mistakesbeginneruniversal
Still
/ʃtɪl/
Quiet / silent (NOT: still as in 'yet')
When to use it
False friend. 'Still' in German = quiet/silent. 'Still' (yet) in English = 'noch'. 'Stilles Wasser' = non-carbonated water.
In conversation
—Sei bitte still, das Baby schläft.
“—Please be quiet, the baby is sleeping.”