{"id":9984,"date":"2018-07-04T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=9984"},"modified":"2018-06-27T15:02:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T15:02:11","slug":"german-words-for-all-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-words-for-all-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"German Words For All Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! So if you\u2019re not already aware, German is full of amazing words for concepts we would need several words to describe in English. This is because of the German language\u2019s ability to create compound nouns. Today I\u2019d like to show you a few words for concepts that do exist in English, but which are summed up in only one German word. And these particular words are related to the different seasons of the year, starting with my favourite and the one we are in right now \u2013 summer! \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Die Sauregurkenzeit<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Broken down, die Sauregurkenzeit means \u2018the sour cucumber time\u2019 or \u2018the pickled cucumber time\u2019<\/strong>. This is a term that originated in the 18th<\/sup> Century to describe a time when food was sparse. This term existed in English, too, where it was called \u2018the season of the smallest potatoes\u2019 (die Jahreszeit der kleinsten Kartoffeln<\/em>) or \u2018cucumber time\u2019 (die Gurkenzeit<\/em>). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the modern day, however, Sauregurkenzeit became known as the time in Hochsommer (High Summer) when everybody goes on holiday and business is a little slower than usual. Typically, Sauregurkenzeit lasts anywhere from the end of June until August \u2013 in other words, we are experiencing Sauregurkenzeit right now! The term is used in Journalismus (journalism), too, to describe a period of slow news. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Several other European languages have a word like Sauregurkenzeit, including the Danish agurketid <\/i>and the Dutch <\/i>komkommertijd<\/i><\/span>.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Die Fr\u00fchjahrsm\u00fcdigkeit<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Broken down, die Fr\u00fchjahrsm\u00fcdigkeit means \u2018the early year\u2019s tiredness\u2019<\/strong> (Fr\u00fch = early ; Jahr = year ; M\u00fcdigkeit = tiredness, fatigue). This word describes what is known as Springtime Lethargy in English. It is a general feeling of weariness and tiredness that often arrives at the onset of spring, so around March and April. This may be caused by die Allergie<\/em> (allergy), die Winterdepression\/die Saisonal-<\/span>A<\/span>ffektive St\u00f6rung <\/span><\/em>(Seasonal Affective Disorder) or the body\u2019s changing hormonal reaction to warmer weather.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you enjoyed these words, you might like these unique German words\/phrases relating to different times of year:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/b>For late summer\/early autumn<\/strong>, check out the word der Altweibersommer.<\/a>
\nFor autumn\/winter<\/strong> (or all year round, if you live here in the UK) check out the word das Unwetter.<\/a>
\nFor winter<\/strong>, check out the phrase Frau Holle sch\u00fcttelt ihre Betten aus.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed this post! <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bis bald<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Guten Tag! So if you\u2019re not already aware, German is full of amazing words for concepts we would need several words to describe in English. This is because of the German language\u2019s ability to create compound nouns. Today I\u2019d like to show you a few words for concepts that do exist in English, but which…<\/p>\n

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