u know how the tail of a really little brand new kitten sticks right up in the air and how their bodies are kinda chubby

thegestianpoet:

afishinspace:

thegestianpoet:

thegestianpoet:

thats good 

FORGOT to provide Evidence

In Austria, we call kittens at that age “Autodromkatzerl”, which translates to “bumper car kittens”, because of the way their tail sticks up. It’s not a really common word, but a very cute one, I think

this is a genuinely delightful bit of knowledge, thank you for sharing this!! omg

German kitchen vocabulary

languageoclock:

NOUNS

der Becher – cup, mug
die Butter – butter
das Ei (Eier) – egg
der Fisch – fish
das Fleisch – meat
die Gabel (Gabeln) – fork
das Gemüse – vegetable
das Gericht (Gerichte) – dish
das Geschirr – dishes, crockery
der Geschirrschrank (Geschirrschränke) – china cabinet
das Glas (Gläser) – glass, jar
die Hefe – yeast
der Herd (Herde) – stove
der Kessel – kettle
die Küche (Küchen) – kitchen
der Kühlschrank (Kühlschränke) – fridge, freezer
der Löffel – spoon
das Mehl – flour
das Messer – knife
die Mikrowelle (Mikrowellen) – microwave
die Milch – milk
der Mixer – blender
das Obst – fruit
die Obstschale – fruit bowl
der Ofen – oven
der Öl (Öle) – oil
die Pfanne (Pfannen) – pan
der Pfeffer – pepper
der Pfannenheber – spatula
der Quirl (Quirle) – whisk
der Radschneeschläger – egg beater
das Rührgerät (Rührgeräte) – mixer
das Salz (Salze) – salt
der Schneebesen – whisk
die Schüssel (Schüsseln) – bowl
die Soße – sauce
die Spüle – sink
die Spülmaschine (Spülmaschinen) – dishwasher
die Tasse (Tassen) – cup
der Teig (Teige) – pastry, dough, batter
die Teekanne (Teekannen) – teapot
der Teller – plate
der Topf (Töpfe) – pot, pan
das Waffeleisen – waffle iron
der Zucker – sugar

VERBS

abkühlen lassen – to let cool
anbrennen lassen – to let burn
aufwärmen – to warm up, to reheat
ausrollen – to roll out
backen – to bake
braten – to fry
die Spülmaschine ausräumen – to empty the dishwasher
ein Ei aufschlagen – to crack an egg
frittieren – to deep fry
grillen – to barbecue
kochen – to cook, to boil
messen – to measure
panieren – to coat in breadcrumbs
schälen – to peel
schütten – to pour, to tip
verrühren – to mix, to scramble

speutschlish:

(I realized it’s actually January 1st in most of the world, therefore I should post this now as opposed to on my January 1st like I did last year!)

It goes like this y’all:

  1. Choose your level
  2. Complete the prompt appropriate for your level
  3. Post & tag with #APNY2016 + #language(s)youpostedin
  4. Search the tags to help correct others that post in a language you know!

Also remember:

  • We have a FB group
  • There are prizes for participating for English & Spanish learners definitely, and possibly more languages (gotta get people to work with me on that)

#APNY 2016 Day 1

Beginner: Choose two words to describe your 2015 (noun + adjective)

Intermediate: Choose two words to describe your 2015 (noun + adjective) and explain why you chose these words!

Advanced: Recall situation or a moment that defined your 2015 year & tell us about it!

¡Buena suerte people!

Okay, I’m going to try and get this in while trying to drown out my drunk mother’s attempt at intelligent political discussion so I can go to bed.

I’ll do beginner level because holy shit get me out of this.

German: Bitteren Gemütlichkeit

I fully intend to ramp this up but until I can get rid of my guests and can clear my head I’m probably just gonna stick with beginner level stuff. Maybe I’ll come back and edit these to include more levels.