American English

Das amerikanische Englisch (engl. American English) unterscheidet sich vom britischen in Aussprache, Schreibung, Grammatik, und besonders dem Wortschatz.

“England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”

(George Bernard Shaw)

Aussprache

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Schreibung

-er/-re

kilometer/kilometre

theater/theatre

-l-/-ll-

traveler/traveller

-log/-logue

dialog/dialogue

catalog/catalogue

-or/-our

color/colour

favorite/favourite

humor/humour

-z-/-s-

cozy/cosy

realize/realise

Verschiedene

check/cheque

jewelry/jewellery

tire/tyre

Wortschatz

American English	British English	German
freeway	motorway	Autobahn
gas, gasoline	petrol	Benzin
sidewalk	pavement	Bürgersteig, Gehweg
elevator	lift	Fahrstuhl
soccer	football	Fußball
fall	autumn	Herbst
pants	trousers	Hose
potato chips	crisps	Kartoffelchips
cookie	biscuit	Keks
gum	glue	Klebstoff
closet	wardrobe	Kleiderschrank
trunk	boot	Kofferraum
truck	lorry	LKW
lady bug	lady bird	Marienkäfer
trash can	(dust) bin	Mülleimer
garbage man	dustman	Müllmann
French fries	chips	Pommes frites
mailman	postman	Postbote
sweater	jumper, pullover	Pullover
eraser	rubber	Radiergummi
line	queue	Schlange, Warteschlange
candy	sweets	Süßigkeiten
gas station	petrol station	Tankstelle
telephone booth	phone box	Telefonzelle
vacation	holidays	Urlaub
two weeks	a fortnight	Vierzehn Tage
faucet	tap	Wasserhahn
diaper	nappy	Windel
windshield	windscreen	Windschutzscheibe
apartment	flat	Wohnung

Interaktive Übungen

Food & Stuff

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	candy (AmE)	sweets (BrE)
	can	tin
	fall	autumn
	cookie	biscuit
	apartment	flat
	pants (AmE)	trousers (BrE)

Ordne die Bilder und Begriffe unten den richtigen Oberbegriffen zu.

	going to the cinema	going to the movies
	to get in line (AmE)	to stand in a queue (BrE)
	fall	autumn
	wallet	purse
	trash can	dust bin	garbage
	elevator	lift

Schools

principal	headmaster
janitor	caretaker
schedule	timetable
period	lesson
exercise book	note book
grades	marks
break	recess
pupil
eraser	rubber
nursery school (BE)	kindergarden (AmE)
football	soccer
holidays	vacation

Route 66

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	French Fries (AmE)	chips (BrE)
	truck	lorry (BrE)
	freeway	motorway
	petrol	gas (AmE)
	motor cycle (AmE)	motor bike (BrE)
	bill (AmE)	banknote (BrE)

Siehe auch

• Englisch
  • Englisch/Wortschatz
    • Englisch/Wortschatz/Falsche Freunde
    • Englisch/Wortschatz/Homophone

Weblinks

• en.wikipedia: Comparison of American and British English
• en.wikipedia: American and British English spelling differences