Devices by gender
Der Laptop, die Tastatur, das Ladekabel
English loanwords take a gender too, often from a German word with the same meaning: die App like die Anwendung, die E-Mail like die Post.
der
die
das
Denglisch: English words with German meanings
Handy, Beamer, Public Viewing
Denglisch (Deutsch + Englisch) includes words that look English but mean something else in German. Don’t use these with English speakers.
Reading out an email or web address
lena Punkt weber ät web Punkt de
lena.weber_88@web.de
@ätET.PunktPUNKT_UnterstrichUN-ter-shtrikh-BindestrichBIN-de-shtrikh/SchrägstrichSHRAYK-shtrikh.dePunkt dePUNKT DAY
Tech life in Germany
Datenschutz, Funkloch, Bargeld
Der DatenschutzDAA-ten-shutsData protection is taken very seriously: expect consent forms, and many Germans avoid sharing personal data online.
Das FunklochFUNK-lokhA “radio hole”: a mobile dead spot, still common on trains and in the countryside.
BargeldBAAR-geltCash is still popular; some cafés and shops don’t take cards. Nur Bargeld: cash only.
Das Impressumim-PRE-sumEvery German website must show its owner’s name and address on an Impressum page.
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