Denglish at work .... What you have to deal with

Denglish is not Germlish.

Funny, funny, funny

Germlish = I had a funny time at the party.

What you want to say: I had a fun time at the party.

This video is funny!

Dolmetscher = interpreter

Übersetzer = translator

Meeting and Appointments: The Venue

 Germlish = I have a date with my dentist.

What you want to say: I have an appointment with my dentist.

absence – Abwesenheit
agenda – Agenda
any other business – Verschiedenes
appointment – Termin
arrange – vereinbaren
attend – teilnehmen
beverages – Getränke
bring forward – vorverlegen
cancel – absagen
chairman – Vorsitzender
conference room – Konferenzraum
confirm – bestätigen
delay – vespäten
demonstrate – demonstrieren
demonstration – Demonstration
handout – Informationsblatt
invite – einladen
items – Tagesordnungspunkte
location – Ort
minutes – Protokoll
organise – organisieren
participant – Teilnehmer/in
postpone – verschieben
presentation – Präsentation
projector – Beamer
refreshments – Erfrischungen
review – Rückblick
secretary – Assistent(in)
summarise – zusammenfassen
summary – Zusammenfassung
venue – Tagungsort

Countries and Nationalites: A Short List

 Germlish = The Greece people.

 What you want to say: The Greeks.


country – nationality

Great Britain – British
France – French
Spain – Spanish
Portugal – Portuguese
Italy – Italian
Germany – German
Denmark – Danish
Belgium – Belgian
Netherlands – Dutch
Poland – Polish
Hungary – Hungarian
Czech Republic – Czech
Romania – Romanian
Bulgaria – Bulgarian
Russia – Russian
Austria – Austrian
Ireland – Irish
Turkey – Turkish
USA/America – American
Canada – Canadian
Brazil – Brazilian
Australia – Australian
New Zealand – New Zealander
Thailand – Thai
Japan – Japanese
China – Chinese
India – Indian
Greece - Greek

How to pronounce rationale & rational

rationale = /ˌraSHəˈnal/    *Click on the links to hear the words

rational =  rash-uh-nl, rash-nl

der Blitzer

You love those speed cameras, don't you. If you get your picture taken along with your license plate number, you'll be sent a ticket in the mail. You got CAUGHT!  Now you have a fine to pay.

speed camera = der Blitzer

to take a picture = ein Foto machen

license plate = Kennzeichenschild

(speeding) ticket = Strafzettel

(to pay) a fine = Bußgeld, Geldstrafe

catch, caught, caught

impersonator = der (Blitzer) Imitator

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Germlish is BACK!

Fish and Fishes

A funny easy joke

What do you call a fish without an eye?

A "fsh!"

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Fish is one of those words that is both singular and plural.

Ex: I caught five fish.

But we can use fishes when we are talking about different species.

Ex: There are many fishes in a pet store OR There are many types (species) of fish in the pet store.


A fish and a cat