There are so many funny words in German and sometimes their meanings are straight-forward, sometimes they are words we might wish we had as English speakers!
Here are 7 funny German words, including two funny German words for animals (real or imagined?!), with slow pronunciation and the meanings of the words.
This episode is great for learners at the A1, A2, and B1 levels, and you might like to sprinkle these in to your regular vocabulay practice.
N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Spaß beim Hören!
die Vokabeln:
Nummer |
Deutsch |
Englisch |
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1
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der Kummerspeck das Hüftgold |
love handles |
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2
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die Schnapsidee der Schnapstag |
a crazy idea a lucky day |
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3 4 |
splitterfasernackt nackisch |
buck naked naked (colloquial) |
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5
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der innere Schweinehund Bonus: die Sportskanone |
your inner pig-dog (couch potato) sporting ace |
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6 |
die eierlegende Wollmilchsau |
an egg-laying wool-milk-sow a jack-of-all-trades |
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7 |
die Kaulquappe, die Kaulquappen |
tadpole, polliwog |
Passen Sie gut auf sich auf!