{"id":122,"date":"2010-02-09T21:40:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T02:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=122"},"modified":"2010-02-09T21:40:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T02:40:18","slug":"same-same-but-sounds-different-%e2%80%93-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/same-same-but-sounds-different-%e2%80%93-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Same same but (sounds) different \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that there are a lot of words in German that are exactly the same in English? Yes there are! Of course the pronunciation is different from time to time, but the meaning and spelling are mostly the same.<\/p>\n

I decided to come up with a little series about this topic, so I\u00b4ll start with the letters A to E. If you can think of additional words beginning with these letters, pleases don\u00b4t hesitate to leave a comment!<\/p>\n

Here we go:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

German<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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English<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Alphabet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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alphabet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Altar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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altar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Anorak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

anorak<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Arm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

arm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Baby<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

baby<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Ball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Ballett<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

ballet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Band<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

band<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Bank (Geldinstitut)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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bank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Basketball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

basketball<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

bitter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

bitter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

blind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

blind<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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blond<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

blond<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Boss<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

boss<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

bringen (mitbringen)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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bring<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Bus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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bus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Butter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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butter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Chance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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chance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Code<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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code<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Computer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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computer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Cousin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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cousin<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Dessert<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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dessert<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Drama<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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drama<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Experiment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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experiment<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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extra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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extra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that there are a lot of words in German that are exactly the same in English? Yes there are! Of course the pronunciation is different from time to time, but the meaning and spelling are mostly the same. I decided to come up with a little series about this topic, so I\u00b4ll…<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[930,935,376023,980],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-language","tag-english","tag-german","tag-language","tag-same-words"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t