Here’s how you determine a word’s gender: the gender of the word which comes last in the compound word (e.g., der, die, das) determines the gender of the compound word. And what’s more, these compounded German words also have a gender. As an example, the single word for orange juice in German is Orangensaft. So in English where you might use two or even three words, in German you might combine those two or three words into a single, compound word. One notable characteristic of German is its tendency to combine multiple words into one word. So whether you have plans to travel across Northern Germany, ski through the Alps, or experience city life in Munich and Berlin-learning German with Rosetta Stone will serve you well. The language lessons are designed to help you learn to speak German with confidence. Then building on these basics, Rosetta Stone lessons will help you learn to understand and be understood in German. Language lessons begin with helping you understand and say everyday phrases like nice to meet you, good day, how are you, pardon me, and excuse me. Every Rosetta Stone German lesson provides brief and practical exercises that help you learn to speak German with correct pronunciation, from the start.
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Stinktier – “Stink Animal.” You probably don’t have to think too hard to know who the stink animal is. Handschuhschneeballwerfer – “Gloved snowball thrower.” It’s another word for a wimp. Hanschuhe – “Hand shoe.” This is the general word for gloves and mittens.
Not that you’d go around slapping people in Germany, right? Kummerspeck – Literally, it means “grief bacon.” It’s the few pounds of weight you may put on in the wake of a breakup or loss of a loved one.īackpfeifengesicht – “Slap face.” This is a word to describe someone who you think either needs a slap in the face or someone who looks particularly slapable. Some have no direct translation, while others are mashups of several words into one ultra-long word.
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