{"id":11015,"date":"2019-09-11T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=11015"},"modified":"2019-08-28T13:23:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T13:23:24","slug":"similar-german-words-stimme-stimmung-stimmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/similar-german-words-stimme-stimmung-stimmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Similar German Words: Stimme, Stimmung, stimmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guten Tag! Today we\u2019re going to look at three words that appear extremely similar, but which have different meanings. It can be confusing to a language learner to see a word that you think you recognise, only to find out it means something else entirely. So let\u2019s start with three words:<strong> Stimme, Stimmung, and stimmen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Die Stimme<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11041\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11041\" class=\" wp-image-11041\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-594275_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-594275_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-594275_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-594275_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-594275_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Die Stimme is the German word for voice. Like in English, this is both the speaking voice and the singing voice.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Meine Stimme ist weg!<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve lost my voice!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sie hat eine sehr sch\u00f6ne Stimme.<\/strong><br \/>\nShe has a very beautiful (singing) voice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The word die Stimme is also the German word for <strong>vote<\/strong> (the noun). This makes sense, as a vote is considered \u2018speaking up\u2019 for or against something.<\/p>\n<p>So far, so good. Now it gets a little more complicated as we move onto the verb <strong>stimmen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>stimmen<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11040\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11040\" class=\" wp-image-11040\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-2149880_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-2149880_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-2149880_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-2149880_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/music-2149880_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is a verb that has a few, different meanings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to tune (an instrument)<\/li>\n<li>to vote<\/li>\n<li>to agree<\/li>\n<li>to be correct\/true<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>How do I tune my guitar?<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Wie stimme ich meine Gitarre?<\/strong><br \/>\n*This is always going to be talking about a musical instrument, so listen\/look out for mention of an instrument!<\/p>\n<p><em>I am voting today<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ich stimme heute<br \/>\n*<\/strong>Like the noun <em>die Stimme<\/em> means <em>vote<\/em>, the verb<em> stimmen<\/em> means to vote.<\/p>\n<p><em>I agree<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ich stimme zu<br \/>\n*<\/strong>This is actually from the verb<em> zustimmen<\/em> (to agree), but I thought I\u2019d include it because it is a separable verb, which means the \u2018zu\u2019 and the \u2018stimme\u2019 sections are separated when in a sentence. Look out for the \u2018zu\u2019 so you know this version of the verb means \u2018to agree\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><em>That\u2019s true.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Das stimmt.<br \/>\n<\/strong>*It\u2019s only ever a <em>thing<\/em> that can<strong> <em>stimmt<\/em><\/strong>, and <em>not a person<\/em>. So you\u2019ll always hear \u2018das\/es stimmt\u2019 rather than \u2018er stimmt\u2019 or \u2018du stimmt\u2019. Sometimes, people leave out the \u2018das\u2019 and just say<em> stimmt<\/em> as a way of agreeing with a statement. Stimmt!<\/p>\n<h3>die Stimmung<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11042\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11042\" class=\" wp-image-11042\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So far, the connection between these words has loosely been about the voice. Enter <strong>die Stimmung<\/strong>, which throws yet another meaning into the mix!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Die Stimmung<\/strong> is the German word for<strong> mood\/atmosphere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Meine Stimmung ist im Keller.<\/strong><br \/>\nMy mood is in the cellar (I\u2019m in a really bad mood).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hier ist immer tolle Stimmung.<\/strong><br \/>\nThere\u2019s always a fantastic atmosphere here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Die Stimmung hier war immer negativ.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe atmosphere was always negative here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The word<strong> die Laune<\/strong> also translates to<strong> \u2018mood\u2019<\/strong>. However, die Laune can <strong><em>only<\/em><\/strong> be used to describe <em><strong>a person\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> mood.<strong> Die Stimmung,<\/strong> however, can describe the mood or atmosphere of places, events, and more!<\/p>\n<p>~<\/p>\n<p>I hope this has helped clear up any confusion you may have had about any of these words. Are there any German words like this, that are similar but different, that confuse you? What words would you like clarification on? Drop a comment below and I\u2019ll see what I can do!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bis bald (see you soon)!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/08\/concert-768722_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Guten Tag! Today we\u2019re going to look at three words that appear extremely similar, but which have different meanings. It can be confusing to a language learner to see a word that you think you recognise, only to find out it means something else entirely. 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