German Terms
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gemütlichkeit verboten kitsch
kaffeeklatsch misch-masch wunderkind
beergarden zig-zag katzenjammer
stein edelweiss kindergarten
prosit lied poltergeist
rat(h)skeller liederkranz Kriss Kringle
spritz glockenspiel hausfrau
weltanschauung kaputt paraffin
zeitgeist gesundheit plunder
gestalt hinterland meerschaum
weltschmerz rucksack streusel
angst wanderlust torte
ostpolitik iceberg noodle
blitz(krieg) ohm sauerkraut
flak ersatz frankfurter
concertmaster dummkopf hamburger
heldentenor bedeckt wiener
waltz wunderbar bratwurst
leitmotiv fahrvergnügen pretzel
yodel
spatsy cookbook
- tomkat0
ha! wanderlust !!
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http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/n… interesting
- GreedoLives0
i think one of my favorite expressions is the word 'Geheimratsecken' for a receding hairline.
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funniest thing is I know half of those words just from my Grandpap, born in Deutschland/Austrian border ;) Wunderbar!
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Thanks for clearing that up. Some swiss guy on ecstasy taught me it years ago, and i thought it was the best phrase ever. Only i've been mixing it up horribly ever since :/
- driftlab0
Schmutzpukel
Schubiak
No clue what either mean... but an old German co-worker used to call me by them.
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hahhaa
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not so sure these same words are in other varieties of English, UK, I would think not you bombed them. ;)
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http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/n… meaning for us Yanks you got more in Pennsylvania, Ohio and California than anywhere else.
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ok now more after this but: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/n… = to why we don't have German day in USA. 60 something million makes it German-American day everyday. lol
- lnu0
Fingerspitzengefühl!!!
or is it Fingerspitzgefühl?
Notice the capital F!
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ich mach mal dampf aus deine mause du shlampe
- lnu0
ichlibbidichindiehafenschlafen.
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Gehen Sie Sie Affen hinaus
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Meine Großmutter pflegte, dieses zu kreischen
- lnu0
Die Verkäuferin steht hinter der Kasse.
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I'm lost now, schizer
- shaft0
Achtung!
- tomkat0
Achtung Baby!!
good stuff, guys! german as the next world language!!
I actually like "Zeitgefühl" a lot.