What I Learned in German Today (but really in the past few weeks) Part 6
It's been some time since I've updated. I haven't had all that much motivation to post and life has occupied me. I went to Berlin for the first time last week. It was utterly unreal. I'm so thrilled to be able to go back relatively soon. Despite people speaking English to me at restaurants when I tried to order in German (I think it is just how things are in Berlin, many employees aren't native German speakers) I felt a renewed interest in grinding German again. Such grinding is necessary because my C1 exam is coming up and I'm not 100% sure I will be able to pass it. Thus, I have to lock in harder than I ever have before. It's hard because the Japanese language tempts me and I can spend hours just immersed in that. I need to practice writing in German more but reading is just so simple to do as practice and requires less brain power so I've been doing lots of that as well as watching documentaries on YouTube entirely in German. I've also begun reading Natsume Soseki's "Kokoro" in German. I found it for free online in English and I'm using a translator to translate the webpage into German so I can read it in my target language. Now for today's list. I've learned so many new words in the past few weeks that it is hard to choose which ones to include but I'll try my best to keep it interesting and obscure.
Plantschen — To splash around (in water)
Gleichkommen — To be equal to/match/be comparable to
Abwehren — To fend off/ward off
der Widerschein — Reflection/Reflected light
Da liegt der Hund begraben (There lies the dog buried) — Therein lies the crux of the issue
Gebieten — To command/demand
Atemberaubend — Breathtaking/Jaw-dropping
die Auffassung — Perception/Conception
Vorzüglich — Top-tier/Excellent
der Ruhestand — Retirement
Abweichen — To deviate/vary/differ
Das war's schon! Bis zum nächsten Mal!