I’ve mentioned before that many German speakers know that Handy does not mean mobile phone in English but are there any other Denglish words and phrases that you are using by mistake?
Here are a couple more examples I often hear related to buildings and homes:
Sleeping room. I’ve heard this a lot in Germany but it still sounds strange to me. What you mean to say is bedroom.
Floor. This is not the same as the German ‘Flur’. For that you need to say corridor (more often used in an office or a school for example) or the words hall or hallway if you are talking about a home.
E.g. Go along the corridor and turn right. My office is the second on the left.
I need to buy some new furniture for the hall.
Floor in English can refer to the levels of a building (first floor, second floor etc.) or to the surface you walk on inside a building.
E.g. The building has 6 floors.
My office is on the third floor.
The plate fell off the table. It ended up on the floor.
Have fun learning English!
Louise