German Words of the Day

The German American Heritage center & Museum has begun sharing daily German lessons on Facebook and Instagram. The lessons consist of fun illustrations of compound words. We have collected them here for you.

: der Klassenzimmer = The Classroom

: der Schultag = The School Day

: der Apfelsaft = The Apple Juice

: die Schlagsahne = The Whipped Cream

: die Badewanne = The Bathtub

: der Fussball = The Soccer (ball)

: die Autobahn = The freeway

: die Unterschrift = The signature

: die Feuerwehr = The fire brigade

: der Kunststoff = The synthetic material

: der Einzelfall = The individual case

: der Umsatz = The revenue/sales

: die Lebensmittel = The groceries/food

: der Flughafen = The airport

: der Bahnhof = The train station

: die Innenstadt = The city center

: die Haustür = The front door

: das Fahrzeug = The vehicle

: das Reisebüro = The travel agency

: das Frühstück = The breakfast

: der Ausbau = The building extension

: der Bürgermeister = The mayor

: die Freizeit = The free time

: die Hauptstadt = The capital city

: der Staubsauger = The vacuum

: der Zungenbrecher = Tongue twister

: der Spassvogel = The Joker/Jokester

: der Kulturbeutel = The toiletries bag

: das Trinkgeld = The tip

: die Speisekarte = The menu

: die Fremdscham = The shame felt on behalf of another

: der Scheinwerfer = The Headlight

: der Pechvogel = The unlucky person

: die Naschkatze = Someone with a sweet tooth

: das Faultier = The sloth

: Das Flugzeug = The airplane

: das Stinktier = The skunk

: der Speckmantel = Wrapped in Bacon

: Schlagzeug = Drum

: Glückspilz = Lucky Duck/Person

: Freudentang = Jump for Joy

: Seehund = Seal

: Schnabeltier = Platypus

: Stachelschwein = Porcupine

: Zahnpasta = Toothpaste

: Zahnfleisch = Gums

: Tintenfisch = Octopus

: Wunderkerze = Sparkler

: Regenschirm = Umbrella

: Wartschlange = Line Queue

: Weltzchmerz = A Weariness of the world

: Tagedieb = Dawdler

: Nacktschnecke = Slug

: Erdferkel = Aardvark

: Kummerspeck = Emotional Eating

: Wanderlust = Desire to travel

: Kühlschrank = Refrigerator

: Drachenfutter = Apology Gift

: Weichei = Wimp

: Glübirne = Lightbulb

: Ohrwurm = Song stuck in your head

: Meerschweinchen = Guinea Pig

: Handschuh = Glove