Monthly Archives: March 2010

das Kreuz: Clubs das Pik: Spades das Herz: Hearts das Karo: Diamonds In case you ever get caught playing poker (or cards for that matter) with German speakers. -MEK

grillen: to grill Ok, so this is definitely a lame word, but since vacation has started if have grilled a lot. Würstchen (German hot dogs) have become a staple of my diet. Almost every other day I’ve been either in … Continue reading →

One of my favorite things about the German language is how it simply deals with common diseases and medical conditions. In English, for example, most diseases are referred to be their scientific and medical names. Pnemonia Diabetes Diarrhea In German: … Continue reading →

kontrollieren: to check, to control, to police So, I have some bad news. I was pulled over by the police. Don’t worry it’s not what you think. I was riding my bike at night without a rear light. I’m pretty … Continue reading →

die Konjunktur: the economic situation ankurbeln: to crank up -MEK

das Neigen: an inclination towards something neigen: to have an inclination towards something. Ich neige dazu, in die Stadt zu fahren. I’m inclined to go into town. -MEK

der Hobel: a plane (as in the woodworking tool) hobeln: to plane (as in to use the woodworking tool to smooth wood) gehobelt: planed I’ll admit, random word, but someone in school today was described by the teacher as being … Continue reading →

wahnsinnig: crazy, insane, mad, wicked This is the perfect word to describe my day today. It all started after my English Theater Club (yes, I’m involved in production of This is a Test here) when a bunch of us went … Continue reading →

A better title for this post would be Fehler (mistake) of the day. I managed to confuse these words three times today. drucken: to print drücken: to press, push, strike, etc. der Drucker: printer der Drücker: Heroin pusher Silly umlauts. … Continue reading →

weggehen: to go out and partake in some sort of social activity. Literally translated weggehen essentially means to “go away.” At the beginning I was a little confused when people were talking about “going away” on the weekend. -MEK