German has a lot of specific words for a lot of silly things, which sound ridiculous when translated literally into English. Here are ten of the best. The German language doesn’t mess around when it ...

Every language has its share of words describing no-win situations, but few of them can touch the German 'Zwickmühle' for capturing the horrible discomfort one feels on the horns of a dilemma. Frankly ...

The Germans are famous for using long words used to describe hyper-specific, complex sentiments. For instance, the 26-letter word vergangenheitsbewaeltigung describes the inability to cope with the ...

If you plan to visit Germany, the list of 15 easiest German words and phrases to learn for tourists will be very useful to read. Have you ever been in a situation to visit a foreign country without ...

John Oliver has some very blunt words for Trump's 'big beautiful bill' 'The Pickup's Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer reveal what it was like to work with Eddie Murphy 4:40 'Wednesday' Season 2, Part 2 ...

"'Delicatessen' is a loanword, I think you call them," said my friend Claus. "You know, words you Americans basically stole from us and use as your own." Recently I had the opportunity to go to ...

There is a long list of long German words. Sometimes, they even show up in the real world. The longest word in the German language—the 63-letter-long ...

A singular German word overflowing with length and precision can flummox an English speaker: from its number of letters to its complex meaning. In the age of COVID-19, more than 1,200 words in German ...