwölf (twelve)
Zug (train)	Zimmer (room)
Ziel (destination)	Zelt (tent)
Herz (heart)	Salz (salt)

Did soldiers use the F word in ww2?

The F-word became such a notable part of the G.I. vocabulary that British soldiers on the Western Front identified American soldiers of the 84th Infantry Division as friendlies due to their incessant swearing. In this instance, “f*ck” happened to save their lives.