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    What does 'Schadenfreude' mean?German 101

      taking pleasure in others' pain.

    An umlaut (the two dots over an a, o, or u) can also be formed by placing what after an a, o, or u?German 101

      e.

    Which pair of words contains an incorrect translation?German 101

      Wurst-worst.

    Which is not a traditional German food?German 101

      Dachshund.

    Which is not a German city?German 101

      Liechtenstein.

    Which expression does NOT mean 'crazy'?German 101

      guten Geschmack haben. guten Geschmack haben means 'to have good taste.' einen Dachschaden haben: to have roof damage (in the head, in other words). verrueckt: crazy. ein Vogel haben: to have a bird (in one's head).

    In which country is German not the most common language?German 101

      Hungary.

    'Du hast' roughly translates to what?The German Language

      you have.

    What is the German word for Friday?The German Language

      Freitag.

    If you were German, your mother's brother would be called what?The German Language

      Onkel. This is NOT a trick question!

    Wie ist das Wetter heute?The German Language

      Nicht schlecht.

    The month after April is called what?The German Language

      Mai. In German!

    In English, someone who has all of life's comforts is said to 'live like a king'? In German, how is such a person said to live?German Idioms and Sayings

      'like God in France'. 'wie Gott in Frankreich'.

    In financial circles, which expression to German speakers commonly refer to as a lost cause?German Idioms and Sayings

      a keg without a bottom. 'ein Fass ohne Boden'

    It's definitely true that silence is golden. In German this goes one step further. How?German Idioms and Sayings

      Talking is silver, silence is golden.. 'Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold'

    In English if something is very difficult to understand, someone might say 'That's all Greek to me'. Translated, what is the German equivalent of this saying?German Idioms and Sayings

      'I only understand railway station'. 'ich verstehe nur Bahnhof' (der Bahnhof - sing.)

    To go off on the wrong track is to bark up the wrong tree. What is a common equivalent in German?German Idioms and Sayings

      to bet on the wrong horse. 'aufs falsche Pferd setzen' (das Pferd - die Pferde)

    According to old German weather proverbs, which month 'does what it wants'?German Idioms and Sayings

      April. 'April, April, er macht was er will'

    What do German speakers refer to colloquially as 'the upper class'?German Idioms and Sayings

      'the upper ten thousand'. 'die oberen Zehntausend'

    Don't cut off your nose to spite your face ... But what shouldn't you do in German?German Idioms and Sayings

      saw off the branch you are sitting on. 'man soll den Ast nicht absägen, auf dem man sitzt'

    It`s well known that the early bird catches the worm. But what happens in German?German Idioms and Sayings

      The morning hour has gold in its mouth. "Morgenstund' hat Gold im Mund'"

    As mentioned above, 'don't count your chickens before they hatch' wouldn't mean much directly translated. What is the German version of this idiom?German Idioms and Sayings

      'one shouldn't praise the day before the night'. 'man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben'

    The plural of 'der Tag' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Tage. Note also the essential greeting 'Guten Tag!'

    The plural of 'der Wagen' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Wagen. In some South German dialects the plural 'Wägen' is also used (in speech). 'Der Wagen' should not to be confused with 'die Waage', plural 'Waagen' - scales.

    The plural of 'der Kunde' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Kunden. 'Der Kunde' (customer) is a standard 'weak' noun, and so in all cases in the singular *except* the nominative it ends in -n. It is declined in the singular thus: der Kunde, den Kunden, des Kunden, dem Kunden. Please never confuse 'der Kunde' with 'die Kunde', which means 'news (item)'.

    The plural of 'die Dame' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Damen. If a feminine noun can form the plural by adding -n it usually does so. But please note the key exceptions: 'die Mutter', pl. 'Mütter' and 'die Tochter', pl. 'die Töchter'. These have the same pattern as 'der Vater', pl. 'Väter'.

    The plural of 'die Zeitung' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Zeitungen. All nouns ending in '-ung' form the plural by adding '-en'.

    The plural of 'die Frau' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Frauen. If a feminine noun can form the plural by adding '-en' it usually does so, but there are exceptions, as in Question 7.

    The plural of 'die Stadt' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Städte. Please never confuse 'die Stadt' ('town') with 'der Staat' (pl. 'die Staaten') which means 'state'.

    The plural of 'der Mann' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Männer. Note also: der Herr - pl. die Herren. This is a weak noun which is declined in the singular without an -e- in the ending, so the acc.. gen. and dat. all have the form 'Herrn'.

    The plural of 'das Buch' is 'die ...'?German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns

      Bücher. Means 'book'. Compare with 'das Haus' (pl. 'Häuser') - 'house'.

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