A2Vocabulary

Tanne

In German

Tanne

ˈtanə
🇬🇧 English
🇪🇸 Español
🇮🇹 Italiano

Don't Get Confused!

Looks like
tan
In English means: "a yellowish-brown color; to become or make golden-brown through exposure to the sun"
Actually means
Tanne
fir tree
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Memory Tip
A 'Tanne' is a 'fir tree', not a sun 'tan'. You decorate a 'Tanne', you get a 'tan'.

Example Sentences

1

Wir haben eine schöne Tanne als Weihnachtsbaum.

We have a beautiful fir tree as a Christmas tree.

2

Im Wald stehen viele Tannen.

There are many fir trees in the forest.

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