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Today, in Germany, kids normally go to a “Kindergarten” from the age of three until they are six or seven. Therefore, they needed a place for their kids to stay during this time. It is a pre-school which was invented in the 18th century as in some families both parents started to work. The literal meaning of “der Kindergarten” is the “garden for children”. Guess what! It is also loaned from German. Last but not least, almost everybody knows the word “kindergarten” in English.

The adjective that bases on this noun is “schadenfroh”. Take care, you cannot use “Schadenfreude” with the indefinite article since you will always refer to something specific if you use this word. The word “Schadenfreude” is used with the article “die”. Not surprisingly, it refers to the mischievous joy over the misfortune of another person. Literally, it means “happiness about harm” ). One man’s pain is another man’s pleasure, and this is exactly what the German word “Schadenfreude” stands for in both languages. The appropriate German adjective is “kitschig”. The German noun “Kitsch” has a male gender and it is only available in the singular. Also, it does not matter if the bad taste refers to clothes, furniture or behavior. Personally, I do think that if you say the German word “ Kitsch“, it sounds very much like what it is! It describes a design that we perceive as being bad taste. Singular female: die / eine Doppelgängerin

Literally, the word “Doppelgänger” means “double walker” and gets the article “der”. This noun stans for a look-alike in both languages. The next common German word that we often use in English is “Doppelgänger”. For instance, you could say: “Ich habe Angst” (I am afraid) The noun is female die / eine Angst and is commonly used with the verb “ haben“. While in German, “die Angst” means fear, the word rather refers to anxiety or depression when used in English. Number one in this list is the noun “Angst”. Five common German words which are widely used in English: The German noun “Angst” Find out 5 German words widely used in English. Today, we use a lot of words in English that are originally based in German. With the big immigration movements in the last two centuries, Germans brought their language all over the world. You might have realized that one can find many Geran words in English.