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Sauerkraut (also Kraut, which in German would mean cabbage in general)—fermented cabbage. Schnapps (German spelling: Schnaps)—a distilled alcoholic drink (hard liquor, booze). Schwarzbier—a dark lager beer. Seltzer—carbonated water, a genericized trademark that derives from the German town Selters, which is renowned for its mineral springs.
In 1900, an abridged version in two stanzas by Otto Frömmel (1873–1940) became a nursery song for children to sing in kindergarten. Today, a single-verse form is widely used. [1] The melody of "Hänschen klein" is used in "Lightly Row", a Mother Goose rhyme. The melody is used in the war movie Cross of Iron (1977). [2]
21. My afternoon got instantly better just thinking about you. 22. Missing your smile extra today—hope your afternoon is perfect. 23. The best part of my afternoon is knowing I get to see you later.
(Note generally that the translation of "Father" into German is only used for the Pope and for abbots, and into Latin only for religious clergy.) - The office of "Priester" taken simply is nb. never used as a title (there is "Herr Diakon" and "Herr Bischof" but no "Herr Priester"). In the usually brief period where a secular priest has no ...
This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The correspondence is semantic—in most cases these words are not cognates, but in some cases they are doublets, i.e., ultimately derived from the same root, generally Proto-Indo-European, as in cow and beef, both ultimately from PIE *gʷōus.
In its standard German form, grüß Gott is mostly stressed on the second word and in many places is used not only in everyday life, but is also common in the official communications of the aforementioned states. Use of the greeting guten Tag ('good day') is less prevalent, but there are those who dislike grüß Gott on account of its religious ...
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Gemütlichkeit (German pronunciation: [ɡəˈmyːtlɪçkaɪt] ⓘ) is a German-language word used to convey the idea of a state or feeling of warmth, friendliness, [1] and good cheer. Other qualities encompassed by the term include cosiness, peace of mind , and a sense of belonging and well-being springing from social acceptance.