A2Vocabulary
Schein
In German
Schein
shyne
🇬🇧 English
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
Shine
In English means: "To emit or reflect light"
✅ Actually means
Schein
Certificate, bill (banknote); light, glow, appearance
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Memory Tip
A German 'Schein' can be a banknote or a deceptive 'appearance', not the act of 'shining'. Money and illusion, not light!
Example Sentences
1
Ich habe einen Fünfzig-Euro-Schein.
I have a fifty-euro banknote.
2
Der Schein trügt.
Appearances are deceiving.