{"id":8243,"date":"2017-03-15T12:20:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T12:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=8243"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:18:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:18:52","slug":"express-yourself-in-german-with-these-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/express-yourself-in-german-with-these-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Express Yourself In German With These Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! I\u2019m here with what I hope will be another practical, useful post for you all! First, a question: Do you ever speak or write in German only to find yourself using the same words over and over again? Is everything good always ‘gut’<\/strong> and everything bad always ‘schlecht’<\/strong>? Does it ever frustrate you when you can\u2019t express yourself fully <\/em>for lack of a better adjective to describe how you\u2019re feeling, what you\u2019re experiencing, or what you think of something?<\/p>\n

This happens to me a lot when I speak or write in German. I find myself saying the same words over and over because I don\u2019t have any \u2018advanced\u2019 adjectives in my immediate vocabulary. But wouldn\u2019t it be nice if we did have those? The only way to do this is to learn a couple of synonyms for the words we commonly use. This will instantly make our German sound better and will help us get across our feelings and thoughts a lot more effectively! So let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

Here are my most commonly used adjectives in German:<\/p>\n

Nett \u2013 Friendly<\/strong>
\nSch\u00f6n \u2013 Pretty
\n<\/strong>Gut \u2013 Good<\/strong>
\nSchlecht \u2013 Bad<\/strong>
\nKomisch \u2013 Funny(odd)<\/strong>
\nLustig \u2013 Funny(amusing)<\/strong>
\nGrantig \u2013 Grumpy<\/strong>
\nTraurig \u2013 Sad<\/strong>
\nSchwierig \u2013 Difficult<\/strong>
\nLangweilig \u2013 Boring<\/strong>
\nGl\u00fccklich \u2013 Happy<\/strong>
\nSpannend \u2013 Exciting<\/strong>
\nBl\u00f6d \u2013 Stupid<\/strong><\/p>\n

What does your list look like? Don\u2019t be surprised if it\u2019s pretty similar to mine. These are usually the words we learn in German lessons at school, so it\u2019s no wonder they are the ones we are likely to use all the time. But what if you don\u2019t really want to say that a person is nett <\/em>(friendly)? What if you want to express that they\u2019re considerate \u2013 <\/em>another \u2018way\u2019 of being friendly?<\/p>\n

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Learn more advanced German adjectives and benefit from better conversations and being able to express yourself fully to other German speakers! Photo by Jonas Foyn Therkelsen on flickr.com under a CC license (CC by 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

What I\u2019ll do now is go through the list again and give you a few different <\/em>German words for them. This is how we make our German more colourful and get closer to our intended meaning! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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nett \u2013 friendly
\n<\/strong>freundlich <\/em>(friendly), lieb <\/em>(sweet), sympathisch <\/em>(endearing), menschlich <\/em>(people person\/good with people), r\u00fccksichtsvoll<\/em> (considerate), taktvoll <\/em>(tactful)<\/p>\n

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sch\u00f6n \u2013 pretty\/nice<\/strong>
\nh\u00fcbsch <\/em>(pretty), attraktiv <\/em>(attractive), wundersch\u00f6n <\/em>(beautiful), gut aussehend<\/em> (good-looking), bildsch\u00f6n <\/em>(picture perfect), geschmackvoll<\/em> (tasteful), stilvoll<\/em> (stylish), \u00e4sthetisch<\/em> (aesthetic), idyllisch<\/em> (idyllic)<\/p>\n

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gut \u2013 good
\n<\/strong>fein <\/em>(nice, good), gro\u00dfartig<\/em> (brilliant\/fantastic), exzellent<\/em> (excellent), wunderbar <\/em>(wonderful), eindrucksvoll<\/em> (impressive), toll<\/em> (great), in Ordnung<\/em> (all good\/\u2018in order\u2018), super<\/em> (super\/great), prima <\/em>(great\/fab), einwandfrei<\/em> (stress-free), wohl<\/em> (well), herrlich<\/em> (wonderful), ausreichend <\/em>(enough\/sufficient)<\/p>\n

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schlecht \u2013 bad
\n<\/strong>schlimm <\/em>(bad), unwohl <\/em>(not well), \u00fcbel<\/em> (ugly\/sick), schwach<\/em> (weak), ineffektiv<\/em> (ineffective), elend <\/em>(miserable\/dreadful), schrecklich <\/em>(frightful\/awful), furchtbar <\/em>(awful), j\u00e4mmerlich<\/em> (wretched\/miserable\/\u2019to whinge over\u2019), trostlos<\/em> (dismal), peinlich<\/em> (embarrassing), ersch\u00f6pft <\/em>(exhausted)<\/p>\n

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komisch \u2013 funny (odd)
\n<\/strong>seltsam<\/em> (strange), absurd <\/em>(absurd), eigenartig<\/em> (unique), kurios<\/em> (curious), sonderbar <\/em>(extraordinary\/stands out), merkw\u00fcrdig <\/em>(strange\/unusual)<\/p>\n

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lustig \u2013 funny (amusing)
\n<\/strong>witzig<\/em> (witty), spa\u00dfig<\/em> (fun), drollig<\/em> (funny), l\u00e4cherlich <\/em>(laughable), humorvoll<\/em> (humorous)<\/p>\n

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grantig \u2013 grumpy
\n<\/strong>muffelig<\/em> (grumpy), reizbar<\/em> (sensitive\/touchy), m\u00fcrrisch <\/em>(surly), w\u00fctend <\/em>(angry), ver\u00e4rgert <\/em>(angered), zornig<\/em> (irate), stocksauer <\/em>(pissed off), angefressen <\/em>(pissed off), unfreundlich<\/em> (unfriendly)<\/p>\n

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traurig \u2013 sad
\n<\/strong>weinerlich <\/em>(tearful), depressiv <\/em>(depressed), freudlos <\/em>(sad\/\u2019joy-free\u2019), melancholisch <\/em>(melancholy), bek\u00fcmmert<\/em> (preoccupied), leise<\/em> (quiet), verzweifelt<\/em> (despairing), lebensm\u00fcde <\/em>(tired of life)<\/p>\n

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schwierig \u2013 difficult
\n<\/strong>kompliziert<\/em> (complicated), nicht einfach<\/em> (not easy), problematisch<\/em> (problematic), schwer <\/em>(difficult\/heavy), beschwerlich <\/em>(burdensome), gef\u00e4hrlich<\/em> (dangerous), nicht verst\u00e4ndlich<\/em> (not understandable\/not clear), hoffnungslos<\/em> (hopeless), herausfordernd<\/em> (challenging)<\/p>\n

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langweilig \u2013 boring
\n<\/strong>einschl\u00e4fernd <\/em>(will make you fall asleep), nichts los<\/em> (nothing going on), farblos<\/em> (colourless\/bland), langsam <\/em>(slow), ereignislos<\/em> (uneventful), leblos<\/em> (lifeless), monoton<\/em> (monotonous), glanzlos <\/em>(lacklustre)<\/p>\n

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gl\u00fccklich \u2013 happy
\n<\/strong>froh<\/em> (happy\/pleased), freudig<\/em> (happy\/joyful), erleichtert<\/em> (relieved), gut gelaunt<\/em> (in a good mood), \u00a0zufrieden<\/em> (content), lebenslustig <\/em>(lively\/fun-loving), sorgenfrei <\/em>(carefree), ekstatisch <\/em>(ecstatic), entspannt <\/em>(relaxed)<\/p>\n

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spannend \u2013 exciting
\n<\/strong>dramatisch<\/em> (dramatic), aufregend <\/em>(exciting\/thrilling), mitrei\u00dfend<\/em> (rousing\/thrilling), sensationell <\/em>(sensational)<\/p>\n

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bl\u00f6d \u2013 stupid
\n<\/strong>doof<\/em>, dumm<\/em>, bescheuert<\/em>, trottelig<\/em> (\u2019something a Trottel \u2013 idiot \u2013 would do\u2019), unvern\u00fcnftig<\/em> (unreasonable), sinnlos\/zwecklos<\/em> (pointless), unklug <\/em>(unwise\/foolish)<\/p>\n

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How can I use this list of German adjectives?<\/u><\/h3>\n

I don\u2019t expect you to learn every single word from every single list, but maybe pick one from each list and commit to memory. See if you can use it next time you speak or write German. Then go back to the list and learn another! Soon you\u2019ll be expressing yourself in German in a much more advanced way. I\u2019m going to try this, too!<\/p>\n

Please also feel free to add your own words to the list by typing them in the comment box below!<\/p>\n

Bis bald,<\/p>\n

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

Guten Tag! I\u2019m here with what I hope will be another practical, useful post for you all! First, a question: Do you ever speak or write in German only to find yourself using the same words over and over again? Is everything good always ‘gut’ and everything bad always ‘schlecht’? Does it ever frustrate you…<\/p>\n

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