You may have already stumbled upon the word “gern” a bunch of times. It’s a frequently used word in German and can best be translated to “gladly” or a form of (to) like. Examples:

Ich esse gern Pizza. I like to eat pizza.

Das mache ich gern für dich. I gladly do that for you.

jemanden / etwas gern haben = (to) like so. / sth.

Example: Ich habe dich gern. I like you.

So ein (masculine)….! = What a….!

1.) Idiot

2.) Depp (yes - Johnny Depp translates to Johnny Dork LOL)

3.) Trottel

4.) Hohlkopf (literal: empty head)

5.) Quatschkopf (literal: nonsense head)

6.) Schwachkopf (literal: weak head)

7.) Vollpfosten

8.) Blödmann

9.) Dummkopf

10.) Volltrottel

Bayrisch (Bavarian) Part 2:

Here’s a fun online dictionary Bavarian-English which I’ve found for you guys. Who knows - maybe you’ll need it one day.

München [ˈmʏnçən] or “Minga” as Bavarians say, is Bavarias biggest city. It has approximately 1.3 million inhabitants and is very famous for the Oktoberfest - the world’s biggist fair which is taking place every year in the fall. Bavarian is of course spoken in Munich, too. :) Here are some fun beergarden phrases which you may hear during your next visit:

I hoi uns amoi a Mass = Ich hole uns mal eine Mass Bier = I’ll get beer (in a one liter glass) for us.

A Brezn bidde. = Eine Brezel, bitte. = One pretzel, please.

An Guadn! = Guten Appetit! = Enjoy your meal!

Du bist…. [‘du: ‘bist] = You’re…

1.) schön [‘ʃø:n]

2.) wunderschön

3.) bildschön

4.) hübsch [‘hʏpʃ]

5.) bildhübsch

EDIT: Some of you asked me to explain the pronunciation of these words. As you can see, I’ve already added phonetic transcriptions in the [] brackets for “du bist”, “schön” and “hübsch” to help you understand the pronunciation.

Maybe you have problems with “bild-” and “wunder-“. Here’s how you pronounce those two:

[‘bilt] [‘vundɐ] - now you just have to combinate the phonetic transcriptions. e.g.

wunderschön = [‘vundɐʃø:n] (sounds like “voondashain”)

bildhübsch = [‘bilthʏpʃ] (sounds like “bilthuepsh”) (ü like in the French word rue)

I hope this is a bit clearer now :)

Here are some fun expressions with the word “Arsch” (= “ass”) in German ;). You’ll also see some literal translations, cause they are quite funny ;)

1.) die Arschkarte ziehen = lit: to pull the ass card = (to) be very unlucky
2.) mir geht der Arsch auf Grundeis = lit: my ass walks on ground ice = (to) be very frightened
3.) den Arsch offen haben = lit: to have the ass open = (to) do something really irresponsible / stupid / crazy
4.) einen Stock im Arsch haben = lit: to have a stick in the ass = (to) be very conservative / stiff
5.) im Arsch sein = lit: (to) be in the ass = (to) be totally screwed

I really like this letter a lot, I think it’s so pretty looking :) . Be careful not to confuse it with a “B” though - I know they look very similar.

Some facts about “ß”:

• “ß” doesn’t have a capital letter form
• “ß” is pronounced [s]
• “ß” represents the double consonant “ss”

Orthographic rules:

• “ß” is used after long vowels (e.g. süß, Fuß etc.)
• “ß” is used after diphthongs (e.g. fließen, beißen etc.)

How to type it:

• on Microsoft Alt+225; Alt+0223
• on Mac Option+s