von Christine Burgmer | Aug. 26, 2026 | Tips and Tricks, Word choices |
In German, you ask a celebrity for an Autogramm.In English, you ask for an autograph.“Could I have your autograph, please?“ 💡 Quick tip:Autogramm = autograph.Not autogram!
von Christine Burgmer | Aug. 26, 2026 | Word choices, Tips and Tricks |
Woman (die Frau) is singular.“She’s a woman I admire.“Women (die Frauen) is plural.“Many women attended the conference.“ 💡 Quick tip:The pronunciation changes, too!Woman sounds approximately like WUHM-uhn.Women sounds approximately like...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, British vs. American English, Word choices |
A German Keks is usually called a biscuit in British English.In American English, it’s generally a cookie. But watch out!An American biscuit is something quite different. It’s a small, soft bread roll, often served with savoury food. 💡 Quick tip:British...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Word choices |
Careful! These numbers don’t mean the same thing in German and English. German: Eine Milliarde = 1.000.000.000 Eine Billion = 1.000.000.000.000 English: One billion = 1,000,000,000 One trillion = 1,000,000,000,000 💡 Quick tip:German Milliarde = English...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Word choices |
German -ieren doesn’t always become English -ate ✍️Some German verbs ending in -ieren look similar to English verbs.But the endings aren’t always the same. Examples: registrieren → register (not registrate) kommentieren → comment organisieren → organise...
von Christine Burgmer | Feb. 12, 2025 | Tips and Tricks, Word choices |
The German word prägnant can mean concise, clear or to the point, depending on the context.“She gave a concise summary of the results.“ But pregnant means schwanger.“She’s six months pregnant.“ 💡 Quick tip: A prägnante Aussage might be a...
