7 Funny German Words and Their Meanings

There are so many funny words in German and sometimes their meanings are straight-forward, sometimes they are words we might wish we had as English speakers!

Here are 7 funny German words, including two funny German words for animals (real or imagined?!), with slow pronunciation and the meanings of the words.

This episode is great for learners at the A1, A2, and B1 levels.

N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

die Vokabeln:

Nummer	Deutsch	Englisch
1	der Kummerspeck das Hüftgold	love handles
2	die Schnapsidee der Schnapstag	a crazy idea a lucky day
	02.02.2022 der zweite Zweite zweitausendzweiundzwanzig am zweiten Zweiten zweitausendzweiundzwanzig 22.02.2022 der zweiundzwanzigste Zweite zweitausendzweiundzwanzig am zweiundzwanzigsten Zweiten zweitausendzweiundzwanzig
3, 4	splitterfasernackt nackisch	buck naked naked (colloquial)
5	der innere Schweinehund Bonus: die Sportskanone	your inner pig-dog (couch potato) sporting ace
6	die eierlegende Wollmilchsau	an egg-laying wool-milk-sow a jack-of-all-trades
7	die Kaulquappe, die Kaulquappen	tadpole, polliwog

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Feb 8, 2022 09:00am

By Nicole Warner

Under A1, A2, B1, Deutsch lernen, Spiele und Spaß (Games and Fun), Vokabeln & Podcast

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