147 - 10 Words a Day: German Words in English

<p>It&apos;s story time! Welcome to a true story about my friend, Nina, who is from Berlin, Germany. In the story of our friendship you&apos;ll learn 10+ German loanwords in English. A <em>loanword</em> is a words borrowed from a foreign language.<br/><br/><b>American</b> <b>English has many German words; how do we pronounce them?  </b>Well, I know a lot of you are saying we butcher them, that&apos;s okay (I don&apos;t disagree with you!) In general, the pronunciation of a words depends on how popular / common a word is. If a German word is common in American English, naturally, there&apos;s an expected way to pronounce it, even if it&apos;s not how it is pronounced normally in German. <br/><br/>The goal of this episode is to teach you how we pronounce the common ones and what to do when you come across uncommon loanwords. Here is a sample of some of the words in today&apos;s episode. </p><ol><li><b>doppelgänger</b></li><li><b>wanderlust</b></li><li><b>schadenfreude</b></li><li><b>Volkswagen</b></li><li><b>kindergarten</b></li><li><b>Rottweiler</b></li><li><b>gesundheit!</b></li><li><b>fest </b></li><li><b>angst or angsty</b></li><li><b>waltz</b></li><li><b>über</b></li><li><b>kaput</b></li></ol><p><b>Note: </b>German loanwords in English follow English rules! While nouns are capitalized in German, in English, they are lowercase UNLESS they are proper nouns like Volkswagen OR if they derive from a proper noun, such as Rottweiler. Diacritical marks, such as the umlaut, are optional! </p><p>*****<br/><b>Premium Content: </b>This episode is part of <a href='https://american-english-podcast.teachable.com/p/transcripts-episode-101-150/'>Season 3.</a> By purchasing Season 3 transcripts, you&apos;ll be able to access the full episodes, the full PDF transcripts for episodes 101 - 150, an Mp3 download  and the premium podcast player to work on your pronunciation.  </p><ul><li><a href='https://courses.americanenglishpodcast.com/p/season-1-2-and-3-bundle'>Get ALL PREMIUM CONTENT FOR SEASONS 1 - 3  (with 5 in-depth courses t