Learning German Is (Almost) Easy: Part 11 – School Lingo

Let’s start with the easy ones:

Student is called Student
Professor is called Professor
Campus is called Campus

Let’s make it a little tricky

Maths is called Mathematik
Literature is called Literatur
Chemistry is called Chemie
Biology is called Biologie
Book is called Buch
Classroom is called Klassenraum
School is called Schule
College is called Hochschule
University is called Universität

Now let’s get to the tough ones:

Pen is called Stift
Pencil is called Bleistift
Principal is called Rektor
Subject is called Fach
Study is called Lerne
Exam is called Prüfung
Blackboard/Whiteboard is called Tafel
Chalk is called Kreide
Lecture is called Vorlesung

Now I wish you luck:

History is called Geschichte
Desk is called Schreibtisch
Homework is called Hausaufgaben
Calculator is called Taschenrechner
Tuition is called Studiengebühren
Graduation is called Zeugnisvergabe
Diploma is called Abschlusszeugnis

Is German tougher than Mathematik or easier than ABC?