peppermintwolfman asked: Do you speak any other languages?

Yes, I do! :) Besides German I speak English, French, basic Swedish, and a bit Spanish and Russian.

I went to a language school for 2 years and got a degree as a Foreign Language Correspondent. My two main languages were English and French. During high school I also learned Latin for 5 years, which helped me a lot in terms of understanding languages better in general.

Some years ago I had many Russian speaking friends and picked up some stuff. Also learned how to read and write in kyrillic.

Swedish (and Sweden in general) is kind of a passion of mine. I’ve been to Sweden 5 times and just love everything about it! The language is just awesome in my opinion. I used to be way better at understanding and speaking it, but I wanna take courses at university again to refresh and improve my skills. This past semester I took a Spanish course, which was fun but I couldn’t really concentrate on it too much because of all the other courses I had to take and study for.

There are many more languages that I’m interested in learning at least on a basic level, e.g. Arabic or Japanese.

As you can see - I just LOVE languages! ;) I admire people who speak several fluently and I wish I had grown up bilingually ;)

Anonymous asked: can you tell me the english translation of "alles klar" please? thanks

“Alles klar” [‘ʔalɛs ‘kla:] (literal translation: everything clear) translates to:

a) Alright! Example: Lass uns gehen! - Alles klar!

b) Got it?/ Got it! Example: Du musst die Aufgabe auf diesem Weg lösen, alles klar? - Ah, ok - alles klar!

c) Everything ok? / Everything’s ok. Hey, du siehst blass aus - alles klar? - Ja, mach dir keine Sorgen. Alles klar.

…and tell us which language you consider to be the sexiest?

The German verbs glauben [‘ɡl͜aubɘn] (reg.) = (to) think and denken [‘dɛnkɘn] (irreg.) = (to) think are probably not easy for beginners of German to differentiate. They’re interchangeable very often, however, here are some rules that may help you.

“glauben (an)” is used more in the sense of (to) believe
e.g. Ich glaube Paul hat eine Freundin = I think (believe) Paul has a girlfriend.
Er glaubt an Gott = He believes in God.

“denken” is more used to express your opinion.
e.g. Ich denke, dass das eine gute Idee ist = I think that’s a good idea.

It can also be used in the sense of (to) think about sth/sb -> über etw./jmd. nachdenken; (to) think of sth/sb -> an etw./jmd. denken

(thx to an anomynous reader for asking this question :))

1.) blöd

2.) dumm

3.) behämmert

4.) beknackt

5.) doof

6.) idiotisch

7.) dämlich

8.) hirnverbrannt

9.) dümmlich

10.) bescheuert

Last year, I posted two lists. Each list teaches you 10 different ways to say you’re drunk in German.

Here’s the first list.

The second list will teach you expressions to say you’re wasted.

1.) seltsam

2.) komisch

3.) eigenartig

4.) sonderbar

5.) befremdlich

6.) ungewöhnlich

7.) absonderlich

8.) merkwürdig

9.) fremdartig

10.) abwegig

We’ve already learned five funny expressions that include the word “Arsch” ( = ass). Here are some more!

1.) ein Arsch mit Ohren = lit: an ass with ears = just an expression describing an “idiot”
2.) den Arsch nicht hochkriegen = lit: (to) not be able to move the ass = (to) be very lazy
3.) am Arsch der Welt = lit: at the ass of the world = a place far away from civilization
4.) sich den Arsch aufreißen = lit: (to) tear one’s ass open = (to) work hard / struggle to achieve something
5.) für den Arsch sein = lit: (to) be for the ass = (to) be senseless / worthless

“ä” is the first of one of three German Umlauts, which might look strange to you. Here’s all you need to know about the “ä”.

Some facts about “ä”:

• “ä” can sometimes be written as “ae”

Pronunciation rules:

• “ä” is either pronounced /ɛ/ or /ɛ:/   e.g. <hätte>; <wählen>

How to type it:

• on Microsoft Alt+132; Alt+142
• on Mac Option-u a

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