Day 84 - False Cognates Part 1

Question 1

There are many German and English cognates, so learning vocabulary can be quite easy. However, there are also many false cognates. These are words that seem to be the same in both languages, but are actually different. The moral of today’s lesson is that you should always look up a word that you encounter for the first time, because even though it might look similar to an English word, or you think you might know the meaning, it could be completely different.

Question 2

Day 84 Vocabulary

1. ABSOLVIEREN…to graduate / complete a class
2. AKTUELL…current / up to date
3. DAS GIFT…poison das Gift (-e)
4. DAS GYMNASIUM…high school das Gymnasium (die Gymnasien)
5. DIE HOCHSCHULE…college die Hochschule (-n)
6. DAS HANDY…cell phone das Handy (-s)
7. DIE KAUTION…bank deposit / bail money die Kaution (-en)
8. KONSEQUENT…consistently
9. KURIOS…strange / quaint
10. kost und logis…room and board
    *The word order is switched. Germans say board and room.

Question 3

1. I have completed the course.

Answer 3

Ich habe den Kurs absolviert.

Question 4

2. Is this report up to date?

Answer 4

Ist dieser Bericht aktuell?

Question 5

3. Romeo drank the poison.

Answer 5

Romeo trank das Gift.

Question 6

4. High school is tough.

Answer 6

Das Gymnasium ist hart.

Question 7

5. Did you go to college?

Answer 7

Bist du auf die Hochschule gegangen?

Question 8

6. I don’t have a cell phone.

Answer 8

Ich habe kein Handy.

Question 9

7. The bail is very expensive.

Answer 9

Die Kaution ist sehr hoch.

Question 10

8. The results are consistent with logic.

Answer 10

Die Ergebnisse sind logisch konsequent.

Question 11

9. What a strange child.

Answer 11

Was ein kurioses Kind.

Question 12

10. How much is room and board?

Answer 12

Wie viel für Kost und Logis?