Funny German Words :-)
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Did you know that the German word for "muscle ache" is "muscle hangover"?
Yes, we say "Muskelkater" - "Muskel" is muscle and "Kater" is the German word for hangover ... it is also the German word for a male cat: die Katze (female cat), der Kater (male cat).
Which funny words do you know in German? Or, which German words/expressions sound funny to you?
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Puppenkiste.
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Ohh, that's a gorgeous one!! Die Puppenkiste - literally the box where you keep your puppets or dolls. Nach dem Spielen - after playing - kommen alle Puppen in die Kiste - all dolls (puppets) go into the box.
The term was also famously used by the legendary "Augsburger Puppenkiste" - Germany's oldest and still active Puppet Theater in Augsburg :-)
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I'm curious, is "Nach dem Spielen" translated as 'after playing' or 'after the play'?Thanks for the help!
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Good one! It is translated as "after playing". "After the play" would be "Nach dem Spiel" in German. The play is "das Spiel" - to play is "spielen" ... On that note: "Viel Spaß beim Spielen!" - Have fun playing!
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Ausfahrt!
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Ausfahrt ist lustig? Hmmm ... can you explain?
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I actually like Tiergarten for zoo. Animal garden sounds very nice.
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Totally agree, Grace! The word "Tiergarten" invokes the image of the animals living in a garden rather than in cages and fenced in areas :-)
How do you like the word "Pudelmütze"? (Poodle hat) - they are actually quite in fashion this winter :-) Check it out!!
http://www.google.de/search?q=pudelm%C3%BCtze&hl=de&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=jm9VT7L3E6j00gHLvNTpDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=638
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Das ist sehr hübsch!
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Danke sehr, Grace!! Bis bald!!
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Fahrt sounds just like the English word for furz!
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Ha! I'm always so happy that the third person singular form takes an umlaut. I think it's much easier for an English speaker to say "er faehrt!"
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But then again, there's the ihr form...