Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter J, here are those with the letter K: die Kirche im Dorf lassento not get carried away einen Kater habento have a hangover den Kürzeren ziehento draw the short straw einen Kloß im Hals habento have a lump in … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter I, here are those with the letter J: Sei nicht so ein Jammerlappen!Don’t be such a whiner/ sissy! Das ist Jacke wie Hose.That’s six of one and half a dozen of another. Jetzt mach mal halblang!Come off it!/ Hang on … Read more
How good is your German pronunciation? If you saw an unknown German word, would you be able to pronounce it even if you didn’t know what it meant? Fancy trying it out with the names of some dinosaurs? Have a look at the following names, try to pronounce them in German and then watch the … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter H, here are those with the letter I: den inneren Schweinehund überwindento overcome your weaker self in die Hose gehento go down the drain ins Gras beißento kick the bucket Immer mit der Ruhe!Don’t panic! Hold your horses! im siebten … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter G, here are those with the letter H: jemandem Honig ums Maul schmierento butter someone up Hummeln im Hintern habento have ants in one’s pants das Handtuch werfento throw in the towel Danach kräht kein Hahn.Nobody cares two hoots about … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter F, here are those with the letter G: Auf keinen grünen Zweig kommenGetting nowhere Noch grün hinter den OhrenWet behind the ears Sich grün und blau ärgernTo be extremely angryEinem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul.Don’t look a gift … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter E, here are those with the letter F: Einen Frosch im Hals habenTo have difficulty in speaking because your throat feels dry and you want to cough Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen.In the middle of nowhere. … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter D, here are those with the letter E: Eulen nach Athen tragento carry coal to Newcastle die Eselsbrücke mnemonic herumeiernto dither die Extrawurstspecial treatment heißes Eisenhot potato zum alten Eisen zählento write off as old eierlegende Wollmilchsauall-rounder/ jack of all … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter C, here are those with the letter D: Dumm gelaufen!Hard luck! So um den Dreh / Pi mal Daumenroughly, approximately Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps!You shouldn’t mix business with pleasure! Ich drücke dir die Daumen.I’m keeping my … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter B, here are those with the letter C: der Casus Knacksusthe crunch/decisive factor Einen Gang nach Canossa machenTo eat humble pie Die Chemie stimmt!The chemistry is right! Nicht alle auf dem Christbaum habenBe out of your mind Now it’s your turn to try … Read more
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