15 Fun (and often Funny) German Words You Need To Know
13.10.2023 - 17:37
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Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog When I first moved to Germany, my knowledge of the German language didn’t go past kindergarten and gesundheit. While it has—thankfully!—dramatically improved, I still struggle with learning the language. The best part, though, is that I’m perpetually amazed at the new—and often funny—German words I learn every day.
While I won’t ever really know all the German words, there’s a certain charm to discovering new words, idioms and phrases—especially since many of them are surprisingly fun, cute, or just plain silly. Whatever the feeling you’re trying to express or the thing you want to describe, more often than not, there’s a German word for it. And if not, you can pretty much make one up.
But before you’re proficient enough to do so, here are some of my favorite German words I’ve learned so far. 15 Fun German Words You Need To Know To help come up with list of fun and cute German words (some useful, some less-than-useful), I’ve collaborated with Berlin-based illustrator Clairikine. Schafskälte Schafskälte is a meteorological phenomenon that happens around June 11 (or at least between June 4th and 20th), but not necessarily every year.
When it does, temperatures drop suddenly by 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. It affects Central Europe but Germany is the country where it can be felt the most—hence the reason why the German language has a name for it but English doesn’t. Speaking of that word, “Schaf” means “sheep” while “kälte” refers to cold temperatures.
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