y’all ever just watch polyglot videos for motivation, but then spend all your time doing that so you don’t actually study any actual languages??? because same.
hey! ive been active here before, but never really introduced myself, so here you go!
basics
im enfys seren toive, 20, german native, university student (studying finnish and scandinavian studies along with dapping into some other stuff in the general studies field)
languages im learning
are finnish, swedish, danish, and esperanto! along with some slight dabbing into some other languages
i want to
become a translator/interpreter once im finished with university!
hello hello! if youre focusing on any of the languages im studying, feel free to lmk! i need to follow more blogs
der/dieBi/Pan/A/Homosexuelle- the bi/pan/homosexual (i know h*m*sexual is considered a slur by some in english, but i am not sure about how it is in german. i personally would be uncomfortable with it, so ask people first before you apply it to them)
dieEhe für alle - the same-sex/gender marriage (lit. marriage for everyone)
diePolyamorie- the polyamory
diePolygamie- the polygamy
dieBeziehung - the relationship
dieHormone- the hormones
dieGeschlechtsangleichung- i dont know how to translate this one, but it can be used both for taking hormones and the surgeries transgender people can get, basically it means aligning your social/biological gender/sex to your actual one
dasÖstrogen - the estrogen
dasTestosteron - the testosterone
dieHormontherapie- the hormone replacement therapy
adjectives
schwul- gay (onlyto be used by men in my experience)
lesbisch- lesbian
bi/pan/a/homosexuell- bi/pan/a/homosexual
transgender- transgender
transgeschlechtlich- transgender
transsexuell- transsexual (also considered outdated and misleading by most germans)
LGBT- LGBT
out- out
stolz- proud
nicht-binär/nichtbinär- nonbinary (i think its the same as in english, where whether you use the - or not depends on personal preference)
queer- queer (in german this is not really considered as much of a slur as it is in english and often used as an umbrella term, however there arepeople uncomfortable with it)
verbs
lieben- to love
feiern- to celebrate
sich outen - to come out
jemandenouten- to out someone
NOTE: most aces and aros also call themselves ace or aro in german, there arent any extra terms for that
“Ein Reisebuch aus dem Jahre 1840 beschreibt das Moselfränkische in der Stadt Trier so: „Die Sprache hat in ihrer volltönenden Breite etwas ungemein treuherziges und gemüthliches“.”
diePralinen- the chocolates (a box of chocolates, mainly)
ein hoffnungsloser Romantiker - a hopeless romantic (m)
einehoffnungslose Romantikerin - a hopeless romantic (f)
dasDate- the date (romantic meeting)
derFlirt- the flirt (is mainly used to refer to a person you are flirting with)
dasKino- the cinema
derHeiratsantrag- the (marriage) proposal
dieVerlobung- the engagement
dieHochzeit- the wedding (ceremony)
dieEhe- the marriage
adjectives
romantisch- romantic
süß- cute, sweet (can be used to describe foods and people)
heiß- hot (for weather and people)
perfekt- perfect
atemlos- breathless, out of breath
verliebt- in love
verbs
lieben- to love
flirten- to flirt
mitjemandemausgehen- to go out with someone
jemandendaten- do date someone
einen Liebesbrief schreiben- to write a love letter
jemandenausführen- to invite someone out (this has a rather formal connotation, you wouldn’t say “ich führe dich zum Döneressen aus”, however “ich führe dich zum Dinner aus” is very much okay. things like the cinema probably depend on the person)
Not really productive week ((especially in terms of studying)) bc I had a mental breakdown and stuff.
Anyway, I will try to hit 14 hours of studying until Sunday. I already changed system language on my phone to German so it counts as learning, right???……right?..
(hey, don’t mind my shitty drawings, I wish I could draw eyes that look in the same direction haha)
A book my dad bought me arrived yesterday! Idk if it’s good but I just needed something to exercise on since I don’t have any German-speaking friends and I am too introvert to find some (๑•﹏•)
Anyway, even though I am a little bit sick and tired of studying German (burn out yay!), I’ll definitely try the book out later today! ✨
In German we don’t ask “What’s the matter ?” or “What’s on your mind ?” when we are casually talking to somone who is in a bad mood, we say “Wo drückt der Schuh ? [voː dʀʏkt deːɐ̯ ˈʃuː]” which roughly translates to “Where does the shoe pinch ?” and I think that’s beautiful.
But essentially you’re asking the ‘same’ question, both questions “What’s on your mind” and “What’s your pain” serve the same purpose - asking someone about their feelings when they are in a bad mood. It doesn’t matter whether or not I ask people the one or the other question because their answers would be the same.
In German we don’t say “Happy New Year” we say “Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr” which roughly translates to “A good slide into the new year" and may all your wishes come true.
In German we don’t say “killing time”, we say “Zeit totschlagen ” which literally means “beating the time up to death” and I think that’s beautiful
I didn’t tell you the whole truth: The verb “totschlagen” belongs to the noun “Totschlag”. “Totschlag” and “Mord” (murder) are two types of crime where someone committed homicide. “Mord” on the one hand was a mostly planned or at least intendet murder yand is more severe than “Totschlag” - killing someone in the heat of the moment, out of a sudden urge or emotion.
“umgangssprachlich; Der Begriff ”Zeitvertreib" ist erst eine Erfindung des 18. Jahrhunderts, aber den Reichen und Adligen war Sport, Spiel und Unterhaltung auch vorher natürlich nicht unbekannt. Das redensartliche Bild meint, dass man die "Person Zeit“ vertreiben oder gar töten kann, damit sie einen nicht länger durch ihre Anwesenheit belästigt.”
“colloquial; The term “Zeitvertreib” has only been invented in the 18th century, although prior, sports, games and entertainment (as a pastime) weren’t unfamiliar to the rich and nobles. The idiomatic picture indicates that one dispels or even ‘murders’ (see above explanation) the personified “time” so it would no longer disturb oneself through its presence.“
In German we don’t say “killing time”, we say “Zeit totschlagen ” which literally means “beating the time up to death” and I think that’s beautiful
I didn’t tell you the whole truth: The verb “totschlagen” belongs to the noun “Totschlag”. “Totschlag” and “Mord” (murder) are two types of crime where someone committed homicide. “Mord” on the one hand was a mostly planned or at least intendet murder yand is more severe than “Totschlag” - killing someone in the heat of the moment, out of a sudden urge or emotion.
“umgangssprachlich; Der Begriff ”Zeitvertreib" ist erst eine Erfindung des 18. Jahrhunderts, aber den Reichen und Adligen war Sport, Spiel und Unterhaltung auch vorher natürlich nicht unbekannt. Das redensartliche Bild meint, dass man die "Person Zeit“ vertreiben oder gar töten kann, damit sie einen nicht länger durch ihre Anwesenheit belästigt.”
“colloquial; The term "Zeitvertreib” has only been invented in the 18th century, although prior, sports, games and entertainment (as a pastime) weren’t unfamiliar to the rich and nobles. The idiomatic picture indicates that one dispels or even ‘murders’ (see above explanation) the personified “time” so it would no longer disturb oneself through its presence.“
Translation: In Germany, we don’t say “Hello, could you turn down the music ?”, we say “Yes, hello, Code Enforcement/Department of Order ? The neighbour still has loud music turned on at 10:01 pm*.
Yes, with emergency vehicle lighting*, please.”
*According to German law, a curfew is applied past 10 o’clock pm. (a law loved and appreciated by Germans :))
*lit. “blue light” - any sort of emergency/operational vehicle uses blue light to signal the urgency of the situation; here we would talk about the municipal-level law enforcement agency
Translation: “IN GERMANY, THE OBLIGATION TO DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD PREVAILS ! You idiot* with your (Opel) Corsa better scoot off the left lane now !”
*lit. “evolutionary brake” - meaning somebody who represents an obstacle to evolution (very colloquial use)
the original list was done by @thelanguagelearningguide. I only added German and my target language. I’ll be regularly updating the list until it features all 625 words of the original post. And I might be adding additional vocab if I see it fit.
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