10 German words that look English: true friends or false friends?

About this episode

In this episode, Thomas challenges listeners to identify whether 10 German words that resemble English words share the same meanings.

Are you ready for a test? In this episode, Thomas presents 10 German words that look just like English words and challenges you to decide whether they share the same meaning or not. You'll pick up some new vocabulary and learn to avoid some surprisingly common misunderstandings. ➡️ Click here to watch the video version of this episode and access a free worksheet in the comments section. ➡️ Love learning in short bursts? Our free weekly newsletter is packed with tips just like these: https://coffeebreaklanguages.kit.com/newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Thomas

Topics covered

• German vocabulary
• false friends
• language learning
• English similarities
• common misunderstandings

Keywords

• German words
• true friends
• false friends
• language test
• vocabulary
• learning German
• misunderstandings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coffee Break Languages

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