English loanwords in German vocabulary

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WordMeaningExample
der CoachkohchDer Coach motiviert das Team.
der DealdeelDas ist ein guter Deal.
der DrinkdrinkIch nehme einen Drink ohne Alkohol.
der FlyerFLEI-erAm Eingang gibt es einen Flyer.
der JobjobIch suche einen neuen Job.
der LaptopLEP-topMein Laptop ist schon alt.
der ManagerMEN-a-jerDer Manager hat schon angerufen.
der Meetingdas MeetingLoanwords still have grammatical gender.
der OldtimerOLD-tai-merEr fährt einen alten Oldtimer.
der PulliPOO-leeZieh einen Pulli an, es ist kalt.
der SaleseylIm Sale sind die Schuhe günstiger.
der ServiceSER-visDer Service war sehr freundlich.
der ShopshopDer Shop hat heute geschlossen.
der StorestorDer Store öffnet um zehn.
der Stresssh-tressIch habe heute viel Stress.
die AppapDie App ist kostenlos.
Die App funktioniert heute nicht.The app doesn’t work today.Simple, practical, and very common.
Direct loanwordEnglish word used almost as-isPronunciation is German-ish, not fully English.
downloadenDOWN-loa-denDu kannst die Datei downloaden.
Er hat viel Stress im Job.He has a lot of stress at work.Stress haben is a common phrase.
Eventcommoncommon
Final sounds are clearJob, Club, TeamGerman final devoicing may make voiced endings sound sharper.
Germanized loanwordSpelling or grammar changesGerman adds articles and plurals.
Handyvery commonvery common
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