Kartoffellöffel: Potato Spoon! Always And Forever My Favorite Word In German. #leadwithlanguages #deutsch

Day 20: die Geige, the violin! What are other good German instruments whose names are vastly different than their English translations?

Day 19: “Alle hat eine Ende; nur die Wurst hat zwei.” Everything has an end: only the sausage has two. What are your takes on this saying? I’m not sure I quite follow.

Day 24: die Höhle. I’ve been binge watching Dark on Netflix, and honestly it’s my new favorite show. The word that constantly recurs is die Höhle, the cave. I highly recommend the show. If you love moody foreign films with a the occasional dash (or more) of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Secret Societies, and Time Travel, mixed with a juicy cop drama, then this show is so for you. And it’s all in German, so I can’t recommend it enough. I’ve watched it with and without English subtitles just to get a sense of the dialogue as it translates, and I’ve got to say it’s weirdly poetic and interesting. Anyway, Höhle!

Day 23: buchstabieren! To spell! It sounds like to stab the book, which from an English speaking perspective, isn’t too far from how I feel when reading and learning compound words in German! Lol.

My professorin always said, “DeTour, durch Die Tür.” And that is how I will always remember the gender of the door.

DAY 2: “Wenn jetzt Sommer wär” by Pohlmann.: “If it were summer now”. #leadwithlanguages #deutsch #german #Pohlmann. #languagelearning #language #challenge #spotify #30daychallenge

Day 22: Eine Tasche! Und in der Tasche? Eine Zeitschrift, die Post, und... äh... wie sagt man ‘the contact solution’ and ‘a beer koozie’ auf Deutsch?

Google translate says “Kontactlösung” and “Bierkoozie” but I’m not sure those are totally accurate. Könnt ihr mir helfen?

The bespectacled necromancer rubbed his hands together in reverent anticipation. His blue beret and scarf indicating his high position within the dark Order. Beneath his button nose and quaint mustache, the pale shadow of stubble appeared, signifying the week of sleepless nights spent in preparation for this event. As the last chime of twelve echoed through the manor, joyfully the man pondered, “The ghosts always come at midnight.” Soon, the scarfed bears would emerge...

Day 12: neugierig: Curious!!