akt-beere

Akt-Beere

Frequently ConfusedGerman Words

Thomas Sysinger

der Akt vs ActTHE GERMAN WORD DOES NOT MEAN THE SAME THING AS THE ENGLISH WORD

“AKT”“ACT”.

The ONLY time they mean the same thing is when you use the word to refer to a stage work!!!

AKT means nude model (paintings and scluptures) and legal document.

Akten- are official filesAktien- stocks and sharesAktion- activity or drive

Die Aktuell

 nicht mehr aktuell sein- to be out of date

up-to-date

This word means or timely, not actual.

actual

Die Allee(f.) This is not alley (Gasse) but an avenue or

boulevard

also

Not also but thus or therefore

ALSO

englishAlso: thus or

thereforeGERMAN

Der AngerMeans meadow not anger

Ich sehe eine schöne Anger. – I see a beautiful meadow.

Die ArtThis word does not mean

art but manner, way, type

Not artist but circus or nightclub performer

Der Artist

Das AsylNot used for a lunatic asylum

(irrenanstalt). It means sanctuary or refuge

Means to take out only in the sense of

ausnehmen

to exempt or to eviscerate

exempt

Das BadThis word means

bath not bad (bose, schlecht)

baldin german.

This means soon. The english word bald, is kahl

Die BeereThis means berry,not beer.

DAS ENDE