Learning German Words

June 2025

I hang out with some folks from German on discord.

They are very slowly teaching me the language.

This is way more fun than when I took German in high school. All that knowledge is long gone, except for:

these aren't spelled right yet:

  • kopf - head
  • bibliotech - library
  • gutten tag - good day (semi-formal)
  • gutten nacth
  • tsuch bis morgan - (bey till tomorrow)

    Here's what I'm working on:

  • Bauchweh - (b-au-ch-veh) tummy ache
  • tschau - cio, but german
  • existemzschmerz - like existential dread, but more regretful/painful
  • toll - great
  • grummeln - to be grumpy (grumbly)
  • hummel (die) - bumblebee
  • erwerben - to purchase
  • Entschuldigung - sorry ('tschuldigung)
  • Zappelphilipp - a person who can't sit still
  • Einfaltspinsel -
  • Flukzueg - "zueg" is general stuff - airplane
  • Sä­bel­zahn­ti - saber tooth tiger
  • Scheinwerfer - flood light
  • Sisyphosarbeit - working like sisyphus
  • Taschenmonster - Pocket Monster
  • Zahnpasta - Toothpaste
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