What are the correct word choices for friends, significant others? Hi there, What are some terms that can be used in German to designate someone as "just" a friend, or more than a friend? What can you call a group of friends? How about a boyfriend, or a girlfriend? A few months ago on an oral exam (an interview), I mentioned that I was moving in with a friend near to my university's campus. My professor understood that I had said I was moving in with a girlfriend, as we went on to discuss how exciting that must be for me. I went along, as I wasn't going to announce my error -- it was an exam afterall! (I had alluded to eine Freundin.)