What is the German meaning for kindergerten?
Kindergarten literally translates as children's garden and refers to an establishment where children below the age of compulsory education play and learn; a nursery school.
What is santa called in German?
The German name for Santa Claus is der Weihnachtsman. Unlike the UK and US, he is not connected to Saint Nicholas, whose feast day is celebrated in Germany on 6 December.
Der Weihnachtsmann came about in Germany through exposure to foreign culture, mainly the UK and US. Traditionally presents are brought on Christmas Eve by the Christkind (Christ Child)
"bear" translates into German as "Bär",
but it is pronounced the same as the English word.
How do you say lucky in German?
"Your girlfriend is lucky" translates as :- deine Freundin hat Glück
"My girlfriend is lucky" translates as :- meine Freundin hat Glück
How do you ask how old someone is in German?
"Wie spät ist es?" (vee shpet ist ess) which literally translates as "How late is it?"
Another way of asking for the time in German is wieviel Uhr is es?
What does hubscher mean in German?
"Huber" is a family name. According to Geneology.com it means someone who owns 30-60 acres of land.
How do you say it's going well in German?
Geht's gut.
"Es lauft prima" or "Es geht good voran" are two common terms used.
"die sind", meaning "they are" or "these are"?
in IPA: /di: zint/ (without the dot over the second i, to be precise)
in American Atrocious Phonetic Spelling: [dee zint] (pronounce this in the English way, it will probably come out right). It is VERY important not to pronounce "die" like the English verb "to die"!
Gürtelrose [gert'l ros-eh]
(these are roofing shingles, as opposed to the medical condition)
The warriors in Germany were called Germanic warriors by the Romans and other tribes. The term Germanic translates as spear man.
What does Baden mean in German?
Bad at the beginning of a German-language place name is equivalent to spa in English place names. Compare Bad Honnef with Leamington Spa, for example.
In all other contexts in German, Bad (plural Baeder) means bath, bathroom.
It can also mean pool, as in Schwimmbad (swimming pool) or Freibad (open-air pool)
Do Germans have hot tempers? translates as Haben die Deutschen hitzige Temperamente? or Sind die Deutschen Hitzköpfe? (lit. are Germans hotheads?)
How do you say hey you What is going on in german?
"Geh zur hölle" would be the translation in to German
How do you say Jonathan in German?
The 'J's in German are pronounce as the Y sound in english.
It would sound like 'Yonathon' with a bit more emphasis on the 'a'.
Hi, In German, the term for Grandma
is Oma, pronounced. "oh-mah". Grandpa is "Opa". Grossmutter is "grandmother" and "Grossvater" is grandfather. My grandmother made us speak German to her or she would ignore us. I learned at a very early age.
How do you say what are you talking about in German?
To people who are friends or family: "Worüber redet ihr denn?" is a good translation.
In a formal situation or to strangers or people you need to impress: "Wovon sprechen Sie?" would be a good translation.