{"id":10959,"date":"2019-07-31T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=10959"},"modified":"2019-07-31T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T11:51:52","slug":"german-words-with-french-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-words-with-french-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"French Loan Words In German"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! We have talked before about loanwords in the German language. There is quite a big crossover of both English words used in German, and German words used in English. However, did you know that there are many French words<\/strong> used in the German language, too? And many of these are everyday words we may not immediately recognise as being French!<\/p>\n

Here are just some of the many French loan words in the German language. I have included their gender after the word, and extra information for some of them. Some are more obvious than others. Which ones did you know about before? Do any come as a surprise?<\/p>\n

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German Words With French Roots<\/h2>\n

Abonnement<\/strong>, das \u2013 subscription
\nTo use a very modern example: If you watch German YouTubers, at the end of their videos they usually say \u201cBitte ein Abo da lassen!\u201d (\u201cPlease hit \u2018subscribe\u2019!\u201d). ‘Abo’ is short for Abonnement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aff\u00e4re<\/strong>, die – affair<\/p>\n

aktuell<\/strong> \u2013 current
\nThis is a good example of a false friend \u2013 a word that looks like it should mean one thing, when it means another. An English speaker would think aktuell translates to \u2018actual\u2019 but it means \u2018current\u2019. This is because the word comes from the French \u2018actuel\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

Balkon<\/strong>, der – balcony<\/p>\n

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Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

Ballon<\/strong>, der \u2013 balloon
\nThink Nena\u2019s classic song, 99 Luftballons!<\/em><\/p>\n

Bonbon<\/strong>, der\/das \u2013 bonbon (a sweet)<\/p>\n

B\u00fcro<\/strong>, das – office<\/p>\n

Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, das – cafe<\/p>\n

Champignon<\/strong>, der – mushroom<\/p>\n

Chef<\/strong>, der \u2013 boss
\nAnother false friend. You can read about this word here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Dame<\/strong>, die \u2013 lady\/woman
\nRemember, in German you pronounce the letter \u2018e\u2019. So Dame is pronounced \u2018Dah-meh\u2019 in German!<\/em><\/p>\n

Dusche<\/strong>, die\/duschen<\/strong> \u2013 shower\/to shower<\/p>\n

Etikette<\/strong>, die – etiquette<\/p>\n

Etui<\/strong>, das \u2013 case (small bag)<\/p>\n

Friseur<\/strong>, der – hairdresser<\/p>\n

Idee<\/strong>, die – idea<\/p>\n

Kompliment<\/strong>, das – compliment<\/p>\n

Kost\u00fcm<\/strong>, das – costume<\/p>\n

Kuvert<\/strong>, das – envelope<\/p>\n

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Omelett(e)<\/strong>, das – omelette<\/p>\n

Onkel<\/strong>, der – uncle<\/p>\n

Parf\u00fcm<\/strong>, das – perfume<\/p>\n

Pommes<\/strong>, die \u2013 fries (chips in British English)
\nKnown as Pommes Frites in French, in German the word has been shortened to just Pommes. This is pronounced \u2018pomm-ess\u2019 in German, unlike in French, where it is pronounced \u2018pomm\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

Saison<\/strong>, die – season<\/p>\n

Salon<\/strong>, der – salon<\/p>\n

Serviette<\/strong>, die – serviette<\/p>\n

Sofa<\/strong>, das – sofa<\/p>\n

Tante,<\/strong> die – aunty<\/p>\n

Toilette,<\/strong> die – toilet<\/p>\n

Zigarette<\/strong>, die \u2013 cigarette<\/p>\n

And there are many more! Which ones did you know about before? Do any come as a surprise? Do you know any more?<\/p>\n

Bis bald (see you soon)!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Guten Tag! We have talked before about loanwords in the German language. There is quite a big crossover of both English words used in German, and German words used in English. However, did you know that there are many French words used in the German language, too? And many of these are everyday words we…<\/p>\n

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