A2Vocabulary

ordinär

In German

ordinär

or-dee-NÄR
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano

Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
Ordinary
In English means: "Normal, common, not special"
Actually means
ordinär
Vulgar, coarse, common (in a negative sense)
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Memory Tip
If something is 'ordinär' in German, it's offensive, not just average. An 'ordinär' joke might make you blush, an 'ordinary' joke might just bore you.

Example Sentences

1

Ihr Verhalten war sehr ordinär.

Her behavior was very vulgar.

2

Ich mag keine ordinären Witze.

I don't like vulgar jokes.

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