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Untranslatable German Words: Dreikäsehoch Posted by on Jan 16, 2016

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 der Dreikäsehoch. What does der Dreikäsehoch mean? The word Dreikäsehoch is a…

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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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Untranslatable German Words: The Quiz! Posted by on Oct 30, 2015

Guten Tag! During my time here at the German language blog I’ve had the pleasure of introducing you to the weird, wonderful, ‘untranslatable’ words that the German language has to offer. From Schattenparker to Waldeinsamkeit, Gesichtsbremse to Kaffeeklatsch, this series of ‘untranslatable German words’ has proved to be very popular with you all, and I’m…

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Untranslatable German Words: Die Zuckerschnecke Posted by on Oct 21, 2015

Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words! In these posts I’ll teach you some of Germany’s quirky and unusual words that don’t have a direct translation in English (though I’ll try to translate them, anyway)! Today the word I want to talk about is die Zuckerschnecke. This is one for all of…

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Untranslatable German Words: Nagelmond Posted by on Sep 10, 2015

Guten Tag! Welcome to another edition of German untranslatable words, dedicated to teaching you quirky German words, their meanings, and how to use them! Today the word is der Nagelmond. What does Nagelmond literally translate to? The German compound noun Nagelmond is made up of the words der Nagel (nail) + der Mond (moon). It…

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Untranslatable German Words: Rabeneltern Posted by on Sep 3, 2015

Guten Tag! Welcome to another edition of German untranslatable words, dedicated to teaching you quirky German words, their meanings, and how to use them! Today the word is die Rabeneltern. What does Rabeneltern literally translate to? The German compound noun Rabeneltern is made up of the words der Rabe (raven) + die Eltern (parents)…

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Untranslatable German Words: Arschgeweih Posted by on Aug 29, 2015

Guten Tag! Welcome to another edition of German untranslatable words, dedicated to teaching you quirky German words, their meanings, and how to use them! Today the word is das Arschgeweih. What does Arschgeweih literally translate to? This German compound noun is made up of the words der Arsch (butt/ass/arse) + das Geweih (antlers). Its literal…

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