{"id":3842,"date":"2019-11-05T20:06:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/?p=3842"},"modified":"2023-09-12T06:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T06:35:16","slug":"7-ways-to-say-friend-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linguaholic.com\/linguablog\/7-ways-to-say-friend-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Say \u201cFriend\u201d in German"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Freund<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The easiest and most common way to say friend in German is “Freund”. One noticeable difference between friend<\/em> and “Freund” is, however, that “Freund” does actually also carry the meaning of boyfriend in German. In the same manner, Freundin can both refer to a good female friend or someone’s girlfriend.<\/p>\n

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#Example1:<\/p>\n

Peter: Meine Freundin ist gestern aus Prag zurückgekommen.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

Translation:<\/p>\n

Peter: My girlfriend came back from Prague yesterday.<\/p>\n

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#Example2:<\/p>\n

Paul: Ein Freund von mir hat das Album “Encore” von Eminem produziert.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Translation: A friend of mine produced the album Encore<\/em> by Eminem.<\/p>\n

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2. Kumpel<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kumpel is another good way to refer to a friend. In comparison with Freund, Kumpel suggests a somehow less strong relationship. It might be compared with the English “buddy”.<\/p>\n

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3. Bruder<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bruder obviously means brothe<\/em>r. However, Germans like to use “Bruder” to refer to good friends as well.<\/p>\n

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4. Atze<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The funny-sounding word “Atze” is another word that get the meaning of friend or buddy across. It is widely used in Berlin, where it also stands for big brother<\/em>, whereas “Keule” would be the word to use for little brother.<\/em><\/p>\n

Atze is extensively used in the German hip hop scene. In 2008, there was a song called “Das geht ab” by Die Atzen (Frauenarzt & Manny Marc)<\/p>\n