If you want to learn the German language and also speak it in your daily life to build your confidence, then don’t worry, as ...

Of course, I am aware that learning several easy words and phrases for the touristic purpose is not the same as learning a new language or being bilingual, but maybe some of you will be inspired ...

German dictionaries translate this word as the action of "grinning like a Cheshire cat" given the wide-sweeping smile from the Cheshire cat in "Alice and Wonderland." 6. Backpfeifengesicht ...

German speakers are able to express themselves so specifically because of one of the quirks of the language: compound nouns. In German, multiple words bunch together into one lengthy megaword.

Exported words 03/05/2010 When it comes to travel, Germans are world champions. As it turns out, so is the German language. Many Germans words were adopted abroad several hundred years ago - and ...

Umweltschutz This compound word meaning “environmental protection”, was reportedly invented on the November 7th, 1969, in the interior ministry of the former West German government.

Die Tragödie On the flipside, the German word for tragedy is also based on the Greek ‘ τραγῳδία ’, a word that has its origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2,500 years ago.