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@krustinaut Ich streue mal noch eine Handvoll Hashtags ein. Mir nach, ich folge:
#BloomScrolling
#DreiGuteDingeDesTages
#ÄsteAufDenenGeradeNochEinVogelSaß
#MdRzA
#SilentSunday
#MeerMittwoch
#TheGermanWord
#CarryShitOlympics
#ThickTrunkThursdayViel Spaß beim Entdecken😉
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Some funny German words everyone should know:
Purzelbaum (tumble tree) = somersault
Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
Kummerspeck (grief bacon) = weight gained from grief
Zungenbrecher (tongue breaker) = tongue twister
Torschlusspanik (gate closing panic) = fear of being left on the shelf
Sitzfleisch (seat meat) = ability to sit still for long periods, stamina
Feierabend (celebration evening) = knocking-off time
Schnapsidee (booze idea) = a stupid ideaEnjoy our language!
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Some funny German words everyone should know:
Purzelbaum (tumble tree) = somersault
Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
Kummerspeck (grief bacon) = weight gained from grief
Zungenbrecher (tongue breaker) = tongue twister
Torschlusspanik (gate closing panic) = fear of being left on the shelf
Sitzfleisch (seat meat) = ability to sit still for long periods, stamina
Feierabend (celebration evening) = knocking-off time
Schnapsidee (booze idea) = a stupid ideaEnjoy our language!
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Some funny German words everyone should know:
Purzelbaum (tumble tree) = somersault
Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
Kummerspeck (grief bacon) = weight gained from grief
Zungenbrecher (tongue breaker) = tongue twister
Torschlusspanik (gate closing panic) = fear of being left on the shelf
Sitzfleisch (seat meat) = ability to sit still for long periods, stamina
Feierabend (celebration evening) = knocking-off time
Schnapsidee (booze idea) = a stupid ideaEnjoy our language!
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Some funny German words everyone should know:
Purzelbaum (tumble tree) = somersault
Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
Kummerspeck (grief bacon) = weight gained from grief
Zungenbrecher (tongue breaker) = tongue twister
Torschlusspanik (gate closing panic) = fear of being left on the shelf
Sitzfleisch (seat meat) = ability to sit still for long periods, stamina
Feierabend (celebration evening) = knocking-off time
Schnapsidee (booze idea) = a stupid ideaEnjoy our language!
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Stoßlüften
via @zwangseinweisung https://mastodon.social/@zwangseinweisung/113169743735996537
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Stoßlüften
via @zwangseinweisung https://mastodon.social/@zwangseinweisung/113169743735996537
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Stoßlüften
via @zwangseinweisung https://mastodon.social/@zwangseinweisung/113169743735996537
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Stoßlüften
via @zwangseinweisung https://mastodon.social/@zwangseinweisung/113169743735996537
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Lüften
via @Kurorori
https://chaos.social/@Kurorori/113169642225596310 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Lüften
via @Kurorori
https://chaos.social/@Kurorori/113169642225596310 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Lüften
via @Kurorori
https://chaos.social/@Kurorori/113169642225596310 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Lüften
via @Kurorori
https://chaos.social/@Kurorori/113169642225596310 -
#TheGermanWord "Verfassung" means "constitution".
The German word "Schutz" means "protection".Put together " Verfassungsschutz" means "protection of enemies of the constitution".
Have fun with our language!
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#TheGermanWord "Verfassung" means "constitution".
The German word "Schutz" means "protection".Put together " Verfassungsschutz" means "protection of enemies of the constitution".
Have fun with our language!
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#TheGermanWord "Verfassung" means "constitution".
The German word "Schutz" means "protection".Put together " Verfassungsschutz" means "protection of enemies of the constitution".
Have fun with our language!
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#TheGermanWord "Verfassung" means "constitution".
The German word "Schutz" means "protection".Put together " Verfassungsschutz" means "protection of enemies of the constitution".
Have fun with our language!
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Some German words look like English, but mean something totally different. Examples:
brav = "well-behaved" not "brave"
Sinn = "sense" not "sin"
fast = "almost" not "fast"
Rat = "advice"/"council" not "rat"
toll = "great" not "toll"
Mist = "crap" not "mist"
Lack = "varnish" not "lack"
ordinär = "vulgar" not "ordinary"
Pickel = "pimple" not "pickle"
prägnant = "concise" not "pregnant"
Labor = "laboratory" not "labor"
Präservativ = "condom" not "preservative"Enjoy our language!
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Some German words look like English, but mean something totally different. Examples:
brav = "well-behaved" not "brave"
Sinn = "sense" not "sin"
fast = "almost" not "fast"
Rat = "advice"/"council" not "rat"
toll = "great" not "toll"
Mist = "crap" not "mist"
Lack = "varnish" not "lack"
ordinär = "vulgar" not "ordinary"
Pickel = "pimple" not "pickle"
prägnant = "concise" not "pregnant"
Labor = "laboratory" not "labor"
Präservativ = "condom" not "preservative"Enjoy our language!
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Some German words look like English, but mean something totally different. Examples:
brav = "well-behaved" not "brave"
Sinn = "sense" not "sin"
fast = "almost" not "fast"
Rat = "advice"/"council" not "rat"
toll = "great" not "toll"
Mist = "crap" not "mist"
Lack = "varnish" not "lack"
ordinär = "vulgar" not "ordinary"
Pickel = "pimple" not "pickle"
prägnant = "concise" not "pregnant"
Labor = "laboratory" not "labor"
Präservativ = "condom" not "preservative"Enjoy our language!
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Some German words look like English, but mean something totally different. Examples:
brav = "well-behaved" not "brave"
Sinn = "sense" not "sin"
fast = "almost" not "fast"
Rat = "advice"/"council" not "rat"
toll = "great" not "toll"
Mist = "crap" not "mist"
Lack = "varnish" not "lack"
ordinär = "vulgar" not "ordinary"
Pickel = "pimple" not "pickle"
prägnant = "concise" not "pregnant"
Labor = "laboratory" not "labor"
Präservativ = "condom" not "preservative"Enjoy our language!
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@lostgen Another entry to the list of #TheGermanWord.
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@lostgen Another entry to the list of #TheGermanWord.
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@lostgen Another entry to the list of #TheGermanWord.
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@lostgen Another entry to the list of #TheGermanWord.
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Pausenbrot
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Pausenbrot
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Pausenbrot
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Pausenbrot
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The German word "Kopf" means "head".
The word "Stein" means "stone".
The word "Pflaster" means "(medical) plaster" or "pavement".
The word "Kopfsteinpflaster" sounds like a bandage you use when your head was hit by a stone. 🤕
But it's just the German word for cobblestones.
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "Kopf" means "head".
The word "Stein" means "stone".
The word "Pflaster" means "(medical) plaster" or "pavement".
The word "Kopfsteinpflaster" sounds like a bandage you use when your head was hit by a stone. 🤕
But it's just the German word for cobblestones.
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "Kopf" means "head".
The word "Stein" means "stone".
The word "Pflaster" means "(medical) plaster" or "pavement".
The word "Kopfsteinpflaster" sounds like a bandage you use when your head was hit by a stone. 🤕
But it's just the German word for cobblestones.
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "Kopf" means "head".
The word "Stein" means "stone".
The word "Pflaster" means "(medical) plaster" or "pavement".
The word "Kopfsteinpflaster" sounds like a bandage you use when your head was hit by a stone. 🤕
But it's just the German word for cobblestones.
Enjoy our language!
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In German, you may hear about strange animals - well, they're not animals:
- Drahtesel (wire donkey) = bicycle
- Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
- Spaßvogel (fun bird) = joker
- Landratte (Land rat) = landlubber
- Tischbock (table goat) = trestle
- Pleitegeier (bankrupt vulture) = symbol for bankruptcy
- Fleischwolf (meat wolf) = mincer
- Leseratte (reading rat) = book lover
- Schweinehund (pig dog) = the inner force that keeps you from doing sportsEnjoy our language!
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In German, you may hear about strange animals - well, they're not animals:
- Drahtesel (wire donkey) = bicycle
- Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
- Spaßvogel (fun bird) = joker
- Landratte (Land rat) = landlubber
- Tischbock (table goat) = trestle
- Pleitegeier (bankrupt vulture) = symbol for bankruptcy
- Fleischwolf (meat wolf) = mincer
- Leseratte (reading rat) = book lover
- Schweinehund (pig dog) = the inner force that keeps you from doing sportsEnjoy our language!
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In German, you may hear about strange animals - well, they're not animals:
- Drahtesel (wire donkey) = bicycle
- Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
- Spaßvogel (fun bird) = joker
- Landratte (Land rat) = landlubber
- Tischbock (table goat) = trestle
- Pleitegeier (bankrupt vulture) = symbol for bankruptcy
- Fleischwolf (meat wolf) = mincer
- Leseratte (reading rat) = book lover
- Schweinehund (pig dog) = the inner force that keeps you from doing sportsEnjoy our language!
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In German, you may hear about strange animals - well, they're not animals:
- Drahtesel (wire donkey) = bicycle
- Wasserhahn (water rooster) = water tap
- Spaßvogel (fun bird) = joker
- Landratte (Land rat) = landlubber
- Tischbock (table goat) = trestle
- Pleitegeier (bankrupt vulture) = symbol for bankruptcy
- Fleischwolf (meat wolf) = mincer
- Leseratte (reading rat) = book lover
- Schweinehund (pig dog) = the inner force that keeps you from doing sportsEnjoy our language!
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It is unbelievable for me that anybody wants to learn this language voluntarily.
R-E-S-P-E-K-T
Just talk about #TheGermanWord and everyone around will be entertained.
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It is unbelievable for me that anybody wants to learn this language voluntarily.
R-E-S-P-E-K-T
Just talk about #TheGermanWord and everyone around will be entertained.
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It is unbelievable for me that anybody wants to learn this language voluntarily.
R-E-S-P-E-K-T
Just talk about #TheGermanWord and everyone around will be entertained.
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Heckscheibenwischerrecyclingpolyethylenschutzüberziehtüten
via @atarifrosch @chucker
https://mastodon.social/@chucker@norden.social/112124650290145373 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Heckscheibenwischerrecyclingpolyethylenschutzüberziehtüten
via @atarifrosch @chucker
https://mastodon.social/@chucker@norden.social/112124650290145373 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Heckscheibenwischerrecyclingpolyethylenschutzüberziehtüten
via @atarifrosch @chucker
https://mastodon.social/@chucker@norden.social/112124650290145373 -
and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Heckscheibenwischerrecyclingpolyethylenschutzüberziehtüten
via @atarifrosch @chucker
https://mastodon.social/@chucker@norden.social/112124650290145373 -
Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache. Man kann Dinge superkorrekt ausdrücken.
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Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache. Man kann Dinge superkorrekt ausdrücken.
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Deutsch ist eine schöne Sprache. Man kann Dinge superkorrekt ausdrücken.
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsverordnung
via https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3IfkbTMZ4g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsverordnung
via https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3IfkbTMZ4g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsverordnung
via https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3IfkbTMZ4g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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and today's German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsverordnung
via https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3IfkbTMZ4g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Glockenklöppel
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Glockenklöppel
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Glockenklöppel
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and the German word of the day for @Frogsicle is:
Glockenklöppel
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The German word "aufkleben" means "to stick on (something)".
The word "Aufkleber" can mean:
- a sticker
- a person sticking stuff somewhereSo, an "Aufkleberaufkleber" is someone putting stickers on.
And if this sticker sticking person has their own stickers with their face or name on it, that thing would be an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
And if you put one of those stickers somewhere, you are an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "aufkleben" means "to stick on (something)".
The word "Aufkleber" can mean:
- a sticker
- a person sticking stuff somewhereSo, an "Aufkleberaufkleber" is someone putting stickers on.
And if this sticker sticking person has their own stickers with their face or name on it, that thing would be an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
And if you put one of those stickers somewhere, you are an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "aufkleben" means "to stick on (something)".
The word "Aufkleber" can mean:
- a sticker
- a person sticking stuff somewhereSo, an "Aufkleberaufkleber" is someone putting stickers on.
And if this sticker sticking person has their own stickers with their face or name on it, that thing would be an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
And if you put one of those stickers somewhere, you are an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
Enjoy our language!
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The German word "aufkleben" means "to stick on (something)".
The word "Aufkleber" can mean:
- a sticker
- a person sticking stuff somewhereSo, an "Aufkleberaufkleber" is someone putting stickers on.
And if this sticker sticking person has their own stickers with their face or name on it, that thing would be an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
And if you put one of those stickers somewhere, you are an "Aufkleberaufkleberaufkleberaufkleber".
Enjoy our language!
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Germans have many ways to tell people not to annoy them:
- Geh mir nicht auf die Nerven! (Don't go on my nerves!)
- Geh mir nicht auf den Wecker! (Don't go on my alarm clock!)
- Geh mir nicht auf den Senkel! (Don't go on my shoelace!)
- Geh mir nicht auf den Keks! (Don't go on my cookie!)
- Geh mir nicht auf den Sack! (Don't go on my scrotum!)
- Geh mir nicht auf die Eier! (Don't go on my balls!)
- Geh mir nicht auf die Eierstöcke! (Don't go on my ovaries!)Enjoy our language!