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 ...

The results of the latest German Youth Word of the Year poll are in. Here's the most popular slang words the kids in Germany ...

Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the expression "das crazy" beat two other shortlisted ...

Henning helps the suffering British economy with a German loan word. Wir haben das Bier erfunden. Flag this comment I did not know that so many German words are used in English. Very interesting! Flag ...

Ever watch America’s Funniest Home Videos to laugh at all those people having all kinds of accidents? That’s Schadenfreude, a specific German word for this feeling. You feel a warm ...

You may have noticed, Germans have a tendency to weave English words into their sentences and even change their accent accordingly. Not sure how to fit into the conversation like a pro? We got you ...

"'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 ...

Sign up for the Yiddish Brief, a bissel of all things Yiddish, brought to you weekly by our Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter. So, do you spell it schlep or shlep? And ...

Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country ...