Expolingua Special: Top Idioms for Language Learners
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Expolingua Special: Top Idioms for Language Learners
with MaxBex
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Streaming specially for Expolingua Online attendees, Max explores some of German’s most relatable and amusing expressions for language learners.
The 6 stages of language learning - and how to describe them in German!
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What is your experience of language-learning?
expressions/idioms to describe your experience
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.
der Bahnhof
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"Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof" means....
Kannst du den Mann aus Zürich verstehen? Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof.
Can you understand the man from Zürich? I don’t understand at all.
"It's all Greek to me!"
die Schnapsidee
"I'm going to learn Korean.... And be fluent in Korean... and then move to Seoul and become a K-Pop star!"
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How else could "Schnapsidee" be used?
verschlimmbessern
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What could "verschlimmbessern" mean?
das Fremdschämen
"Gute nackt!" 🌓
"good naked"
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What could "fremdschämen" mean
der Treppenwitz
die Treppe
der Witz
der Treppenwitz
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What is a "Treppenwitz"?
ein Brett vorm Kopf haben / auf dem Schlauch stehen
der Schlauch
das Brett
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Have you ever had "ein Brett vor dem Kopf" when speaking a new language?
die Vorfreude
vor + die Freude
before + joy
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What could "Vorfreude" mean?
“Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude.”
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Which of these experiences do you relate to the most?
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