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
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
Sort the expressions to the cliparts.
trousers (BrE)candy (AmE)sweets (BrE)pants (AmE)tinbiscuitfallflatcanapartmentcookieautumn
Ordne die Bilder und Begriffe unten den richtigen Oberbegriffen zu.
to get in line (AmE)walletelevatorpursegarbagegoing to the cinemadust bintrash canfallto stand in a queue (BrE)autumnliftgoing to the movies
Schools
janitortimetablenursery school (BE)gradesheadmastereraserrecesslessonholidaysrubberperiodbreakmarkscaretakervacationscheduleexercise bookkindergarden (AmE)note bookprincipalsoccerfootball
Route 66
Sort the expressions to the cliparts.
bill (AmE)petrolbanknote (BrE)freewaygas (AmE)French Fries (AmE)lorry (BrE)motor cycle (AmE)chips (BrE)motor bike (BrE)motorwaytruck
Siehe auch
Weblinks
- en.wikipedia: Comparison of American and British English
- en.wikipedia: American and British English spelling differences
