16 Funny German Words & Phrases!! (Learning German)

Here is a list of 16 Funny German Words & Phrases! Deana is learning German right now and there are a lot of cute and funny words and phrases. Phil is going to react to this list and we are going to talk about the differences between the English and German versions.

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[DeanaandPhil]

These are some of Deana's favorite German words & phrases! 😂💜 What are some other funny and interesting German words??

[svenjavester]

I had a friend from the US visiting me in Germany and she thaught Ausfahrt must be a really big city because it was everywhere 🤣

[tomzito]

When I brought my mother to visit Germany, on our last day we stopped in Mannheim on our way to the airport to buy souvenirs. I parked our rental car and asked her to write down the name of the street so we could find the car later. After shopping, we went to find the car and I asked what the street was called and her answer, "We parked on Einbahn Straße". It took us a half hour to find the car.

[jeff-]

A: “Don’t go me on the cookie!!”
B: “You can me once !!”
A: “make a fly!”

[katjahuskinson]

The "du gehst mir auf den Keks" saying is even a little funnier when you insert a "tierisch" into it. So, "du gehst mir tierisch auf den Keks" would actually mean that you are really annoying me, but translated word for word it becomes "you go me animally on the cookie".
I love literal teanslations of German sayings but that one is definitely my favorite! So it's funny you also mentioned that one.

[TheTangoXray]

Deutsch is the best. There is a word for everything. My favorite is Verschlimmbessern.

[zaldarion]

the german language is more "what you see is what you get". you allready mentioned the Schildkröte, we just combine existing words to discribe and name a new object/thing. we don't have to invent new names.

[IZaubermausI]

She: „Let‘s make some dirty talk!“
He: „Umweltverschmutzung....“

[tomzito]

In my high school German class we had this word on a vocabulary test: Sommerschlussverkauf . It has always struck me funny, now 30-something years later, how Germans have a word for something so very specific as a clearance sale at the end of summer. In German you just smash words together to make enormous compound nouns, which are often fun and amusing to pick apart. I remember sweating another vocabulary test and trying to figure out what "Kaugummi" might mean other than chewing condoms.

[ilianaigner]

You’re a really German when you went with your Laterne and your Laterne went with you

[JarlHauke]

Here is another „Shield Toad“...whilst in the US there is a snail and a slug in german it is Schnecke and Nacktschnecke (nude snail)😉

[blackforest_fairy]

The translation for "Zahnfleisch" is toothflesh not toothmeat... The Thing is that flesh and meat is the same word in German... It is both "Fleisch"...

[ericsfb]

"Schlagzeug" ist the german word for drums and i think that's beautiful

[yannickurbach]

"Spielzeug" gets even better when you know that "Zeug" used to be a much more serious word than it is today, meaning "gear" or "equipment" rather than "stuff". For example, "armory" used to be "Zeughaus" (="equipment building"). Referring to a toy car or a doll as "playing equipment" is hilarious to me.

[furzkram]

Klo <- Klosett
See also: WC <- water closet
We use a lot of French lean words in German, like "Toilette"

[ToniosPlaylist]

xD

Spielzeug - Play-Thing/Play-Stuff
Fahrzeug - Drive-Thing/Drive-Stuff
Flugzeug - Fly-Thing/Fly-Stuff
Feuerzeug - Fire-Thing/Fire-Stuff
Werkzeug - Work-Thing/Work-Stuff
Sportzeug - Sports-Thing/Sports-Stuff
Schulzeug - School-Things/School-Stuff
...

[NRubric]

Funfact: The word "Schmetterling" has something to do with butter.
The word "schmettern" was used for the old manual process of making butter.

[nuki_hi]

Wo sind meine Deutschen Kartöffelchen? 😂🇩🇪🥔

[derbgentler]

– _"Oooo honey, I'm in the mood right now ... Come on, let's do a little Umweltverschmutzung!"_
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[rosik.]

Haven`t seen this one yet: "Deinen Senf dazu geben" -> "To give your mustard on something" It basically means that you say your opinion.