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1. B Y T R A N S L A N G W A Y S P R I V A T E L T D .
W W W . T R A N S L A N G W A Y S . C O M
Top 20 German Words

2. Speech
 To draw out the most famous words in any language,
we need to observe the native’s speech.
 German people are said to be more expressive. So the
usage of prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs can be
observed more in their formation of sentences

3. Listed below are some of them
 Der/die/das – the/that/those. (also Definite articles:
masc/fem/neut.)
 Sein – to be (verb)
 In – in (preposition)
 Ein – an (pronoun); one
 Zu – to, at (preposition); too (adverb)

4. German Nouns
 Der Mann – man, husband.
 Der Freund- friend, pal.
 Die Frau – woman, wife,
 Das Kind – child.
 Die Familie – family.

5. German Words in English Language
 You will also find many words of German Language
commonly used in English Language.
 Some of the Words are Listed Below.
 Schadenfreude – delight in another person’s
misfortune. (this is an interesting German word and
has no alternative in English, and is borrowed by the
English whenever needed.)

6. Words of German, used in English exactly as it is:
 Feuer – Fire
 Wind – wind
 Pumpe – pump
 Reich – Rich, kingdom
 Damm – Dam
 Angst – fear, anxiety
 Natur – Nature
 Motor – Motor

7. Continued
 Leitmotif – Theme (Leitmotif is used as it is in
literature in English)
 Kaput – broke (this is largely used word english
retaining the same meaning)
 Kuchen – cakes (noun); to cook (verb)
 Verboten – Forbidden (noun), to forbid (verb)
 Automobil – Automobile
 Magazin – Magazine

8. German & English
 These are some of the most famous words in
German, which are also used in English.
 Etymologically, English language originally is
derived from German, Norse – (Old English)
 German and English both belong to same Family of
Languages.

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