German False Friend Kind Means Child Not Nice

"Das Kind" in German means the child. "Kinder" (plural) means children — which is why "Kindergarten" means children's garden! The English adjective "kind" (meaning warm, caring, nice) doesn't translate at all. In German, "nice" = "nett" and "friendly/kind" = "freundlich." Say "Du bist sehr nett" to compliment someone's kindness in German.

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"You are so KIND!" — beautiful compliment in English 💙 But in German, Kind = CHILD 👶 So "Du bist so Kind" would mean "You are so child"... very weird! German for kind/nice = "nett" or "freundlich" #FalseFriends

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