You might know more German than you think. These German terms have been borrowed by English-speakers - and some of them have been slightly adapted. Not surprisingly, they tend to be academic or ...

This word comes from English, but get ready for the German version - and it may not be what you're used to. If you have lived in Germany for any length of time, you will have noticed that locals tend ...

From "Handy" to "Oldtimer," the German language is riddled with Anglicisms that can be confusing, says DW's Louisa Schaefer, but that can be celebrated too. One of the sweetest things both of my twins ...

The remarkable capacity of the English language to borrow and absorb, in regular usage, words from other languages – with words that originated in French and German before coming into common use in ...

Henning helps the suffering British economy with a German loan word. Wir haben das Bier erfunden. Flag this comment I did not know that so many German words are used in English. Very interesting! Flag ...

To speak German confidently, it’s helpful to know how to pronounce words correctly. German has lots of similar phonemes to English, which should help when pronouncing a lot of German words. A phoneme ...