Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Untranslatable German Words (11/18)


  • Kehrwoche: Week of cleaning. Sort of a Spring Cleaning, but for Germans.
  • Schnapsidee: An idea had while drunk.
  • Drachenfutter: sort of a peace offering.
  • Schadenfreude: Happiness at the misfortune of others.
  • Knoblauchfahne: Breath that smells like garlic
  • Fernweh: desire to see foreign places
  • Warmduscher: a wimp
completed with Dalton S.

GERMAN FESTIVITIES AND FOOD

The German events and foods that interest us were:

  • Oktoberfest
  • Karneval
  • Weihnachtsmarkt
  • Currywurst
  • Spaetzle
  • Weisswurst mit Brezel
  • Sauerkraut und Sauerbraten

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