Tag Archives: proverbs
11 Animal-Related Sayings In German Posted by Constanze on Nov 17, 2021
Guten Tag! Today I have a light-hearted little post for you where you will get to learn some Sprichwörter (das Sprichwort: The saying/proverb). In particular, this post will focus on Sprichwörter relating to die Tiere (das Tier: animal)! 11 animal-related sayings in German Da steppt der Bär Literally: ‘There dances the bear’ Meaning: “That’s where…
German Phrases About Beginnings & Endings Posted by Constanze on Aug 14, 2019
Guten Tag! It’s nearing the end of Sommer (summer). September and Herbst (autumn/fall) represent new beginnings and the end of an era in several ways: The start of a new term at Schule (school) or Universität (university), the end of summer and the changing of the seasons as the leaves start to fall. This year…
Sayings + Expressions 10: Flowers! Posted by Sten on Jul 19, 2016
After a long time of no Sayings + Expressions, I am back! Today, we have a fitting theme for the beautiful, sunny Sommerwetter (summer weather): flowers! So keep reading to find out how to express yourself more elegantly in German in summer style! Manchmal muss man durch Dornen gehen, um Rosen zu erreichen. Sometimes you have to…
10 German Proverbs and Their Meanings Posted by Larissa on Jun 23, 2015
I got inspiration for this post from a comment on an earlier post of mine Useful Vocabulary for Everyday Life in Germany asking if I could translate a German proverb. Here are 10 common German proverbs, some of them you might recognise in English, and some not! Wer im Glashaus sitzt sollte nicht mit…