{"id":6097,"date":"2015-02-24T19:15:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=6097"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:12:17","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:12:17","slug":"expressing-feelings-and-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/expressing-feelings-and-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Expressing Feelings and Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wanted to say \u201cI am bored\u201d in German and ended up saying Ich bin langweilig<\/strong> (I am boring) by accident? This post will help you express yourself clearly without ending up telling people you\u2019re boring!<\/p>\n

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“I am boring” Photo by Quinn Dombrowski on Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

In English it\u2019s pretty easy if we want to express ourselves, we just say \u201cI am …\u201d for everything<\/span>, however in German there are different ways of expressing yourself:<\/p>\n

Ich bin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>I am<\/p>\n

Mir ist <\/strong>(short version from Es ist mir<\/strong>)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is …… to me<\/p>\n

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Here are examples of when to say Ich bin:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ich bin m\u00fcde<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am tired<\/p>\n

Ich bin grantig<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am grumpy<\/p>\n

Ich bin gl\u00fccklich\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I am happy<\/p>\n

Ich bin traurig<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am sad<\/p>\n

Ich bin b\u00f6se<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am angry<\/p>\n

And some examples of when to say Mir ist:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mir ist langweilig<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am bored (Literal translation: It is boring to me)<\/p>\n

Mir ist heiss<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I am hot (Literal translation: It is hot to me)<\/p>\n

Mir ist kalt<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am cold (Literal translation: It is cold to me)<\/p>\n

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You could say that Ich bin<\/strong> is used to express which stimmung<\/strong> (mood) you are in, and Mir ist<\/strong> is used to express how you are physically feeling.<\/p>\n

Here are some meanings if you use Mir ist<\/strong> and Ich bin<\/strong> the wrong way round:<\/p>\n

Ich bin heiss<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I am hot – however this doesn\u2019t mean the temperature, instead you are saying you are attractive.<\/p>\n

Ich bin langweilig<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am boring<\/p>\n

Ich bin kalt<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I am cold (emotionally)<\/p>\n

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There is also another word for when you are thirsty, hungry etc and that is Ich habe<\/strong>. Let\u2019s see some examples:<\/p>\n

Ich habe Durst <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have thirst<\/p>\n

Ich habe Hunger<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I have hunger<\/p>\n

Ich habe Schmerzen<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I have pain<\/p>\n

Ich habe Ruckenschmerzen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>I have back pain<\/p>\n

Ich habe Kopfschmerzen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 I have a headache<\/p>\n

Ich habe Bauchschmerzen<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I have a tummyache<\/p>\n

And the last words to help you is saying \u201eI feel\u201c \u2013 Ich f\u00fchle mich:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ich f\u00fchle mich krank\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I feel ill<\/p>\n

Ich f\u00fchle mich einsam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0I feel lonely<\/p>\n

Ich f\u00fchle mich wohl<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I feel comfortable<\/p>\n

Ich f\u00fchle mich toll\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I feel great<\/p>\n

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When I was a child I often got confused between English and German, and one time I said in English “By the way, I’m boring!” but really I just wanted to point out to my family that I was bored (they still laugh at me for this)!\u00a0Hopefully you can use these examples to help express yourself exactly the way you want.\u00a0If you know any more examples then feel free to leave a comment below!<\/p>\n

Larissa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Ever wanted to say \u201cI am bored\u201d 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\u2019re boring! In English it\u2019s pretty easy if we want to express ourselves, we just say \u201cI am …\u201d for everything…<\/p>\n

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