One of the great things about the German language is deciphering really long words. Germans tend to string a number of words together to form one long word rather than several words as we do in English. This can make the German language very intimidating at first. Just try to pronounce this word - RECHTSSCHUTZVERSICHERUNGSGESELLSCHAFTEN! In English this word means insurance companies which provide legal protection. Or how about this one? Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz – which is translated as a beef labeling regulation & delegation of supervision law.
The other interesting part about the language is how descriptive the words are. Hospital or Krankenhaus is literally translated as sick house. This can be very helpful when trying to figure out words with a limited vocabulary. In my German class yesterday, I learned the German word for gloves is handschuhe or hand shoe. I don’t know why but I found this so funny.
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I think Handschuh is really funny too. All last winter whenever some one said it I giggled. No one else seemed to think it was funny.
You know what other German word is funny? Italienisch.
Gammelfleischparty -or "spoiled meat party"-an unflattering term for a gethering of people over 30--was chosen as Germany's "youth word" of 2008 I learned from the post this morning.
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