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