What's your favourite German word?

[old_tv_nut]

Dampflokomotiv

 

[spicer]

Dummkopf.... how popular is that in friendly or not conversation? To my English language ears it sounds like what it means...

 

[2526]

Schitezngruben

 

[harman/kardon]

Dampflokomotiv

You may find a video on this engine, called "10 001" on youtube. Enjoy it! There were only two units, only one still exists. This is my favourite German high speed steam engine.

 

[harman/kardon]

Dummkopf.... how popular is that in friendly or not conversation? To my English language ears it sounds like what it means...

Use the diminutive "Dummköpfle" - whisper it over here tenderly into the ear of the spouse after a quarrel - that could be the beginning of a very affectionate night.

 

[spicer]

Use the diminutive "Dummköpfle" - whisper it over here tenderly into the ear of the spouse after a quarrel - that could be the beginning of a very affectionate night.

Ahhh... and my response might be ich verstehe...?

 

[harman/kardon]

Ahhh... and my response might be ich verstehe...?

Positively

 

[Pio1980]

You may find a video on this engine, called "10 001" on youtube. Enjoy it! There were only two units, only one still exists. This is my favourite German high speed steam engine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Class_10

 

[old_tv_nut]

Schnickelfritz

 

[harman/kardon]

How about Wackelpudding?

 

[gslikker]

Sekretsauger

I do not know what one would think seeing this word the first time

I know the word exists, since last week I bought one, a "Medap sekretsauger P7040". at the dump.

 

[spicer]

Wienerschnitzel. I know but couldn't help it.

 

[harman/kardon]

Sekretsauger

I do not know what one would think seeing this word the first time

I know the word exists, since last week I bought one, a "Medap sekretsauger P7040". at the dump.

This is a nasty sounding word. Sekretsauging must be something I would never like to see at a candlelight dinner...

 

[Modlin]

Porsche!

actually, this the only german word that matters

 

[Modlin]

Deutsche Grammophon

opps...this is the second word that matters in german

 

[faber12]

I have always been affectionate of the word 'schadenfreude'.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude

 

[Dtdh]

'Aufwand'; in one word something that requires more words in other languages.