We rely heavily on language
To help us express what we really feel and think about
But some languages have a better ability than others to label certain important feelings firmly.
Germans are geniuses in inventing long words
Or so-called “compound words”
Those that leave an elegant footprint on the senses we all know,
But other languages require long sentences
Or inconsistent to express.
So, these are small choices for an exceptional set of German compound words.
“Erklärungsnot”
This word literally means want to expression
The best way to identify what a partner might feel when caught while watching pornographic movies
Or observed in a restaurant holding a hand that is not supposed to hold it.
Greatly “Erklärungsnot” is what we feel
When we realize that we have no explanation for the questions of great life.
It is a word that shows existential fear as much as shame.
“Futterneid”
It is the feeling when you eat with others
She notes that they asked for something better than the list and she very much wishes to take it
You will probably try not to be wasteful. You are starving now.
The word makes us notice that we spend much of our lives feeling
We asked for the wrong request, not just in restaurants.
“Luftschloss”
The literal meaning is: Palace in the air, dream impossible
Is a word that indicates that German culture is too lenient with big dreams,
But they are also realistic about the difficulty of achieving them.
“Backpfeifengesicht”
Face begging for slap
Generosity with others is important
But the Germans are ready and frank enough to admit
With moments where we are simply and more truthfully aware
We had become face to face with an idiot.
“Ruinenlust”
This word shows that the Germans are at the top of cheerfulness, greed and precision
Means the joy that a person feels when he sees ruins.
The ruins are rundown, and the ruins of the temples are rife with an anxious look at our times.
It produces exhilarating blues for the moment when all things pass.
Kummerspeck “
Literally means “fat liver”
It is a word that describes a person’s state of grief
Nothing discourages him except to go to the kitchen and eat
“Fremdschämen”
A word full of sympathy, depicting the pain of a person when he sees another person
In a moment of embarrassment, misfortune, or failure.
Being able to feel Fremdschämen is a high moral achievement
This is a well-established kindness.
“Weltschmerz”
Literally means “universal sadness”
It is a word that sometimes we feel sad not about this or that
But on all existential rules
The presence of the word refers to an unpleasant culture, but deals with the tragedy as it is.
It is very reassuring to be able to tell a friend
That someone is currently lying under a blanket suffering from Weltschmerz.
“Schadenfreude”
We have been created to feel sad when others fail
But the Germans will wisely accept that sometimes we feel joy “Freude”
Unfortunately for the “Schaden” others
Not because we are despicable, but we are only very reassured
When we see proof that life is difficult for others as it is for us.
We can thank the Germans for having so many right words that bring dignity
Our problems and our hopes.
Language learning – in the end – is somewhat related to discovering the world itself
It is about acquiring tools
Which help us reach greater awareness of the evasive parts of ourselves.
Translation: team translate autrjim @
To help us express what we really feel and think about
But some languages have a better ability than others to label certain important feelings firmly.
Germans are geniuses in inventing long words
Or so-called “compound words”
Those that leave an elegant footprint on the senses we all know,
But other languages require long sentences
Or inconsistent to express.
So, these are small choices for an exceptional set of German compound words.
“Erklärungsnot”
This word literally means want to expression
The best way to identify what a partner might feel when caught while watching pornographic movies
Or observed in a restaurant holding a hand that is not supposed to hold it.
Greatly “Erklärungsnot” is what we feel
When we realize that we have no explanation for the questions of great life.
It is a word that shows existential fear as much as shame.
“Futterneid”
It is the feeling when you eat with others
She notes that they asked for something better than the list and she very much wishes to take it
You will probably try not to be wasteful. You are starving now.
The word makes us notice that we spend much of our lives feeling
We asked for the wrong request, not just in restaurants.
“Luftschloss”
The literal meaning is: Palace in the air, dream impossible
Is a word that indicates that German culture is too lenient with big dreams,
But they are also realistic about the difficulty of achieving them.
“Backpfeifengesicht”
Face begging for slap
Generosity with others is important
But the Germans are ready and frank enough to admit
With moments where we are simply and more truthfully aware
We had become face to face with an idiot.
“Ruinenlust”
This word shows that the Germans are at the top of cheerfulness, greed and precision
Means the joy that a person feels when he sees ruins.
The ruins are rundown, and the ruins of the temples are rife with an anxious look at our times.
It produces exhilarating blues for the moment when all things pass.
Kummerspeck “
Literally means “fat liver”
It is a word that describes a person’s state of grief
Nothing discourages him except to go to the kitchen and eat
“Fremdschämen”
A word full of sympathy, depicting the pain of a person when he sees another person
In a moment of embarrassment, misfortune, or failure.
Being able to feel Fremdschämen is a high moral achievement
This is a well-established kindness.
“Weltschmerz”
Literally means “universal sadness”
It is a word that sometimes we feel sad not about this or that
But on all existential rules
The presence of the word refers to an unpleasant culture, but deals with the tragedy as it is.
It is very reassuring to be able to tell a friend
That someone is currently lying under a blanket suffering from Weltschmerz.
“Schadenfreude”
We have been created to feel sad when others fail
But the Germans will wisely accept that sometimes we feel joy “Freude”
Unfortunately for the “Schaden” others
Not because we are despicable, but we are only very reassured
When we see proof that life is difficult for others as it is for us.
We can thank the Germans for having so many right words that bring dignity
Our problems and our hopes.
Language learning – in the end – is somewhat related to discovering the world itself
It is about acquiring tools
Which help us reach greater awareness of the evasive parts of ourselves.
Translation: team translate autrjim @
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