The Germans are famous for using long words used to describe hyper-specific, complex sentiments. For instance, the 26-letter word vergangenheitsbewaeltigung describes the inability to cope with the ...

This word comes from English, but get ready for the German version - and it may not be what you're used to. If you have lived in Germany for any length of time, you will have noticed that locals tend ...

If you plan to visit Germany, the list of 15 easiest German words and phrases to learn for tourists will be very useful to read. Have you ever been in a situation to visit a foreign country without ...

Shopping in a German supermarket can be stressful for people who aren't used to the fast pace of packing. This word is part of the German checkout experience. Bon is one of the words for a cash ...

Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the expression "das crazy" beat two other shortlisted ...

"'Delicatessen' is a loanword, I think you call them," said my friend Claus. "You know, words you Americans basically stole from us and use as your own." Recently I had the opportunity to go to ...

There is a long list of long German words. Sometimes, they even show up in the real world. The longest word in the German language—the 63-letter-long ...

Mark Twain, mocking "the awful German language," once wrote that "these things are not words, they are alphabetical processions." Which is both the point and delight of Schottenfreude: German Words ...

The phrase "das crazy" (that crazy) has been voted Germany's Youth Word of the Year for 2025, the Langenscheidt publishing house announced on Saturday at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The expression, a mix ...