Interestingly enough, in German, there has been a strong trend toward adapting English words into their language, especially when it comes to talking about technology or new ideas. If you like learning colorful, authentic German like the words above, then you’ll love FluentU. At this point, it’s probably also worth mentioning in a quick aside that the legend about German nearly becoming the official language of the US, only to lose by one vote, is untrue. We also participate in other affiliate advertising programs for products and services we believe in. While Fest is certainly still very common in German, your German friends are probably just as likely to invite you to eine Party. What’s even more encouraging is that knowing as little as 100 words helps you understand half of the words in an article or book written in German.

Most common in southern Germany, these venues are surprisingly family-friendly. Generally, the words are spelled identically or almost identically in both languages, but if there are any changes, the list will use the English spelling. English is indeed what’s called a Germanic language, which means that it’s grouped in the same family as some other languages that sprang from a common language in the past. Another depressing abbreviation, this time for Nationalsozialist. Like “machete,” “buffet” or “assassin,” these words are here to stay. We’ll do these ones in another lightning round. But if there are indeed differences between usage in both languages, we’ll also get into that a bit. Use the drop-down menu to search not only the German-English dictionary, but all online dictionaries. Although this may seem like a simple chemical or scientific name, this is more than just a mere cognate. In English, it can be used to describe almost any place that serves beer, especially German beer. ", "Mondly uses games and gestures to help you learn new languages. These days, it’s used in English to describe National Socialists from the World War II era, but also used surprisingly commonly to describe people who hold different ideologies than one’s own—or even just people who are disagreeable in general, such as the “Soup Nazi” on the TV show “Seinfeld.”. Step by step you will add more words to you vocabulary. Kitsch. That perception is doubtless due in no small part to countless World War II movies where the Germans are the bad guys constantly shouting things like Schnell! Click play below to listen to the actual pronunciation: Love is a universal feeling and we definitely had to talk about it here. You can learn more or connect with him through his website Sitzman ABC. While French and Spanish swear words are particularly colorful, German swear words colors shine in its specific, intense phrasing.

That’s why, on average, a German word has over 10 letters. We are all chasing "Glück" as German speaking people would say. Here’s a quick “sausage sidebar.” Wurst is the German word for “sausage,” so any time you see it, you’re likely to get meat in tube form. Due to German history, the most common context for these words is in World War II movies or history books. This is particularly true for commercial and Government related terms. Let’s have a “boozy beside” to accompany the “sausage sidebar” above. It has had notable influence from all over the globe, but especially from Greek, Latin, French and German. ", "Mondly encourages its users to practice in everyday scenarios, such as ordering food and drinks in a restaurant.".

That’s all very important, of course, but since English doesn’t have gendered nouns, you can read this one without worrying about any of that! This means that knowing only 1000 words helps you guess up to 65000 German words. FluentU brings native videos within reach using interactive transcripts. You have to try our Voice Chatbot, a computer program so advanced you can actually have an intelligent conversation with. Especially well-known from the word “Oktoberfest” (which we’ll get to in a few sections—don’t get angsty), “fest” combines the ideas of a festival and a feast into one neat little package. Alternatively, you can enter English words to find the correct German translation. This literally means “badger dog,” since apparently these dogs were used to hunt badgers? This means that focusing your efforts on learning the most common German words you will be fluent in German in no time. Ryan Sitzman teaches English and sometimes German in Costa Rica. You might get a slight buzz even if you’re just watching people drink that much, so you should probably have something in your stomach. And that’s no different when it comes to cursing.

Crazy, right?

So maybe English speakers can be excused if they think that English and German are on completely separate paths that don’t overlap. But, as I tell my students, since I’m not a priest, I don’t feel like I have the authority to bless them, so instead I’ll just say “Gesundheit!” and wish them good health. That’s exactly why we’ve made speaking exercises an essential part of our lessons so you can practice the cool German words you just learned. It can be a preposition or a prefix in German, and it generally means something like “above,” “higher” or “greater.” In English we tend to use it similarly, possibly calling people things like an “uber-chef,” an “uber-planner” or an “uber-[expletive].”. Finally, the whole point of this list is that these are German words that are used in English, so for the most part, they have the same or at least very similar meanings in both languages. So, let’s finally get to the Fleisch and Kartoffeln of this post! German swear words often sound strong, harsh and work quite well when conveying one’s anger or frustration. As a result, users can learn new words and phrases easily and effectively and continuously improve their knowledge of English. This word, which means “broken” or “busted,” has one less “t” than the German kaputt, but it hasn’t lost any of the annoyance or humor that the use of the word connotes. Schnell! If you’re one of them, help yourself to a heaping plate of sauerkraut, which means “sour cabbage” in German.

You’ll learn German as it’s actually spoken by real people. All phrases within the app are recorded by professional German speakers so you can sit back and absorb the correct pronunciation of the most common German words effortlessly. The German language has a reputation for having some of the longest words in the world.

In fact, based on various tallies, Germans are actually the largest single ancestry group in the US.