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cool german words/expressions that i like and dont think they exist in most languages: an ongoing thread
one of my favourites: Fernweh
~the opposite of home sickness, the longing to be somewhere else, to travel and see the world
~the opposite of home sickness, the longing to be somewhere else, to travel and see the world
Ohrwurm
~ lit. translates to ear worm: when you have a song stuck in your head, you have an Ohrwurm
~ lit. translates to ear worm: when you have a song stuck in your head, you have an Ohrwurm
tja
~ basically this emoji as a word: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
~ basically this emoji as a word: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
hä
~basically ???? as a word. its an expression of confusion
~basically ???? as a word. its an expression of confusion
Ich hab dich lieb.
~I& #39;d translate it to & #39;youre dear to me& #39; but it actually means & #39;I love you & #39; in a friend way!
~I& #39;d translate it to & #39;youre dear to me& #39; but it actually means & #39;I love you & #39; in a friend way!
Du fehlst mir.
~it means & #39;i miss you& #39; but the literal translation would be & #39;you are missing from me& #39;
~it means & #39;i miss you& #39; but the literal translation would be & #39;you are missing from me& #39;
feel free to suggest words or expressions that you like! ^^
Rache is Blutwurst.
~ lit. translates to & #39;revenge is blood sausage& #39; and tbh for the longest time i had no clue what it meant until i found out that that is exactly what its supposed to mean: revenge is meaningless!
~ lit. translates to & #39;revenge is blood sausage& #39; and tbh for the longest time i had no clue what it meant until i found out that that is exactly what its supposed to mean: revenge is meaningless!
knuffig
~i absolutely love this word and use it all the time. it means cute but like something is so cute, you wanna squish it!
~i absolutely love this word and use it all the time. it means cute but like something is so cute, you wanna squish it!
the suffix -chen
~you can add it to any noun to express how cute and/or how small it is!
~you can add it to any noun to express how cute and/or how small it is!
Pups/Pupsi
~lit. means fart (but like in a cute way) and its a word of endearment! You& #39;d call your baby or your pet Pupsi!
~lit. means fart (but like in a cute way) and its a word of endearment! You& #39;d call your baby or your pet Pupsi!
mimimimimimimi
~the sound we make when someone is being a pussy.
someone is like whining about smth and you just go mimimimimi to tease them (its friendly and not rude or smth)
~the sound we make when someone is being a pussy.
someone is like whining about smth and you just go mimimimimi to tease them (its friendly and not rude or smth)
mollig
~has two meanings:
chubby but in a super cute way!
or cozy warm!
~has two meanings:
chubby but in a super cute way!
or cozy warm!
