{"id":9972,"date":"2018-06-26T10:33:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T10:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=9972"},"modified":"2018-07-16T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T21:04:09","slug":"german-vocabulary-shapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-vocabulary-shapes\/","title":{"rendered":"German Vocabulary Shapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes it’s the most simplest of words that you don’t know in a different language, I found myself the other day wondering what a rectangle was in German – which inspired me to write this post! Here’s some easy vocabulary about shapes in German.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the basics:<\/p>\n

Shape(s)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Form(en)<\/strong>
\nCircle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0der Kreis<\/strong>
\nSemi circle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 der Halbkreis<\/strong> (literal translation is “the half circle”, an easy one to remember!)
\nSquare\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Viereck OR das Quadrat<\/strong>
\nTriangle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 das Dreieck<\/strong>
\nRectangle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Rechteck<\/strong><\/p>\n

Four shapes that are exactly the same as in English (so you don’t have to learn anything new):<\/p>\n

Rhombus\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0der Rhombus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trapezoid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Trapezoid<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oval\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Oval<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trapez\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Trapez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note that square and triangle always have “eck<\/strong>” at the end of the word. Eck<\/strong> means corner. So if any shape has a corner you can guess that it ends in eck<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

These shapes are easier to remember in German as the number changes and then you just add the eck on the end:<\/p>\n

Triangle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 das Dreieck<\/strong>
\nSquare\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Viereck<\/strong>
\nPentagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das F\u00fcnfeck<\/strong>
\nHexagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Sechseck<\/strong>
\nHeptagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Siebeneck<\/strong>
\nOctagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0das Achteck<\/strong>
\nNonagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 das Neuneck<\/strong>
\nDecagon\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 das Zehneck<\/strong><\/p>\n

Different types of triangles:<\/p>\n

Equilateral (All sides are the same length)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0gleichseitiges Dreieck<\/strong>
\nRight triangles\u00a0 (There is one right angle)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0rechtwinkliges Dreieck<\/strong>
\nIscoceles triangles (Two sides are the same length)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0unregelm\u00e4\u00dfiges Dreieck<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo by Liam Keane on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

3D Shapes
\nCube\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 der W\u00fcrfel<\/strong>
\nPyramid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0die Pyramide<\/strong>
\nCylinder\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 der Zylinder<\/strong>
\nBall\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 die Kugel<\/strong>
\nCone\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0der Kegel<\/strong>
\nPrism\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 das Prisma<\/strong>
\nRectangular prism\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 der Quader<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s nice when German is so literal, as it makes it easier to remember. I actually needed a reminder what some of the shapes were called in English once they had more than eight sides! Let me know if you have any other shapes which you don’t know in German.<\/p>\n

Servus,<\/p>\n

Larissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Sometimes it’s the most simplest of words that you don’t know in a different language, I found myself the other day wondering what a rectangle was in German – which inspired me to write this post! Here’s some easy vocabulary about shapes in German. Let’s start with the basics: Shape(s)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n

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