In German, exclamations like “Heiliger Muckefuck” might sound harsher than they truly are. In English, too, interjections can be pretty funny - from “Boo-yah” to “Holy mackerel”, they convey a certain level of absurdity. Germanįunny German exclamations and interjections What better language than German to insult someone? With the right pronunciation, these German insults may sound really mean, but in reality they’re all very tame. To have a place for oneself when the parents or roomates are gone
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If you’ve read our article about the 180 best German slang expressions, you’re already a pro when it comes to German slang, but in case you just can’t get enough, here are a few more funny German slang expressions for you. There you look stupid out of your laundryĪlles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zweiĮverything has an end, only the sausage has two Idiomatic language can be a lot of fun - from “the very first cream” to “the very last thing”. Germanįunny German phrases and things to say in German How many words do you know that rhyme with themselves? Meet “ Larifari” “ Tohuwabohu” and “ Holterdiepolter”.
Some are hilariously long, some may seem impossible to pronounce, and all of them are fun to say. We already covered a number of beautifully weird and quirky words in German but the list just goes on and on. Luckily, at least the German language can be pretty funny - often unintentionally so.Īll in all, your best chance to understand just how funny Germans can be is to learn German, including some of these funny German words and phrases.
Maybe that is what’s misinterpreted as humorless by the rest of the world. On top of that, Germans tend to be direct and literal, and also very politically correct. If you’re taking a German class, you already know how long it can take to properly explain some German grammar structures and peculiarities of the language - and the truth is: If it takes 20 minutes to explain a joke, it simply isn’t funny anymore. So maybe the issue is something else entirely.Ĭonsider that jokes heavily rely on puns, ambiguity and playing with language - and German is a pretty difficult language to play with. Is it true that Germans aren’t funny or does the rest of the world just not get the German sense of humor? Now we might be biased, but as Germans, we personally think we’re hilarious.
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