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| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Ich bin stress. | Ich habe Stress. | Stress is usually something you “have” in German. |
| Ich brauche ein Handy. | Ich brauche ein Handy. | This is correct, but remember it means “mobile phone,” not “useful.” |
| Ich downloade es. | Das ist okay, but know it sounds informal. | Borrowed verbs can be fine, but tone matters. |
| Ich finde den Look gut. | I like the look. | Fashion and style contexts only. |
| Ich habe den Flyer am Bahnhof gesehen. | I saw the flyer at the station. | Station = der Bahnhof. Handy little travel word pair. |
| Ich have Feedback. | Ich habe Feedback. | German uses German word order, not English sentence structure. |
| Ich lade das Handy. | Ich lade mein Handy auf. | aufladen is the natural verb for charging devices. |
| Ich muss mein Handy aufladen. | I have to charge my phone. | aufladen = to charge; very useful with devices. |
| j often sounds like y | Job, Junior, Jazz | Varies by word and speaker, but English “j” is often not exact. |
| jawohl | yes | |
| Job | very common | very common |
| jobben | to do temporary work / have a side job | He works a side job on weekends. |
| Kannst du mir das Link schicken? | Can you send me the link? | More natural German is den Link, because Link is masculine: der Link. |
| liken | to like | Many people like the post. |
| Meeting | very common | common |
| Operation | operation | |
| Paris | Paris | |
| Public Viewing | common in media talk | understood |
| Schwa endings | downloaden, chatten | Not like a hard English ending. |
| Sie hat das Foto geliked. | She liked the photo. | Past participles of borrowed verbs can look extra weird. That is normal, sadly. |
| starten | to start | The meeting is starting soon. |
| streamen | to stream | We’re streaming a movie today. |
| Stress may shift | Meeting, Laptop, Update | Listen to native speakers; the stress is often more even than English. |
| surfen | to surf, browse | I browse the web. |
| testen | TES-ten | Wir müssen die neue App noch testen. |
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