German has a lot of specific words for a lot of silly things, which sound ridiculous when translated literally into English. Here are ten of the best. The German language doesn’t mess around when it ...

You may have noticed, Germans have a tendency to weave English words into their sentences and even change their accent accordingly. Not sure how to fit into the conversation like a pro? We got you ...

"'Delicatessen' is a loanword, I think you call them," said my friend Claus. "You know, words you Americans basically stole from us and use as your own." Recently I had the opportunity to go to ...

The term Faulpelz has been in use since Early Modern High German, and although it was initially used to refer to the mould that forms on rotten foods, since the 17th century it has also been used to ...

To speak German confidently, it’s helpful to know how to pronounce words correctly. German has lots of similar phonemes to English, which should help when pronouncing a lot of German words. A phoneme ...

Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the expression "das crazy" beat two other shortlisted ...

This weekend, the Bundesliga is set to resume behind closed doors with "Geisterspiele," as the Germans call them. DW explains that word — and other handy German football terms that could enrich the ...

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There is a long list of long German words. Sometimes, they even show up in the real world. The longest word in the German language—the 63-letter-long ...