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Ashley
10 funny German words
These German words do not exist in Chinese or English. They're quite fun and useful. :D
Ohrwurm (Ear worm) -(耳朵虫)
Fernweh (Distance pain) -(距离的痛苦)
Kummerspeck (Grief bacon) -(伤心的培根)
Innerer Schweinehund (Inner pig dog) -(心里的猪狗)
Fremdschämen (Exterior shame) -(外部的羞耻)
Torschlusspanik (Closing-gate panic) -(闭门恐慌)
Treppenwitz (Staircase joke) -(楼梯玩笑)
Sitzfleisch (Sit meat) -(坐肉)
Weichei (Soft egg) -(软蛋)
Erklärungsnot (Explanation poverty) -(解释匮乏)
You can see their meaning in 'VTraveller wechat'. My favourite is the 'Ear worm', meaning a song that is stuck in your head. I will use it haha
May 18, 2016 10:16 AM
Comments · 2
Grief Bacon! I think Grief Cake would be better though. :P
May 19, 2016
Actually, we *do* say earworm for songs that get stuck in your head, at least here in the US (although it probably was derived from the German word).
May 18, 2016
Ashley
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Learning Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
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