I have a German heritage, but being born and raised in Canada English was of course my first language, but German was the language of religion and spirituality for me because the church our family was part of still sang hymns in German, and spoke in Plautdeitsch. So German had a very special place in my development and from your words in this video I was most drawn and comforted by engelsgeduld. I thought of the warmth, love, peace, hope ... etc of being a child again, in my mother's lap. THANKS!!!
Ich finde Traumtänzer ist auch ein sehr schönes Wort, weil es einfach perfekt und auf einen wunderschöne Art und Weise Leute beschreibt die in ihrer eigenen Welt leben :)
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass leider auch dieses Wort schon negativ konnotiert ist. Weil es nicht zielführend klingt, wenn jemand nur in seinen Träumen tanzt. Bsp.: Jemand hat eine geniale Idee für eine Erfindung oder Reform, und derjenige, der dies noch nicht nachvollziehen kann und nicht daran glaubt, nenn ihn (abwertend) Traumtänzer.
One word that I really like is "Meeresspiegel". It means "sea level" but its literal translation would be "sea mirror" which I think sounds beautiful if you think about it. 🏝
I personally love the German language. If I didn't, then I wouldn't have spent so much time trying to learn it. So when I have friends or people around me making fun of the language, I can't help but get personal. But I love how direct the language is.
Oh I know you'r much better than you think I know that because someone who spend much time to learn german did realized the hole system after a few weeks and someone who say after that time "Okay I tried realy but shit happens" is a realy self critical person Your grammer could be better? - The grammer of 20% germans too You have propems whith the articels "der, die, das"? - Every guy who isn't born in Germany have this problem You have problems whith the pronunciation? - Watch movies you know in english in german (there thousand) You often miss the word you wanna say? - discibe it around and watch movies^ "Mit freundlichen Grüßen" a german
I've always been moved that "Leidenschaft" includes "Leiden." It's a reminder to me that perhaps the Germans understand a little better that with passion, one must always expect a little sorrow. And I honestly find that encouraging!
This is the funny but also sad part about German. You’re are so used to those words that you don’t even see what they mean. Maybe I will use Merkwürdig differently in the future..
Exactly! And many of these words often lose their beauty when they are translated into other languages. Besides, German sounds so good in my opinion that, when my teacher says anything in German, (especially when we are studying literature) I totally relax. I swear that after two hours of (quite) non-stop German Literature lesson I feel like I just reached for nirvana.
It´s funny because German often replaces hard-sounding English consonants with softer ones, like in Water-Wasser. I used to fall peacefully asleep listening to DW. But also I find that, for some reason, German sounds softer when you understand the words. Just my take.
What an absurd claim! Why shold German be / sound aggressive? German is a very sophisticated but also very complicated language and I'm very glad I know it already and don't have to learn it.
My favorite german word is 'stillen' Because it's way better than to say the mother feeds the baby on her breast or something. It's just like the mother makes the baby go silent (still)
Lalala Xx Ich wollte es nur vergleichen! Klar weiß ich es dass es breastfeeding heißt ich wollte nur damit sagen dass man es nicht wort wörtlich übersetzen kann (jemanden stillen heißt doch beruhigen oder? XD)
Jazz&Soul 4ever Wollte es dir nur erklären weil ich dachte du wärst kein deutscher😂 und naja ich weiß nicht ob jemanden stillen wirklich als jemanden beruhigen verwendet werden kann, ich glaube das heißt nur ein Baby zu stillen.
Och man, Trixi! Ich musste ein bisschen weinen, weil ich es einfach so schön finde, dass du dir so viele Gedanken über Wörter machst und wirklich verstehst was sie eigentlich bedeuten :') Außerdem kannte ich das "Luftschloss" noch nicht und dafür muss ich dir echt Danken! Dieses Wort hat mir wirklich noch gefehlt :)
Other words I love in German are merkwürdig and eigenartig and also Eifersucht and Leidenschaft and for some reason I love the sound of nichtsdestotrotz :). "Eifersucht ist eine Leidenschaft, die mit Eifer sucht, was Leiden schafft." Franz Grillparzer
Translated as literal as possible it means: "Jealousy is a passion that passionately seeks out what causes suffering". The beautiful wordplay of course is completely lost in translation.
Was ein toller Beitrag! Seit ich im Ausland lebe, weiß ich die deutsche Sprache in ihr Schönheit und Vielfalt noch mehr zu schätzen! Danke, dass du das hier soooo deutlich machst!
My German is really basic but if I'd have to pick a word it would be "Gemütlichkeit". The sound of it makes me think of a house in the forest when it's cold outside but inside the fireplace is keep you warm and safe :-)
What you had to say about the word "engelsgeduld" reminded me of what my Dad used to say to me when something wasn't going my way, or I was feeling down. He'd say, "It'll all work out.", and sometimes pat me on the shoulder when he said it. It was his way of telling me not to worry about it and to have some patience. He was right. But anyway... My favorite German words are actually a short phrase. I was born and raised in Iowa and for about 13 years, lived in Minnesota after I grew up. One of the routes I would take home for a visit included quite a bit of US-59, and along that highway, on the south side of Holstein, Iowa is a big sign with the town's name and the words willkhommen freunde (welcome friends). I don't know much German, but I knew enough to figure it out, which I have my Dad and some old movies to thank for that. Dad was always proud of our heritage and taught me what he knew about it. And I can't help but think that those words were uttered from time to time by my ancestors that came over in 1736... assuming that they spoke the same dialect. Which leads me to another word you mentioned, fernweh. Over here, I guess we'd call it wanderlust. Which is literally a lust in one's heart to travel, and I think alot of us Americans can relate to that.
Hey :) I'm from Germany and I just wanna say that I love these words, too. But the way you explain them made me think about them even more. And I like that feeling. And thanks for remembering me of the meaning.
Kein Wunder... Ihre Beschreibung des Wortes ist ja auch fern jeglicher Realität. Ich vermute Ihr denkt anders darüber sobald Ihr erstmal den Lebensabend erreicht habt.
Nun, man könnte die Beschreibung als Traumvorstellung oder Idealfall bezeichnen. Zutreffen tut dies leider zu selten. Trotz ist es immer noch besser eine positive Vorstellung davon zu haben als im Vorfeld bereits mit etwas negativen daran zu gehen.
Leider ist nicht jeder Abend schön. Manche denken gut über den Tag, jedoch auch einige bereuen ihn... So verhält es sich auch mit so manchem Lebensabend. Nur eines ist sicher: Danach kommt die Nacht.
I don't know how old you are, but I really like this word and the concept behind it. Being 76 by now I really enjoy not to have to go to the daily grind, not to worry about what others think of me, not to have to perform. For me it is really the calm and solemn evening of a live experienced in full. Well, I did my deal of foolish blunders, but also had wonderful moments and long happy periods that are worth to remember. So it's an evening of peace and having shed my share of obligations I love just living.
Roro Ro I (kind of) wish I had this feeling at some point. I guess I experienced it in lighter forms, but having it in a more profound way might change a person to the better, I imagine. Do you think it's an appropriate notion of the word or do you perceive it a bit differently?
I would think of it as something that can be positive and negative as well. To me its core meaning is being fed up with the way the world is working and it can either result in senseless sulking or in productive action. But Im not sure if it means that for everyone :)
+Roro Ro No, it's feeling the pain the world is in, not your own pain. It's an extremely selfless and sympathetic feeling, though often more depressing than encouraging.
So far this still sounds like we're about on the same side in the effects Weltschmerz can have (just sadness and wishing for improvement or motivation for action). I'd concur that it's more a selfless kind of thing and (to me) therefore "pure"-ish, but this can result in being sad or even fed up with the current state of affairs, I guess. Anyway, being a relatively positive and (I hope) not evil / not very schadenfreudig person myself I, though it's a very trivial thought, recently despair a bit about phenomena like war, violence, abuse and such. Makes you wonder why people can't just get along. There are more than enough problems we have to deal with, we should try not to cause even more of them for ourselves / each other. (I guess, it's the finiteness of resources and our greed, among other things, that create this.)
what lovely selection of words! for the first time i see a video that really shows what is about german language (as I see it)! I have already saw a lot of videos in internet talking how strange and rude german sounds... and as a brazilian, I totally desagree... german it's a very special language with wonderfull structures and sound so beautifully! thank you for this video! i just started learning german, my Wortschatz its bigger now... I don't have favorite words until now, but with this new ones maybe I'll start to collect them too! all the blessings... Oh! I like very much the words Weilnacht (in portuguese its not so poetic) and Weilnachtstern (i love the way the words come all together and make magic to the meanings). Bis dann!
The "word of the year" in 2004 was "Habseligkeiten", and I think that was really a good choice. Haben (to have) and selig (blessed) are combined into a noun that describes things that a person owns; precious things that you once bought or that you received as a gift and that are very important for you, not because of their worth, but because you have a very special connection to them.
I'm also a nerd when it comes to words. I mainly learn languages to find out about other "word-culture" and certain ways to express things. My two native languages are german and hungarian. You told us about a lot of words that I also love, especially "Hingabe". A german word that I personally love is "Fingerspitzengefühl". I teach german to foreign students and we read this in an article and ended up discussing about it (positively) for at least 15 minutes. And to honor my hungarian roots: There are two words for "love" in hungarian. The forst one is "szerelem" which basically means romantic love, the other one is "szeretet" which describes platonic love. I think that is pretty amazing too :)
Sehnsucht ist ein sehr schönes Wort, finde ich... ich kann es nicht genau beschreiben aber trotz dessen, dass es eher ein bisschen hoffnungslos ist, klingt es einfach total schön. ^-^
Sehnsucht versteckt sich wie ein Insekt im Schlafe merkst du nicht dass es dich sticht glücklich werd ich nirgendwo der Finger rutscht nach Mexiko doch er versinkt im Ozean Sehnsucht ist so grausam :-)
I love the word "Hingabe" for this is the only word out of Hebrew that can express the Hebrew word "emunah" אמונה, communly translanted as "faith". In fact, every time you read the word 'faith' in the Bible, you can remember that in the originals, emunah אמונה is the word in question, and Hingabe is the best translation for it. So, Trixi, thank you very much for this wonderful video! You are great! Shalom!
Ein deutsches Wort, dass ich immer wieder schön finde, ist "Leidenschaft". Im englischen gibt es dafür das Wort "passion", ähnlich dem deutschen "eine Passion haben". Dennoch drückt "Leidenschaft" meiner Meinung nach unglaublich gut das aus, was sie ausmacht...etwas so sehr zu lieben, zu leben und erfahren zu wollen, dass zum Teil auch großes Leiden damit einhergeht.
Ich lerne seit fünf Jahren Deutsch und mein Lieblingswort ist "Quelle". Sie ist einfach so schön. Wir sagen auf Englisch "it rolls off the tongue" and das stimmt so. Es macht mir viel Spaß beim Aussprache 😂
Quellen, sie münden herauf beinah zu eilig was treibt aus Gründen herauf heiter und heilig? Lässt dort im Edelstein Glanz sich bereiten um uns im Wiesenrain schlicht zu begleiten Wir, was erwidern wir solcher Gebärde? Ach, wie zerteilen wir Wasser und Erde! R.M. Rilke
Eines der schönsten Wörter um das uns Deutsche sogar der Linguist J.R.R. Tolkien bei seiner der Hobbit und der Herr der Ringe Übersetzung von Margaret Carroux beneidet ist das "Auenland" was im englischen ganz profan ja nur Shire und somit einfach etwas wie Verwaltungsbezirk bedeutet. Aber wer die Bücher gelesen hat dem ist klar das eben Auenland genau das beschreibt was das Land der Hobbits ausmacht.
Genau dieser Gedanke kam mir auch gerade. Und vor allem das ist auch der Grund, warum ich mir ihre Videos anschaue und auch andere, die einen erfrischenden, neuen Blick auf die eigene Sprache und Kultur erlauben
Wanderlust itself is a German word, several other languages took it in the writers' / artists' / musicians' time of Romanticism / Romantic era (it lasted circa from the ending of the 18th century until the middle of the 19th century). Fernweh and Wanderlust also don't mean the exact same concept, at least in their German background: Fernweh means wanting to travel, to go to other countries, explore other cultures, to chill on foreign beaches and so on. But Wanderlust means wanting to go walking / hiking through nature and to explore nature. I guess you use Wanderlust in a bit different way in English than it's oiginal meaning :)
Blue x That's really interesting to learn. But yeah, we do tend to use wanderlust as a desire to explore different countries. I love learning about the history of language and how words are shared throughout different ones.
i agree, but Fernweh is stronger than just a desire or hunger to explore. imho it also sheds light on the reason behind said desire, which is a pain resulting from remaining at the exact place one is stuck at and the monotony or often unpleasant, sometimes even unbearable memories that come with it. THAT is the main difference between the two words as Wanderlust doesn't bear that element of pain that is pivotal to the complete definition of Fernweh (hence Fern-weh).
When I was learning German at college my favourite word was 'Ausgezeichnet' took me bloody ages to get it right. Still have a fascination for all things German now. So glad I found this channel. Keep up the good work Trixi.
Wunderkerze in Icelandic is Stjörnuljós which means Starlight. We have the same word for Luftschloss - Loftkastali. And we also have the same word for Lebensabend - Ævikvöld.
Hingabe can also apply to activities and not just persons. And I'm not sure if the longing for the place you grew up and don't live anymore can be described as "Fernweh". It's more like a homesickness but not simply refering to a space, but also a time when things where easier and life was less complicated.
As far as I know (I mean I'm German), the longing for the place you grew up and don't live anymore is called "Heimweh", the opposite of Fernweh. You can also have Heimweh when you aren't home (on a trip or sth.) and want to go back home because you miss it. Kids often have that when they are on trips from school.
These videos are so good, sometimes they are so so funny, but this video touched my heart really, so amazing to see someone with such passion describing a language they clearly love, really helps show how German is such a great language worth learning
your expressions of these words, what they mean to you, I don't know how to say it, but you seem to truly be speaking from your heart. these are no mere words for you. beautiful.
These are the kinds of things that really make you fall in love with a language. They say languages are just different ways of seeing the world, and these words are beautiful ways of seeing the world. I'm excited to start learning German next week!
As an American who studied and lived in Germany and Austria many years ago, i enjoy your videos very much. One of my favorite german phrase is "wir unterhalten uns". Somehow i find it a nice description of keeping pleasant company. Looking forward to more of your videos.
this is your best video ever. my favorite german word is "vorsicht." it just doesn't mean "caution" but literally "to see before." great german word. this is such a great word because it means to actually THINK your way through things.
deine geschichten, die liebe zu sprache und ausdruck komplimentieren sind herz erwärmend und vervollkommnen die schönheit und das gewicht sprache hat! es ist für mich dasselbe mit alter englischer sprache und auch diese art von englisch drückst du in deinen erklärungen aus! danke, dass du in die digitale welt die wichtigkeit von sprache und ihrer bedeutung getragen hast!
This video was AMAZING. A lot of people I know think the German language is so harsh and aggressive, but I have always told them there are so many beautiful words. I particularly loved Hingabe. It is indeed very poetic. One of my favorite German words is die Vogelsang. Thank you so much for posting this video!
Thank youuuu. This video was incredible beautiful Trixi. I believe that most of the people just don't remember that the language is one of the most powerful tools to describe the deepness of our heart / soul feelings and this is an inspirational perspective to learn any language (in my eyes) :) Cheers
I loved the way you described each word so poetically and imaginatively!! I didn,tknow you are so thoughtful and soulful!! thanks.my favourite is sehnsucht.
I enjoy your Channel for its content. I really appreciate your outlook on the German language. That being said, in this specific video you are absolutely breathtaking. Just stunning.
I really love your approach to teaching German, you break down the words, and expressions to their most basic meaning to explain the mental pattern of this language. Thanks v much
I woke up at 3 am in a paranoid cold sweat, as I was having a nightmare. And I saw this video. Your soft, legatto voice soothed every last frayed nerve I had. May God bless you with a bountiful harvest 10 fold
Ich liebe wie du das Wort Hingabe erklärt hast - das ist so eine wunderschöne Definition! Das hat meine Ansicht darüber komplett verändert - einfach wunderschön - Danke dafür!
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geborgenheit "Mit dem Ausdruck Geborgenheit wird ein Zustand des Sicherheits- und Wohlgefühls beschrieben. Geborgenheit ist mehr als nur Sicherheit, Schutz und Unverletzbarkeit; Geborgenheit symbolisiert auch Nähe, Wärme, Ruhe und Frieden. Der Ausdruck gilt gemeinhin als unübersetzbar, existiert aber auch im Niederländischen und im Afrikaans, fehlt jedoch etwa im Englischen, Französischen und Russischen. [...]."
Die gute Tulip spricht durchaus Deutsch :3 Gebrogenheit beschreibt eine Art von Sicherheit die nicht vergleichbar ist mit zB. wenn du in ein sicheres Land lebst, während man anderswo nicht mal auf die Strasse kann. Nein, diese Sicherheit ist auch noch mit dem Gefühl gepaart, sich gebrogen zu fühlen, vielleicht bei einem Menschen, den man liebt. Ich muss da immer an ein Kind in den Armen seiner Mutter denken.
Awww! Your explanations are so profound - it's very fitting and becoming of you! I have always loved the word, bitte and schön - and before I learned it, a woman behind the cash recited those very words to me upon a, "Danke schön!" she exclaimed, "Bit schön!" almost singingly. I Really enjoyed my time - and left my heart - in Deutschland...
Danke, Trixi, thank you. Thank you so much for this Video. Ich bekam richtig Gänsehaut, goosebumps, (auch so ein schönes Wort, vielleicht), weil ... ich kann nicht beschreiben, warum, aber vielleicht weil ich bisher noch nie in diese Richtung gedacht habe. Man benutzt die Sprache wie ein Instrument und vergisst darüber wie schön sie sein kann. You use the language like an equipment and forget, how beautiful it can be. Leider kann ich nur einen Daumen vergeben, ich würde gerne mehr ... This video deserves more than one thumb ... :)
So fun to hear you.. my dad was born in Berlin and the way Germans think is an art form in my sense... As an American english speaker with a German mind your channel is deeply satisfying... thank you so much !
Schön! Ich habe mich gefragt, welche deutschen Wörter sich denn schon toll anhören können... Aber hier geht es ja hauptsächlich um die Bedeutung. Und da hast du wirklich sehr schöne Wörter rausgesucht!
+Heiko: Groß =/= schön (meistens, auf Dauer) Aber über Geschmack und Ästhetik läßt sich streiten. Fakt ist: Viele Frauen haben vielen unterschiedlichen Vorbau.
Hei! I'm a German language learner, and i totally love the word "beruhren", since the pronunciation and the cadence of of it , gives a really warm feeling, like a cat purring or something, which is very appropriate as "touch" is a quite warm verb
tolles Video mit sehr schönen Beispielen. Ich persönlich liebe ja das Wort "hanebüchen" und die Veränderung seiner Bedeutung im Laufe der Zeit....einfach hanebüchen :)
Du liebst Sprache. Und du hast eine ganz tolle und auch romantische Art, das rüberzubringen. Du füllst diese Begriffe geradezu mit Leben. Sehr schön, nur weiter.
With writers like Goethe and Schiller,composers like Beethoven(Ode to joy in his 9th symphony) German is a very beautiful language, maybe not in the way it sounds to non- german speakers, but in the ideas you convey with such precise concepts,and deeper meaning of its words.
My favourite words by sound in German are Sternschnuppe and knutschen :) - Wow, I am German, but this is the first time I ever heard of Luftschloss....
Ich hab dieses Video geliebt!! Einfach wunderschön, Trixi!! Ich glaube, dass mein beliebtes deutsches Wort ist Fernweh. Ich hatte Fernweh bis ich hier nach Deutschland gekommen bin! Und ein Satz, den ich sehr gerne mag ist "Sehnsucht nach mehr", denn es beschreibt ein bisschen, was für mich Fernweh bedeutet. Deine Videos sind einfach toll!! Ich liebe sie gerne!! Deinetwegen habe ich viel mehr Deutsch gelernt und habe die Fähigkeit dazu, die Sprache zu verstehen hier in Deutschland. Danke schön!
Deine Videos sind echt cool. Eigentlich hab ich es nicht so mit Englisch aber da du über Dinge sprichst die mir (als Deutscher) schon bekannt sind ist es leichter sich auf die Sprache zu konzentrieren. Das verbessert definitiv meine Englisch Skills ^^
I really love the German word „Gefährte“ it just means to be on a whole journey with someone and their always on your side, experiencing new things and facing difficulties. It is a beautiful way of describing a close friend you already know for a long time. Someone else who loves this word?;)
Beautiful video :) german words express things really precisely and often from like.. a different pespective, I hope you'll make another video like this one :)
Absolutely beautiful. I love the German language and your efforts to make it easier and more enjoyable have been outstanding. Your enlightening the romance of the German language with you own beautiful experiences is heart warming and most appreciated. Thank you and God bless, Kelly
Wow... I am from germany and was wondering if there are some beautiful words in german and you teached me there are some. Also i only knew the half of them and now my Wordschatz got bigger thank you very much! Stay Healthy and Smile like that every day :)
Nachdem ich jetzt schon ein Jahr in Kanada lebe und ich in 16 Tagen zurück nach Deutschland ziehe fühlt sich die deutsche Sprache falsch und manchmal sogar komisch an. Aus irgendwelchen Gründen finde ich die englische Sprache so viel unkomplizierter und schöner. Danke, dass du mir ein paar wundervolle deutsche Worte gezeigt hast, die mich der deutschen Sprache wieder etwas näher bringen. :)
You may never end up reading this but I would love for you t6o know that you are amazing! I enjoy the time to work your videos because I enjoy your company or rather your voices and desire to want to share what you love with other is wonderful. I may be new to watching your videos but I know what I watch and listen, is the experience of or feeling that get when you are happy and loved. Please I bless you , your family and friends. Thank you and CHEERS! XD
This video was simply beautiful! My favorite German word, a very common, simple one, is Kindergarten. I first studied German in high school (U.S. high school) and learning it meant Children's Garden immediately made me remember running around with other children in such a carefree way!
Hi Trixi, I just loved the way you conveyed the meanings of those little words. You are really an excellent Schriftstellerin! It would have been great if you had explained those words along with example sentences and not just the words alone. Because I want to use these words but I am not sure whether I'm using them correctly in my sentences. Thanks :)
hey trixi! can you do a video about the Akkusativ and the Dativ? I know it's just grammar and like less funny. but every person who learns German struggles with this.
For the difference in Dativ, Akkusativ Thats a rule of thumb my teacher told us in first class: If you can ask for "wen oder was?" (who or what ;-) ) you use Akkusativ, if you can ask "wem?" (probably "to whom or from whom") its Dativ. Examples: I met the mayor yesterday. Ich habe gestern den Bürgermeister getroffen. (Wen hast du getroffen/who did you meet?) -> den=Akkusativ. I gave the money to the cashier. Ich gab das Geld dem Kassier. (Wem?/to whom?) dem=Dativ
alejmora No, i did mean "Wen". Because "Wer" would be Genitiv (1. Fall) example: Der Mechaniker hat mein Auto repariert. The mechanic repaired my car. Wer /Who ?-> der Mechaniker. its about the "Artikel" in front of the noun (easiest with people)
Some words have not so much beauty in themselves, perhaps, but when sung in a work of genius acquire great beauty and meaning. For instance, the word "Ewig" at the end of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. When you listen to the work and come to the very end with the repetition of ewig against those saddened and fading strings there is nothing as sadly beautiful as that particular word. A twist on what you were expressing on your video, but this is what came to mind when I was watching.
One German word I really like is not a noun, it is: "nichtsdestotrotz" - what an amazing concept, it shows how complex thinking can be, and all that.
Seegal Galguntijak that's a sentence 👍
TheHolly OfVille Actually, there is an English translation to this, as far as I know, and it's also only one word: "nevertheless" :-)
Seegal Galguntijak or even "nonetheless", which is even closer to the German one :)
The direct equivalent of nonetheless would be "nichtsdestoweniger." (which means almost the same as nichtsdestotrotz)
In English its a simplified "in spite of that" What makes the word nichtsdestotrotz so beautiful, like what am I looking at here?
Love the words you chose! :) German can truly be beautiful. Can be. :D
This is true
I have a German heritage, but being born and raised in Canada English was of course my first language, but German was the language of religion and spirituality for me because the church our family was part of still sang hymns in German, and spoke in Plautdeitsch. So German had a very special place in my development and from your words in this video I was most drawn and comforted by engelsgeduld. I thought of the warmth, love, peace, hope ... etc of being a child again, in my mother's lap.
THANKS!!!
Ich finde Traumtänzer ist auch ein sehr schönes Wort, weil es einfach perfekt und auf einen wunderschöne Art und Weise Leute beschreibt die in ihrer eigenen Welt leben :)
Jaaa, das stimmt :3
Das stand sogar auch auf meiner Liste! Weiß gar nicht mehr, warum ich es dann ausgetauscht habe. Stimme jedenfalls zu! :)
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass leider auch dieses Wort schon negativ konnotiert ist. Weil es nicht zielführend klingt, wenn jemand nur in seinen Träumen tanzt. Bsp.: Jemand hat eine geniale Idee für eine Erfindung oder Reform, und derjenige, der dies noch nicht nachvollziehen kann und nicht daran glaubt, nenn ihn (abwertend) Traumtänzer.
CaptainObviousXY so heiß ich auf vielen social media :D
One word that I really like is "Meeresspiegel". It means "sea level" but its literal translation would be "sea mirror" which I think sounds beautiful if you think about it. 🏝
Pronouncing this word is like drawing a wave!! Beautiful, indeed!
I think 'Lebensabend' is my favorite from your selections. At my age, 65, the term has a bit more meaning than it might to some viewers.
I personally love the German language. If I didn't, then I wouldn't have spent so much time trying to learn it. So when I have friends or people around me making fun of the language, I can't help but get personal. But I love how direct the language is.
Oh I know you'r much better than you think
I know that because someone who spend much time to learn german did realized the hole system after a few weeks and someone who say after that time "Okay I tried realy but shit happens" is a realy self critical person
Your grammer could be better? - The grammer of 20% germans too
You have propems whith the articels "der, die, das"? - Every guy who isn't born in Germany have this problem
You have problems whith the pronunciation? - Watch movies you know in english in german (there thousand)
You often miss the word you wanna say? - discibe it around and watch movies^
"Mit freundlichen Grüßen"
a german
I've always been moved that "Leidenschaft" includes "Leiden." It's a reminder to me that perhaps the Germans understand a little better that with passion, one must always expect a little sorrow. And I honestly find that encouraging!
Merkwürdig is my favourite german word. Even though it's often used as a synonym for "strange", it just means "worth reminding"
This is the funny but also sad part about German. You’re are so used to those words that you don’t even see what they mean. Maybe I will use Merkwürdig differently in the future..
This was wonderful, especially because people often say German is so aggressive, nooo, there are so many beautiful words!
Exactly! And many of these words often lose their beauty when they are translated into other languages. Besides, German sounds so good in my opinion that, when my teacher says anything in German, (especially when we are studying literature) I totally relax. I swear that after two hours of (quite) non-stop German Literature lesson I feel like I just reached for nirvana.
It´s funny because German often replaces hard-sounding English consonants with softer ones, like in Water-Wasser. I used to fall peacefully asleep listening to DW. But also I find that, for some reason, German sounds softer when you understand the words. Just my take.
What an absurd claim! Why shold German be / sound aggressive? German is a very sophisticated but also very complicated language and I'm very glad I know it already and don't have to learn it.
My favorite german word is 'stillen'
Because it's way better than to say the mother feeds the baby on her breast or something. It's just like the mother makes the baby go silent (still)
Well stillen means pacify... But I think it's wrong to Say "I pacify my baby" am I right? Let me know pls :)
Jazz&Soul 4ever stillen actually means breastfeeding
Jazz&Soul 4ever No "stillen" means breastfeeding, to pacify sb means "jemanden berühigen"
Lalala Xx
Ich wollte es nur vergleichen!
Klar weiß ich es dass es breastfeeding heißt ich wollte nur damit sagen dass man es nicht wort wörtlich übersetzen kann (jemanden stillen heißt doch beruhigen oder? XD)
Jazz&Soul 4ever Wollte es dir nur erklären weil ich dachte du wärst kein deutscher😂 und naja ich weiß nicht ob jemanden stillen wirklich als jemanden beruhigen verwendet werden kann, ich glaube das heißt nur ein Baby zu stillen.
Och man, Trixi! Ich musste ein bisschen weinen, weil ich es einfach so schön finde, dass du dir so viele Gedanken über Wörter machst und wirklich verstehst was sie eigentlich bedeuten :') Außerdem kannte ich das "Luftschloss" noch nicht und dafür muss ich dir echt Danken! Dieses Wort hat mir wirklich noch gefehlt :)
Other words I love in German are merkwürdig and eigenartig and also Eifersucht and Leidenschaft and for some reason I love the sound of nichtsdestotrotz :).
"Eifersucht ist eine Leidenschaft, die mit Eifer sucht, was Leiden schafft." Franz Grillparzer
I just looked that up, as my German isn't so good. That's a beautiful passage in German that sounds dumb in English.
Translated as literal as possible it means: "Jealousy is a passion that passionately seeks out what causes suffering". The beautiful wordplay of course is completely lost in translation.
Zitat!!!!
"In Jalousie-bedeckter Wohnung amüsierst du dich alleine
Du hörst Iggy Pop - Dann fick ihn doch!" Alligatoah
XD
I love the Word magazin but the Old meaning as building.
I Iike the sound of nevertheless😄
Was ein toller Beitrag!
Seit ich im Ausland lebe, weiß ich die deutsche Sprache in ihr Schönheit und Vielfalt noch mehr zu schätzen!
Danke, dass du das hier soooo deutlich machst!
My German is really basic but if I'd have to pick a word it would be "Gemütlichkeit". The sound of it makes me think of a
house in the forest when it's cold outside but inside the fireplace is keep you warm and safe :-)
That’s exactly what I think about when I hear this word. Coziness is nothing in comparison
What you had to say about the word "engelsgeduld" reminded me of what my Dad used to say to me when something wasn't going my way, or I was feeling down. He'd say, "It'll all work out.", and sometimes pat me on the shoulder when he said it. It was his way of telling me not to worry about it and to have some patience. He was right.
But anyway... My favorite German words are actually a short phrase. I was born and raised in Iowa and for about 13 years, lived in Minnesota after I grew up. One of the routes I would take home for a visit included quite a bit of US-59, and along that highway, on the south side of Holstein, Iowa is a big sign with the town's name and the words willkhommen freunde (welcome friends). I don't know much German, but I knew enough to figure it out, which I have my Dad and some old movies to thank for that. Dad was always proud of our heritage and taught me what he knew about it. And I can't help but think that those words were uttered from time to time by my ancestors that came over in 1736... assuming that they spoke the same dialect.
Which leads me to another word you mentioned, fernweh. Over here, I guess we'd call it wanderlust. Which is literally a lust in one's heart to travel, and I think alot of us Americans can relate to that.
I love the words Götterdämmerung (I mean it just looks and sounds awesome!??), and der Donnerwetter. Oh and I also love the simplicity of der Handshuh
Lucky31415 Götterdämmerung is amazing!
some persons use the word "donnerwetter" for a very very big conflict, not for the weather
Hey :) I'm from Germany and I just wanna say that I love these words, too. But the way you explain them made me think about them even more. And I like that feeling. And thanks for remembering me of the meaning.
Sehr schön wie du Lebensabend erklärst. Ich weiß was es bedeutet aber so habe ich es noch nie gesehen.
Kein Wunder... Ihre Beschreibung des Wortes ist ja auch fern jeglicher Realität. Ich vermute Ihr denkt anders darüber sobald Ihr erstmal den Lebensabend erreicht habt.
Nun, man könnte die Beschreibung als Traumvorstellung oder Idealfall bezeichnen. Zutreffen tut dies leider zu selten. Trotz ist es immer noch besser eine positive Vorstellung davon zu haben als im Vorfeld bereits mit etwas negativen daran zu gehen.
Leider ist nicht jeder Abend schön. Manche denken gut über den Tag, jedoch auch einige bereuen ihn... So verhält es sich auch mit so manchem Lebensabend. Nur eines ist sicher: Danach kommt die Nacht.
I don't know how old you are, but I really like this word and the concept behind it. Being 76 by now I really enjoy not to have to go to the daily grind, not to worry about what others think of me, not to have to perform. For me it is really the calm and solemn evening of a live experienced in full. Well, I did my deal of foolish blunders, but also had wonderful moments and long happy periods that are worth to remember. So it's an evening of peace and having shed my share of obligations I love just living.
@@zyriacus8360 why write in English? I guess you are german? Or understand German
I also quite like Weltschmerz eventhough its a sad on
Roro Ro I (kind of) wish I had this feeling at some point. I guess I experienced it in lighter forms, but having it in a more profound way might change a person to the better, I imagine.
Do you think it's an appropriate notion of the word or do you perceive it a bit differently?
*one :) just needed to finish my sentence
I would think of it as something that can be positive and negative as well. To me its core meaning is being fed up with the way the world is working and it can either result in senseless sulking or in productive action. But Im not sure if it means that for everyone :)
+Roro Ro No, it's feeling the pain the world is in, not your own pain. It's an extremely selfless and sympathetic feeling, though often more depressing than encouraging.
So far this still sounds like we're about on the same side in the effects Weltschmerz can have (just sadness and wishing for improvement or motivation for action).
I'd concur that it's more a selfless kind of thing and (to me) therefore "pure"-ish, but this can result in being sad or even fed up with the current state of affairs, I guess.
Anyway, being a relatively positive and (I hope) not evil / not very schadenfreudig person myself I, though it's a very trivial thought, recently despair a bit about phenomena like war, violence, abuse and such. Makes you wonder why people can't just get along. There are more than enough problems we have to deal with, we should try not to cause even more of them for ourselves / each other. (I guess, it's the finiteness of resources and our greed, among other things, that create this.)
what lovely selection of words! for the first time i see a video that really shows what is about german language (as I see it)! I have already saw a lot of videos in internet talking how strange and rude german sounds... and as a brazilian, I totally desagree... german it's a very special language with wonderfull structures and sound so beautifully! thank you for this video! i just started learning german, my Wortschatz its bigger now... I don't have favorite words until now, but with this new ones maybe I'll start to collect them too! all the blessings... Oh! I like very much the words Weilnacht (in portuguese its not so poetic) and Weilnachtstern (i love the way the words come all together and make magic to the meanings). Bis dann!
The "word of the year" in 2004 was "Habseligkeiten", and I think that was really a good choice. Haben (to have) and selig (blessed) are combined into a noun that describes things that a person owns; precious things that you once bought or that you received as a gift and that are very important for you, not because of their worth, but because you have a very special connection to them.
Wehmut/Schwermut - great words for melancholic feeling and sadness about life.
I'm also a nerd when it comes to words. I mainly learn languages to find out about other "word-culture" and certain ways to express things.
My two native languages are german and hungarian. You told us about a lot of words that I also love, especially "Hingabe". A german word that I personally love is "Fingerspitzengefühl". I teach german to foreign students and we read this in an article and ended up discussing about it (positively) for at least 15 minutes.
And to honor my hungarian roots: There are two words for "love" in hungarian. The forst one is "szerelem" which basically means romantic love, the other one is "szeretet" which describes platonic love. I think that is pretty amazing too :)
Sehnsucht ist ein sehr schönes Wort, finde ich... ich kann es nicht genau beschreiben aber trotz dessen, dass es eher ein bisschen hoffnungslos ist, klingt es einfach total schön. ^-^
Rammstein!
Terence Petersen-Ajbro Daran dachte ich auch. :D
Sehnsucht versteckt
sich wie ein Insekt
im Schlafe merkst du nicht
dass es dich sticht
glücklich werd ich nirgendwo
der Finger rutscht nach Mexiko
doch er versinkt im Ozean
Sehnsucht ist so grausam
:-)
Ich libe deine Videos ♡ I'm learning German and you give me so much motivation to do so. Danke schön Trixi :)
Vielen, vielen Dank! Das freut mich wirklich sehr! :) Gerne!
Tudom segiteni neked, ha szeretsz! ;-)
DontTrustTheRabbit niemand sagt in Deutschland Engelsgedult
Ich verwende Engelsgeduld schon oft
Oh doch, das Wort wird schon ab und zu benutzt.
It's always amazing how much you think about certain words and their meaning. Some meanings didn't even come to my mind - wonderful :-)
Das ist ein schönes Video geworden =D
Daumen hoch!
Mein persönliches Lieblingswort is Seelenfrieden.
Seelenfrieden - auja, das ist sehr schön - und erstrebenswert :-)
Neph Rebellion finde Staatssicherheit ein Schönes Wort ist XD
I love the word "Hingabe" for this is the only word out of Hebrew that can express the Hebrew word "emunah" אמונה, communly translanted as "faith". In fact, every time you read the word 'faith' in the Bible, you can remember that in the originals, emunah אמונה is the word in question, and Hingabe is the best translation for it.
So, Trixi, thank you very much for this wonderful video! You are great! Shalom!
Ein deutsches Wort, dass ich immer wieder schön finde, ist "Leidenschaft".
Im englischen gibt es dafür das Wort "passion", ähnlich dem deutschen "eine Passion haben".
Dennoch drückt "Leidenschaft" meiner Meinung nach unglaublich gut das aus, was sie ausmacht...etwas so sehr zu lieben, zu leben und erfahren zu wollen, dass zum Teil auch großes Leiden damit einhergeht.
Ich lerne seit fünf Jahren Deutsch und mein Lieblingswort ist "Quelle". Sie ist einfach so schön. Wir sagen auf Englisch "it rolls off the tongue" and das stimmt so. Es macht mir viel Spaß beim Aussprache 😂
Quellen, sie münden herauf
beinah zu eilig
was treibt aus Gründen herauf
heiter und heilig?
Lässt dort im Edelstein
Glanz sich bereiten
um uns im Wiesenrain
schlicht zu begleiten
Wir, was erwidern wir
solcher Gebärde?
Ach, wie zerteilen wir
Wasser und Erde!
R.M. Rilke
TheYarrHarrPirate dein deutsch ist aber.
Eines der schönsten Wörter um das uns Deutsche sogar der Linguist J.R.R. Tolkien bei seiner der Hobbit und der Herr der Ringe Übersetzung von Margaret Carroux beneidet ist das "Auenland" was im englischen ganz profan ja nur Shire und somit einfach etwas wie Verwaltungsbezirk bedeutet. Aber wer die Bücher gelesen hat dem ist klar das eben Auenland genau das beschreibt was das Land der Hobbits ausmacht.
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Da liegst du richtig, ein wundervolles Wort ^-^
Auenland kommt von Au = Feuchtwiese und Land - bedeutet also Feuchtwiesenland!
I'm German and I never realised this but it's true. I also like 'Nebel'. And 'Schnee'. it sounds so white and... ah 😍😍
Nebel comes from Latin, which is why we have English words like nebulous and nebula
Thank you so much for taking a closer look on our great German language. We use it every day without seeing its beauty.
I second that :)
Genau dieser Gedanke kam mir auch gerade. Und vor allem das ist auch der Grund, warum ich mir ihre Videos anschaue und auch andere, die einen erfrischenden, neuen Blick auf die eigene Sprache und Kultur erlauben
I also love "ohrenbetäubend". I always have to laugh when someone says it.
Echt super Video❤Ich habe über die Tiefe bestimmter Wörter noch gar nicht nachgedacht.
Fernweh is the German equivalent to the English word wanderlust, an English word I love and feel a connection with.
Wanderlust itself is a German word, several other languages took it in the writers' / artists' / musicians' time of Romanticism / Romantic era (it lasted circa from the ending of the 18th century until the middle of the 19th century). Fernweh and Wanderlust also don't mean the exact same concept, at least in their German background: Fernweh means wanting to travel, to go to other countries, explore other cultures, to chill on foreign beaches and so on. But Wanderlust means wanting to go walking / hiking through nature and to explore nature. I guess you use Wanderlust in a bit different way in English than it's oiginal meaning :)
Blue x That's really interesting to learn. But yeah, we do tend to use wanderlust as a desire to explore different countries. I love learning about the history of language and how words are shared throughout different ones.
Percy Plays Yes, the history of language(s) and words is very interesting!
i agree, but Fernweh is stronger than just a desire or hunger to explore. imho it also sheds light on the reason behind said desire, which is a pain resulting from remaining at the exact place one is stuck at and the monotony or often unpleasant, sometimes even unbearable memories that come with it. THAT is the main difference between the two words as Wanderlust doesn't bear that element of pain that is pivotal to the complete definition of Fernweh (hence Fern-weh).
When I was learning German at college my favourite word was 'Ausgezeichnet' took me bloody ages to get it right. Still have a fascination for all things German now. So glad I found this channel. Keep up the good work Trixi.
Wunderkerze in Icelandic is Stjörnuljós which means Starlight. We have the same word for Luftschloss - Loftkastali. And we also have the same word for Lebensabend - Ævikvöld.
Hingabe can also apply to activities and not just persons.
And I'm not sure if the longing for the place you grew up and don't live anymore can be described as "Fernweh".
It's more like a homesickness but not simply refering to a space, but also a time when things where easier and life was less complicated.
As far as I know (I mean I'm German), the longing for the place you grew up and don't live anymore is called "Heimweh", the opposite of Fernweh. You can also have Heimweh when you aren't home (on a trip or sth.) and want to go back home because you miss it. Kids often have that when they are on trips from school.
These videos are so good, sometimes they are so so funny, but this video touched my heart really, so amazing to see someone with such passion describing a language they clearly love, really helps show how German is such a great language worth learning
your expressions of these words, what they mean to you, I don't know how to say it, but you seem to truly be speaking from your heart. these are no mere words for you. beautiful.
These are the kinds of things that really make you fall in love with a language. They say languages are just different ways of seeing the world, and these words are beautiful ways of seeing the world. I'm excited to start learning German next week!
did you start learning?
As an American who studied and lived in Germany and Austria many years ago, i enjoy your videos very much. One of my favorite german phrase is "wir unterhalten uns". Somehow i find it a nice description of keeping pleasant company. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Fingerspitzengefühl ist auch gut, beschreibt die Genauigkeit bei schwierigen Tätigkeiten sehr passend :)
Julia G agreed :)
"the fingertip sense"
this is your best video ever.
my favorite german word is "vorsicht." it just doesn't mean "caution" but literally "to see before." great german word. this is such a great word because it means to actually THINK your way through things.
deine geschichten, die liebe zu sprache und ausdruck komplimentieren sind herz erwärmend und vervollkommnen die schönheit und das gewicht sprache hat! es ist für mich dasselbe mit alter englischer sprache und auch diese art von englisch drückst du in deinen erklärungen aus! danke, dass du in die digitale welt die wichtigkeit von sprache und ihrer bedeutung getragen hast!
This video was AMAZING. A lot of people I know think the German language is so harsh and aggressive, but I have always told them there are so many beautiful words. I particularly loved Hingabe. It is indeed very poetic. One of my favorite German words is die Vogelsang. Thank you so much for posting this video!
I like the word Weltschmerz...
Lilly Fruchtzwerg sadistic
xD I nearly spit my drink everywhere! Sie benötigen Hilfe, mein Freund.
Lebensabend is like the saying "at the twilight of his/her life." Equally beautiful. Thank you for this video.
Thank youuuu. This video was incredible beautiful Trixi. I believe that most of the people just don't remember that the language is one of the most powerful tools to describe the deepness of our heart / soul feelings and this is an inspirational perspective to learn any language (in my eyes) :) Cheers
I loved the way you described each word so poetically and imaginatively!! I didn,tknow you are so thoughtful and soulful!! thanks.my favourite is sehnsucht.
I enjoy your Channel for its content. I really appreciate your outlook on the German language. That being said, in this specific video you are absolutely breathtaking. Just stunning.
I really love your approach to teaching German, you break down the words, and expressions to their most basic meaning to explain the mental pattern of this language. Thanks v much
I woke up at 3 am in a paranoid cold sweat, as I was having a nightmare. And I saw this video.
Your soft, legatto voice soothed every last frayed nerve I had. May God bless you with a bountiful harvest 10 fold
Ich liebe wie du das Wort Hingabe erklärt hast - das ist so eine wunderschöne Definition! Das hat meine Ansicht darüber komplett verändert - einfach wunderschön - Danke dafür!
I dont know if it is beatyfull but "teufelskreis" is perfectly fitting
It means vicious circle or literaly devils circle
My favourite German word is "Geborgenheit".
Wieso?
Danke für deinen Schutz Dritter. :-D Vielleicht hat Tulip aber auch noch andere Gedanken.
Doch, die kleine Tulpe spricht Deutsch, und ist von verrückten Hahnnan fasziniert.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geborgenheit
"Mit dem Ausdruck Geborgenheit wird ein Zustand des Sicherheits- und Wohlgefühls beschrieben. Geborgenheit ist mehr als nur Sicherheit, Schutz und Unverletzbarkeit; Geborgenheit symbolisiert auch Nähe, Wärme, Ruhe und Frieden. Der Ausdruck gilt gemeinhin als unübersetzbar, existiert aber auch im Niederländischen und im Afrikaans, fehlt jedoch etwa im Englischen, Französischen und Russischen.
[...]."
Die gute Tulip spricht durchaus Deutsch :3 Gebrogenheit beschreibt eine Art von Sicherheit die nicht vergleichbar ist mit zB. wenn du in ein sicheres Land lebst, während man anderswo nicht mal auf die Strasse kann. Nein, diese Sicherheit ist auch noch mit dem Gefühl gepaart, sich gebrogen zu fühlen, vielleicht bei einem Menschen, den man liebt. Ich muss da immer an ein Kind in den Armen seiner Mutter denken.
one of my favorite words is Märchenland. I think it's very fantastic and not many languages have a single world for that concept
This is your best video until now , I enjoy it so much
Du machst wirklich schöne Videos, die mich immer richtig verzaubern:)
Ich mag das Wort "Stille", "Gedanke" und "Bild" und "Fee"
Awww! Your explanations are so profound - it's very fitting and becoming of you!
I have always loved the word, bitte and schön - and before I learned it, a woman behind the cash recited those very words to me upon a, "Danke schön!" she exclaimed, "Bit schön!" almost singingly. I Really enjoyed my time - and left my heart - in Deutschland...
Das österreichische Wort für Wunderkerze ist Sternspritzer. :-)
Sam Fransisco das muss ich mir merken! Genial 😂
Süss!!
Ich habe auch schon mal einen Stern vollgespritzt
How you are going on and on about Wortschatz :D its just adorable, Trixie
Danke, Trixi, thank you. Thank you so much for this Video. Ich bekam richtig Gänsehaut, goosebumps, (auch so ein schönes Wort, vielleicht), weil ... ich kann nicht beschreiben, warum, aber vielleicht weil ich bisher noch nie in diese Richtung gedacht habe. Man benutzt die Sprache wie ein Instrument und vergisst darüber wie schön sie sein kann. You use the language like an equipment and forget, how beautiful it can be. Leider kann ich nur einen Daumen vergeben, ich würde gerne mehr ... This video deserves more than one thumb ... :)
So fun to hear you.. my dad was born in Berlin and the way Germans think is an art form in my sense... As an American english speaker with a German mind your channel is deeply satisfying... thank you so much !
You should do a few more like this, the calmer tone and everything it's so soothing.
Schmetterling :). IT is visually, aurally and rhythmically appropriate. just feels right.
Eichhörnchen. Nothing to do with the meaning (Red squirrel), I just like the way the vowels and consonants go together. :)
So poetic
Schön! Ich habe mich gefragt, welche deutschen Wörter sich denn schon toll anhören können...
Aber hier geht es ja hauptsächlich um die Bedeutung. Und da hast du wirklich sehr schöne Wörter rausgesucht!
Rosé Silver the best German word is butterfly in German. But only if a German says it
There are several German beautiful words. Some good examples are "schöne", "Brüste", "hast", "Du" just to name a few.
"nice" "breast" "have" "you" - Und wo ist jetzt das besondere?
Freebird fly to Sky Weil sie sind sehr sehr seeeehr schön.
speaking of treasure chest, her chest is a treasure :P
MorliHolect Brüsteschatz? :D
+Heiko: Groß =/= schön (meistens, auf Dauer) Aber über Geschmack und Ästhetik läßt sich streiten. Fakt ist: Viele Frauen haben vielen unterschiedlichen Vorbau.
Hei! I'm a German language learner, and i totally love the word "beruhren", since the pronunciation and the cadence of of it , gives a really warm feeling, like a cat purring or something, which is very appropriate as "touch" is a quite warm verb
aber was ist mit dem besten Wort ? "Feierabend"
tolles Video mit sehr schönen Beispielen. Ich persönlich liebe ja das Wort "hanebüchen" und die Veränderung seiner Bedeutung im Laufe der Zeit....einfach hanebüchen :)
Wow, das Video war ja mal richtig ergreifend... sehr schön! vor allem mit dem Lebensabend hast du mich kalt erwischt...
Du liebst Sprache. Und du hast eine ganz tolle und auch romantische Art, das rüberzubringen. Du füllst diese Begriffe geradezu mit Leben. Sehr schön, nur weiter.
With writers like Goethe and Schiller,composers like Beethoven(Ode to joy in his 9th symphony) German is a very beautiful language, maybe not in the way it sounds to non- german speakers, but in the ideas you convey with such precise concepts,and deeper meaning of its words.
My favourite words by sound in German are Sternschnuppe and knutschen :) - Wow, I am German, but this is the first time I ever heard of Luftschloss....
Ich hab dieses Video geliebt!!
Einfach wunderschön, Trixi!!
Ich glaube, dass mein beliebtes deutsches Wort ist Fernweh. Ich hatte Fernweh bis ich hier nach Deutschland gekommen bin!
Und ein Satz, den ich sehr gerne mag ist "Sehnsucht nach mehr", denn es beschreibt ein bisschen, was für mich Fernweh bedeutet.
Deine Videos sind einfach toll!! Ich liebe sie gerne!!
Deinetwegen habe ich viel mehr Deutsch gelernt und habe die Fähigkeit dazu, die Sprache zu verstehen hier in Deutschland.
Danke schön!
I missed the "Kartoffelschäler". Ok, sounds ugly, but makes my life a lot easier.
Your English is amazing how you could learning it like this fluent !?
Thanks for this Words I really enjoy in it .
Deine Videos sind echt cool. Eigentlich hab ich es nicht so mit Englisch aber da du über Dinge sprichst die mir (als Deutscher) schon bekannt sind ist es leichter sich auf die Sprache zu konzentrieren. Das verbessert definitiv meine Englisch Skills ^^
Wow, dieses Video war wunderbar! Genau mein Geschmack. Sprache und tiefgründinges Nachdenken. Bitte mehr davon!!!
This was awesome
I really love the German word „Gefährte“ it just means to be on a whole journey with someone and their always on your side, experiencing new things and facing difficulties. It is a beautiful way of describing a close friend you already know for a long time.
Someone else who loves this word?;)
I like the word Eichhörnchen. It was basically the first 'treasure word' I learned in German when I first started learning the language 8 years ago.
This is clearly the best video in this channel. Dankeschön :)
Beautiful video :) german words express things really precisely and often from like.. a different pespective, I hope you'll make another video like this one :)
Absolutely beautiful. I love the German language and your efforts to make it easier and more enjoyable have been outstanding. Your enlightening the romance of the German language with you own beautiful experiences is heart warming and most appreciated. Thank you and God bless, Kelly
Wow... I am from germany and was wondering if there are some beautiful words in german and you teached me there are some. Also i only knew the half of them and now my Wordschatz got bigger thank you very much! Stay Healthy and Smile like that every day :)
du erklärst die wörter so schön!:) deutsch ist eine tolle sprache~ kannst du nochmal so ein video machen bitte?
Nachdem ich jetzt schon ein Jahr in Kanada lebe und ich in 16 Tagen zurück nach Deutschland ziehe fühlt sich die deutsche Sprache falsch und manchmal sogar komisch an. Aus irgendwelchen Gründen finde ich die englische Sprache so viel unkomplizierter und schöner. Danke, dass du mir ein paar wundervolle deutsche Worte gezeigt hast, die mich der deutschen Sprache wieder etwas näher bringen. :)
I really love the word 'Frűhlingserwachen'. It describes perfectly the beginning of a new year with all it's beautiful aspects :)
You may never end up reading this but I would love for you t6o know that you are amazing! I enjoy the time to work your videos because I enjoy your company or rather your voices and desire to want to share what you love with other is wonderful. I may be new to watching your videos but I know what I watch and listen, is the experience of or feeling that get when you are happy and loved. Please I bless you , your family and friends. Thank you and CHEERS! XD
This video was simply beautiful! My favorite German word, a very common, simple one, is Kindergarten. I first studied German
in high school (U.S. high school) and learning it meant Children's Garden immediately made me remember running around with
other children in such a carefree way!
Hi Trixi, I just loved the way you conveyed the meanings of those little words. You are really an excellent Schriftstellerin! It would have been great if you had explained those words along with example sentences and not just the words alone. Because I want to use these words but I am not sure whether I'm using them correctly in my sentences. Thanks :)
hey trixi!
can you do a video about the Akkusativ and the Dativ? I know it's just grammar and like less funny. but every person who learns German struggles with this.
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should!!
For the difference in Dativ, Akkusativ
Thats a rule of thumb my teacher told us in first class:
If you can ask for "wen oder was?" (who or what ;-) ) you use Akkusativ, if you can ask "wem?" (probably "to whom or from whom") its Dativ.
Examples: I met the mayor yesterday. Ich habe gestern den Bürgermeister getroffen. (Wen hast du getroffen/who did you meet?) -> den=Akkusativ.
I gave the money to the cashier. Ich gab das Geld dem Kassier. (Wem?/to whom?) dem=Dativ
nirfz You mean "Wer" not "Wen"
alejmora
No, i did mean "Wen".
Because "Wer" would be Genitiv (1. Fall) example: Der Mechaniker hat mein Auto repariert. The mechanic repaired my car. Wer /Who ?-> der Mechaniker. its about the "Artikel" in front of the noun (easiest with people)
yuffi81
Danke! Ausrutscher, peinlich...
Luftpause - I know this word as a musical term.
Some words have not so much beauty in themselves, perhaps, but when sung in a work of genius acquire great beauty and meaning. For instance, the word "Ewig" at the end of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. When you listen to the work and come to the very end with the repetition of ewig against those saddened and fading strings there is nothing as sadly beautiful as that particular word. A twist on what you were expressing on your video, but this is what came to mind when I was watching.