Words English took from German

1. 1
   kindergarten/ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrtən/

   noun

   A school for very young children.
2. 2
   rucksack/ˈrʌkˌsæk/

   noun

   A bag carried on your back.
3. 3
   pretzel/ˈpretzəl/

   noun

   A hard salted bread twisted into a knot.
4. 4
   delicatessen/ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/

   noun

   A shop selling cooked meats and cheeses.
5. 5
   noodle/ˈnuːdəl/

   noun

   A long thin strip of pasta.
6. 6
   waltz/wɔːlts/iAlso said wɔːls.

   noun

   A slow turning dance.
7. 7
   poodle/ˈpuːdəl/

   noun

   A dog with tightly curled hair.
8. 8
   hamster/ˈhæmstər/

   noun

   A small pet rodent with a short tail.
9. 9
   iceberg/ˈaɪsbərɡ/

   noun

   A large piece of ice floating in the sea.
10. 10
    backpack/ˈbækˌpæk/

    noun

    A rucksack, in American English.

The sentences

1. My daughter starts kindergarten in the autumn.

2. My rucksack is still in the room.

3. Could I have a pretzel with that?

4. There is a delicatessen near the market.

5. I ordered the noodle dish by mistake.

6. They played a waltz at the wedding.

7. Their poodle barks at every visitor.

8. The children want a hamster this year.

9. We saw an iceberg from the ship.

10. Is a backpack allowed on the train?

Pronunciation

• kindergarten/ˈkɪndərˌɡɑːrtən/

  Four syllables, stress on the first: KIN-der-gar-ten.

• rucksack/ˈrʌkˌsæk/

  The CK is one K sound: RUCK-sack.

• pretzel/ˈpretzəl/

  The TZ is a TS: PRET-sl.

• delicatessen/ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/

  Five syllables, stress on the fourth: del-i-ca-TES-en.

• noodle/ˈnuːdəl/

  The second syllable is barely there: NOO-dl.

• waltz/wɔːlts/

  Ends in LTS with no vowel: WOLTS.

• poodle/ˈpuːdəl/

  Rhymes with noodle, and the L closes it.

• iceberg/ˈaɪsbərɡ/

  Two clear halves: ICE-berg, and the final G is hard.

• backpack/ˈbækˌpæk/

  The CK meets the P without a vowel between.

Questions

How do you pronounce pretzel?

The TZ sounds like TS, so it's said PRET-sl.

What does waltz mean?

It's a slow turning dance, pronounced WOLTS, with no vowel before the final S.

What's the difference between rucksack and backpack?

Backpack is the American English word for rucksack, a bag carried on your back.