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Words in different languages that look and sound alike, yet have completely different meanings. Example: The word "gift" means "present" in English, but "das Gift" means "poison" in German!

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definite article

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"the" in English; "der", "die", or "das" in German. It refers to a specific thing, like "the apple" in your hand, vs. any old apple ("an apple" in general)

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Romance Languages

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Examples: Spanish and French.

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literal translation

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Word for word: describing what something means in another language by going strictly word by word, not taking into consideration how the phrase or sentence would usually be expressed in the other language.

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Cognate

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Words in different languages that look and sound similar and also have similar meanings. Example: "House" in English and "das Haus" in German.

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negation

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Turning a positive response into a negative one. For example, turning the phrase "I like clipper ships!" into the phrase "I do NOT like clipper ships!"

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formal vs. informal

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respectful language used with people you don't know well and with people of authority, versus casual language used with close friends, family, and children

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West Germanic Languages

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Examples: English and German.

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conjugation

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changing the verb form to match the subject

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