probably staring at an incredibly long word

19 | she/they | ✡︎ | langblr + jumblr | mostly german stuff on the langblr end-but also some hebrew, yiddish, and arabic | -> berlin, soon

[weisswodka]

I got the Idea from @terefah

I made my own version because it fits more with the aesthetic of my account

[linguistness]

Wenn mir hier Leute folgen die "nie wählen gehen" dürfen diejenigen mir jetzt gerne entfolgen

Und ihr dürft nicht rumjammern wenn die Afd hier irgendwann den Laden übernehmen sollte, dann seid ihr nämlich mit Schuld

[linguistness]

Oh und Afd-Wähler dürfen sich natürlich auch gerne verpissen 🖕🏼

Der queere trans Punk dem dieser Tumblr gehört braucht euch hier echt nicht

[linguistness]

"IcH bIn NiChT pOliTiScH"

Bist du ein Nazi?

Wenn du mit nein antwortest bist du politisch.

Wenn du mit ja antwortest bist du politisch.

[linguistness]

"Aber ich weiß nicht wen ich wählen soll"

Bro, quäl dich halt einmal durch den Wahlomaten und dann wähl einfach die Partei die am Ende die meisten Übereinstimmungen mit deiner Meinung hat (solange es halt nicht die Afd ist)

[linguistness]

20 German culture things

✨ Maggi ✨ no idea what it actually is, but we put it on everything (or at least my dad does lol)

many of us eat bread for breakfast AND dinner and only eat warm food for lunch

chimney sweeps, they come whenever they want, climb on your roof without having to ask and leave again, only leaving behind a bill

if you want to drive on the Autobahn and don't want to go 200 km/h, you'll have to stay in the right lane or hurry up, we don't like people slowing us down

we have strong opinions about the different German dialects and (at least here in NRW) we're worried for any German learners going to Bavaria or other regions with similarly strong dialects

German dialects can be differentiated by how you say the word "right?", there's: gell? wa? ne? woll? and many many more

there are several Great German Debates. example: 1. what's the gender of Nutella? (it's clearly "das"), 2. what do you call our jam-filled donuts? Berliner? Krapfen? Pfannkuchen?

every German dialect has their own words for different stuff, e.g. the name for bread ends, the name for buns, the name for buttered bread (sandwich), etc

if you're on time, you're late. be there 5 minutes early and you're good

everyone is punctual. always. except the Deutsche Bahn

you can't make any noise on sundays! you can't mow your lawn, you can't throw away glass!

most doctors and pharmacies are closed on wednesday afternoons. no idea why

Döner. we love döner and you'll find kebab shops everywhere

no German flags anywhere, except when it's football world championship or european championship

you pay for still water at restaurants & to pee at motorway restaurants

if the traffic light is red, we don't cross the road. even if there's no cars for miles. you do not. cross. the road. when it's red

yes, many Germans can speak English fairly well, as long as you don't ask us to pronounce "th"

there's "cold" rent and then there's "warm" rent

everything in our cinemas and on TV is dubbed, only rarely will a movie be shown in original tone, that's for "special" occasions

our prime time for when to watch the best stuff on TV is 8:15pm

[linguistness]

My German 🇩🇪 Masterlist

Resources:

Some other German tumblr blogs for German learners

German Sign Language Resources

Vocab, grammar, idioms:

A little text style guide

LGBT+ Vocab

Idioms: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10

German idioms with colours 🎨🖌️

Some funny German words #1, #2, #3

Fun German animal names

Movies, TV shows, books, music:

Movies/TV shows:

German TV show, movie, & book recommendations for German learners

Fairy Tale Films

German Comedy Show from the 90s: "Kentucky Schreit Ficken"

Some classic German TV shows I watched as a child & teenager

Books:

German TV show, movie, & book recommendations for German learners

German comic books / graphic novels

Books about German folklore, myths, and legends

German Publishers & Book Shops

Some classic German literature recommendations

Some disturbing German children’s stories

Music:

German-speaking Singers / Bands

German folk music / traditional children's songs

German Culture & Other Stuff:

German School & Education System

The Berlin Wall (1961-1989)

20 German culture things

German bread

The "Nürburgring"

German food, desserts/sweet snacks & cakes

German currency before the Euro (€): "Deutsche Mark"

Biggest ethnic groups in Germany

German sausages

Some content creators who show what it's like living in Germany

1st of May celebrations in Germany

How to become a beekeeper in Germany 🌸🐝🍯

The German font "Sütterlin"

German Comedy Show "Knallerfrauen"

Some Iconic German Characters

Supplemental ID for trans people in Germany 🏳️‍⚧️

Germans have two different names for dandelions

German ‘Kraut’ & ‘Kohl’

European Bisons (aka. Wisents)

The famous German pirate / buccaneer Klaus Störtebeker 🏴‍☠️

Typical German sweets & candies

"Rettungsgasse"

Coat of arms of Germany and its federal states

Turkish-German culture 🇹🇷🇩🇪

German Seasons:

Early spring in Germany

German Shorthand / Stenography:

Learning stenography: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13

[rainbowryland]

today a fascist won an election for the first time since 1933. here, in germany.

i don't care if it's just one (out of 16) states. björn höcke is a fascist. a court decided not long ago that it's allowed to call him a nazi. bc he is one. not "far right" or "conservative" - he is a nazi.

here. in germany. and he just won an election.

it hasn't even been 100 years.

i am scared.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Interior of the Kaiser Friedlich Baths in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

German vintage postcard

[jewish-culture-is]

Jewish culture is having 18 as both your favourite number and lucky number

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[majestic-deers]

So glad I don’t have much Jewish food around here otherwise I would be so overweight

[german-enthusiast]

Resources for German learners

+ question for spanish and french knowers

When looking for info on German words, I like to use

for grammar and meaning:

DWDS

Wiktionary (the German entries!)

for example sentences:

Linguee

Reverso Context

for broader connections and language input:

Wikipedia.de

What would be similar websites for Spanish and French? (preferably without having to log in and stuff...)

[druvjelly]

Very specific poll But how rare is your name?

I can find it on keychains in airports

I’ve been called “little [name]” or “big [name]” in elementary school

I go by a nickname so people won’t confuse me with someone else

People bring up how they know a relative named the same thing

They go “oh! I haven’t heard that name in a long while”

at max people know it from a piece of fiction

“No, that is not how you spell it”

People call me another name that is way more commmon

It is even uncommon if I travel to one of my parent’s country

A person could look me up on insta 2 days after knowing me

My parents gave me an awful spelling like Ehmmah or Kieleigh

I’m bald/my name is in binary/I like buttons/results

Voting ended onSep 1, 2024

[polyglot-sock]

A1-A2: man, there're so many words I need to know in order to say literally anything

B1-B2: wow, what I know is enough now

C1-C2: man, there're so many weirdly specific words I need to know in order to describe these weirdly specific things I've only seen once in my life. Also I forgot how to say ceiling.

[p1nkvirtual]

🫵

🫵⁉️

WHY ARE WE POINTING AT ME

this is now a stand-off eh?

[mywebofwords]

I’m challenging you to a space laser duel that’s what this is

[p1nkvirtual]

🫵

space laser duel made me snort we’re just playing space laser tag now

[mywebofwords]

SPACE LASER TAG

🫵boop

[son-of-avraham]

What I love and what's heartbreaking about Diasporic languages (e.g., Ladino, Yiddish, ect. ect.) is that I see them as languages of survival. Survival of jewish culture and communities, survival of people in lands that were too often opposed to their very existence. These languages are beautiful to me because I know it's am yisrael chai is irrevocably true, heartbreaking because the Diaspora can be such a hostile environment.

And I don't think this is what many people (non-jews especially, when we're talking about jewish diasporic languages) get. Languages such as diasporic languages exist in context of survival. It's such a complex feeling I have, because I love these languages, and at the same time know why they often had to exist.

[son-of-avraham]

I guess this is why I am so bothered when people only engage with Diasporic languages in context of being "funny." This applies to all parts of Diasporic life.

Like speaking for myself, I take all aspects of jewish community, culture, and life deathly serious. And it can be infuriating when people see swathes of jewish culture and life as jokes or inherently "less serious" than other parts. I'm deathly serious about all aspects of judaism and jewishness because I love it, so I hope to be shown grace if it comes across like I am touchy because I will never, ever sacrifice this.

[p1nkvirtual]

🫵

🫵⁉️

WHY ARE WE POINTING AT ME

this is now a stand-off eh?

[mywebofwords]

I’m challenging you to a space laser duel that’s what this is

[vigilantsycamore]

Reblog to hug your Jewish mutuals

[pechuyu]

Shabbat Sealom ^_^

[starflesh-moth]

“um ur responding rlly fast” yea i rehearsed this conversation in my head, ty for following my script