5 German words with no English equivalent
4/27/20268 min
Thomas introduces five beautifully untranslatable German words that capture feelings and experiences English needs a whole sentence to describe. From "Kopfkino" and "Fernweh" to the warm, hard-to-define "Geborgenheit", you'll discover what each word means, how to use it, and why German has words for ideas other languages don't. Which one is your favourite?
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[on-hold music] Acast helps creators launch, grow, and monetize their podcasts everywhere. acast.com. Hallo und willkommen bei einer neuen Folge Coffee Break German. As a language learner, I am sure you sometimes come across words either in your own language or the one you are learning that just don't have a good translation. Sure, you can describe the meaning with half a sentence, but it's not as to the point as you would like. German, of course, has these words as well, and some were even adopted into the English language,