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der Covidiot<\/h2>\n
This word is a mixture of the words Covid<\/strong> and der Idiot<\/strong> (idiot), and is also used in English. This blend of two or more words is what\u2019s known as a Kofferwort in German, which you can read all about here.<\/a><\/p>\n So what, exactly, is a Covidiot<\/strong>? Bedeutungonline.de describes it as,<\/p>\n Can you figure out what this says? Here are a few pieces of vocabulary to help you out:<\/p>\n die Gesundheitsempfehlungen<\/strong> \u2013 health and safety recommendations * The answer will be at the bottom of this post, underneath the newsletter form! *<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n This word is a mixture of der Coronavirus<\/strong> (coronavirus) and die Ferien<\/strong> (holidays). It references the closing of:<\/p>\n in order to slow the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n A more general (not pandemic-related) word for this would be die Schulschlie\u00dfungen<\/strong> (the school closures): die Schule<\/strong> (school) and die Schlie\u00dfung<\/strong> (closure).<\/p>\n I suppose Ferien<\/strong> (holidays) is what the Schulschlie\u00dfungen<\/em> must have felt like for children-\u00a0 but maybe not so much for their parents!<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Sometimes written as ‘Corona-Party’,<\/strong> this word is a mixture of der Coronavirus<\/strong> (coronavirus) and die Party<\/strong> (party). The word \u2018party\u2019 is an English loanword that has been used in German for a long time, so you\u2019re much more likely to hear it than its German counterpart, die Feier.<\/strong><\/p>\n During the strictest period of lockdown, you could not even meet with people from outside your household, let alone have a party. Yet some people broke these Regeln<\/strong> (rules) and had house parties, either out of Langweile<\/strong> (boredom), as an act of die Rebellion<\/strong> (rebellion), or even because they wanted to become infiziert<\/strong> (infected).<\/p>\n Here is a short, German news article on a so-called Coronaparty that took place in Germany: Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n What are some words you’ve read\/heard in German in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic? If there are any that stand out to you, leave me a comment below!<\/p>\n Answer to Covidiot translation: A person who does not follow the health and safety recommendations, ignores the seriousness of the coronavirus crisis, puts others\u2019 health in danger, and panic-buys in large amounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guten Tag! At the time of writing, it has been 5 months since my country (the UK) went into lockdown due to the covid-19 Pandemie (pandemic). A lot has changed during this time, including the language we now use in day-to-day life (everything is \u2018socially distanced\u2019, and we talk a lot about \u2018the new normal\u2019…<\/p>\n\n
\u2018Person, die sich nicht an Gesundheitsempfehlungen h\u00e4lt, den Ernst die Coronakrise ignoriert, die Gesundheit anderer in Gefahr bringt und in gro\u00dfen Mengen hamstert.\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nder Ernst<\/strong> \u2013 seriousness
\ndie Coronakrise<\/strong> \u2013 the coronavirus crisis
\nignorieren<\/strong> \u2013 to ignore
\ndie Gesundheit<\/strong> \u2013 health
\nanderer<\/strong> – others
\ndie Gefahr<\/strong> \u2013 danger
\nhamstern<\/strong> \u2013 to hoard\/panic-buy<\/p>\ndie Coronaferien<\/h2>\n
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die Coronaparty<\/h2>\n
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