Here is a list of funny phrases and sayings in German along with their meanings in English. Be careful with the meaning unless you want to end up as John F. Kennedy who, while trying his hands (or should it be tongue?) at German, ended up saying "I am a donut" while actually tryi...
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: funny/ˈfʌnɪ/adj(-nier,-niest) causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical peculiar; odd suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrasefunny business) informalfaint or ill ...
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Delve into the amusing side of the German language with a collection of funny phrases and unique words that showcase its expressive charm.
English is one of the few that generally does not use diacritical marks. Those words that do contain them are typicallyforeign loanwordswhose diacritics have been retained in English. The most common of these that appear in English are known asaccents(either acute, as incafé, or grave, as ...
adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English-ig, from Proto-Germanic*-iga-(source also of Dutch, Danish, German-ig, Gothic-egs), from PIE-(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek-ikos, Latin-icus(see-ic). ...
14c., from Old English (Anglian) hlæhhan, earlier hliehhan, hlihhan "to laugh, laugh at; rejoice; deride," from Proto-Germanic *klakhjan (source also of Old Norse hlæja, Danish le, Old Frisian hlakkia, Old Saxon hlahhian, Middle Dutch and Dutch lachen, Old High German hla...
It then splits the given name at different positions leaving at least 2 characters in the first and the second part and searches the tries for words starting/ending with the two resulting parts fo the name.Creating the wordlistDownload https://github.com/gambolputty/german-nouns/blob/main/...
there are certain words and phrases that you hear over and over and over. Some are simple, some are confusing because it’s said so quickly and all in a rush. Erin, a Canadian expat in Germany, is back to go through the top 7 funny things she hears German people say all the time!
This German idiom literally translates to "Never praise the cake before the cut." In English, one might say “Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." In either case, the expression warns one not to anticipate how something might turn out, as no one can predict the future. It...