Gute Fahrt!

So this post is probably long overdue, but I thought I would tell you about the "false friends" of the German language. By this I mean phrases that sound or look similar to ones in English, but mean something totally different.

For example, "Gute Fahrt!" does not mean "Wow. You are awesome at cuttin' the cheese!" It means: "Have a good trip!". Other favorite confusing German words include:

- bald = soon
- Chef = boss
- Gymnasium = high school
- Pickel = pimple
- Gift = poison
- Beamer = a projector
- Schmuck = jewelry
- Handy = cell phone
- Fahrt = drive or way
- Gummi = condom

Of course, in normal conversation it's usually pretty easy to distinguish the meanings, but we still giggle whenever we see an entrance with a "Fahrt" sign.