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Untranslatable German Words: das Fingerspitzengefühl Posted by on Nov 27, 2015

Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer – and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today’s word is das Fingerspitzengefühl. What does das Fingerspitzengefühl mean? To have Fingerspitzengefühl means to…

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Untranslatable German Words: mutterseelenallein Posted by on Nov 7, 2015

Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer – and ones that are difficult to find a translation for! Today’s word is mutterseelenallein.   What does mutterseelenallein mean? To be mutterseelenallein describes an extreme kind…

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Obscure German Sorrows: Weltschmerz and Lebensmüde Posted by on Apr 15, 2015

Today’s untranslatable German words post was inspired by John Koenig’s project, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. This ‘dictionary’ fills gaps in the English language for feelings that were never given a name. One of the ones I came across on there had a German name: Altschmerz. “Altschmerz: weariness with the same old issues that…

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Expressing Feelings and Emotions Posted by on Feb 24, 2015

Ever wanted to say “I am bored” in German and ended up saying Ich bin langweilig (I am boring) by accident? This post will help you express yourself clearly without ending up telling people you’re boring! In English it’s pretty easy if we want to express ourselves, we just say “I am …” for everything…

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