A2Vocabulary

Decke

In German

Decke

DEK-eh
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano

Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
Deck
In English means: "A flat open platform on a ship; a pack of cards"
Actually means
Decke
Blanket; ceiling
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Memory Tip
A German 'Decke' is for warmth (blanket) or overhead (ceiling), not for walking on (ship 'deck'). You sleep under a 'Decke', you don't walk on it.

Example Sentences

1

Ich brauche eine warme Decke.

I need a warm blanket.

2

Die Decke im Zimmer ist hoch.

The ceiling in the room is high.

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