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
Guys there is actually a german ripoff of Aladdin by this terrifying “animation company” (I use that term loosely) Dingo Pictures and I wanted to share Aladdin’s song b/c it is funky fresh
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
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.