Pronunciation: Similar words in English and German 

The words in the table below have similar forms in German and English. They are pronounced however in a very different way in both languages. Read each word to yourself in the way that a German would pronounce it and then click on the sound icon next to each word to listen to it being spoken a native German speaker. Which words in the list also have a different meaning in German and English?

Similar words in English and German      1. die Chance      2. das Theater      3. die Symphonie      4. das Quiz      5. der Athlet      6. die Zone       7. das Gel      8. die Butter      9. wild      10. der Strand (= the beach)      11. der Christ (= the Christian)      12. die Note      13. der Zoo      14. England      15. Volkswagen      16. Mercedes      17. Porsche      18. der Winter      19. das Bad (= the bath)      20. Berlin      21. das Handy (= the mobile phone)      22. die Taste (= the key; the button)      23. China      24. das Boot (= the boat)

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