Many words sound similar

German and English both have a large number of vocabulary that are shared across the two languages, in addition to having many words that sound very similar. As it is frequently easy to infer the meaning of some words, this is a significant bonus when learning German from a foundation of comprehending English.

For instance, the German words for “home,” “university,” and “camera” are “Haus,” “Universität,” and “Kamera,” respectively. Even if an English speaker had never come across these German terms before, they would be able to reasonably easily determine that the German statement “Ich trinke Wasser” means “I drink water.”

Common grammar rules

The resemblance in grammatical rules is one of the things English speakers who are learning German will notice. The verb “to drink,” which is pronounced “trinken” in German, is a good illustration of how verbs can alter depending on their tense.

Depending on the tense, the English word changes from “drink” to “drank” to “drunk.” The phrases “trinkt,” “trank,” and “getrunken” are used in German for the same three tenses, and the same fundamental principle holds true for the majority of other verbs as well. As a result, an English speaker may frequently understand German verb patterns right away.