10 May 2025
How do Germans talk about Death?
'Death' is der Tod (noun); 'dead' is tot (adjective); cause of death = Todesursache; bored to death = zu Tode gelangweilt.
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10 May 2025
What’s the German word for Tea?
'Tea' is der Tee (masculine); herbal tea = Kräutertee; tea bag = Teebeutel; Abwarten und Tee trinken = let's wait and see.
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10 May 2025
How do Germans say Tragedy?
'Tragedy' is die Tragödie (feminine); tragic = tragisch; older literary term = Trauerspiel; catastrophe = Katastrophe.
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10 May 2025
How do Germans talk about Talent?
'Talent' is das Talent (neuter, stress on the second syllable); Talent haben = to be talented; Naturtalent = natural.
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10 May 2025
What’s the German word for Animal?
'Animal' is das Tier (neuter, plural Tiere); pet = Haustier; vet = Tierarzt; ein hohes Tier = a bigwig.
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10 May 2025
How do you say Part or Section in German?
der Teil commonly means a part or section; das Teil commonly means a component or thing. Some share/contribution meanings allow either gender. A role is die Rolle.
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10 May 2025
How do Germans talk about the devil?
'Devil' is der Teufel; What the hell? = Was zum Teufel?; vicious circle = Teufelskreis; devilish = teuflisch.
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10 May 2025
How do you say Technology and Technique in German?
die Technik = technology, equipment or technique; die Technologie often names a technical process or system; technician = Techniker.
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10 May 2025
How do you say Traitor in German?
'Traitor' is der Verräter (feminine: die Verräterin); to betray = verraten; betrayal = der Verrat; high treason = Hochverrat.
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10 May 2025
How do you talk about Insurance in German?
'Insurance' is die Versicherung; Krankenversicherung = health insurance; private Haftpflichtversicherung = personal liability insurance; eine Versicherung abschließen = take out a policy.
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10 May 2025
How do you talk about Subtitles in German?
'Subtitle' is der Untertitel (plural die Untertitel); turn on subtitles = Untertitel einschalten; OmU = original with subtitles; OmeU = with English subtitles.
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10 May 2025
How do you talk about Responsibility in German?
'Responsibility' is die Verantwortung; to take responsibility = Verantwortung übernehmen; responsible = verantwortlich; personal responsibility = Eigenverantwortung.
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10 May 2025
How do you talk about Hiding Places in German?
'Hiding place/hideout' is das Versteck; to hide = verstecken; hide-and-seek = Verstecken (spielen); hidden camera = versteckte Kamera.
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10 May 2025
How do you talk about Contracts in German?
'Contract/treaty' is der Vertrag (plural Verträge); rental contract = Mietvertrag; to cancel = kündigen; notice period = Kündigungsfrist; sich vertragen = to get along.
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10 May 2025
What does the German word “Volk” mean?
das Volk = a people/nation/the public (plural Völker); Volksfest = fair; Volkshochschule = adult education center; everyday 'people' = Leute.
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10 May 2025
How do you say Bird in German?
'Bird' is der Vogel (plural Vögel); 'you're nuts' = Du hast einen Vogel; the early bird catches the worm = Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.
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10 May 2025
How to talk about Incidents in German
'Incident' is der Vorfall (plural Vorfälle); Zwischenfall = unexpected or disruptive incident; Unfall = accident; einen Vorfall melden = report an incident.
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10 May 2025
How to make a Suggestion in German
'Suggestion/proposal' is der Vorschlag; to make a suggestion = einen Vorschlag machen; to suggest = vorschlagen (Ich schlage vor …); counterproposal = Gegenvorschlag.
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