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It’s all sausage to me! Bridging the gap to German ;)

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Everyday German is rich in bizarre idioms and precise put-downs. Not easy to learn, but worth a try, here are three crucial colloquialisms for a start - if it is not all sausage to you:

Arsch

Literally “ass”, Arsch is German’s most common amplifier. Weather can be arschkalt (very cold), an observation might be arschklar (blindingly obvious), goods are often arschteuer (extremely expensive) and someone who talks a lot of crap and gets on your nerves is an Arschgeige (“ass violine”). To be the recipient of an Arschkarte (“ass ticket”) is to draw the short straw, if you’re verarscht or gearscht you’ve been tricked or made a fool of, and when everything’s going wrong all at once you say there’s an Arschprogramm going on. Be warned: Arschloch (“asshole”) is a way more serious insult than it is in English. Avoid using it unless you want to end up am Arsch (fucked up).

Wurst

Pork looms large in German culture. For “I don’t care” try Mir ist alles Wurst! – “It’s all sausage to me!”. When it comes to the crunch, say Es geht um die Wurst! - “it goes around the sausage!” And if someone sulks, tell them: Sei keine beleidigte Leberwurst! – “Don’t be an insulted liver sausage.”

Schwein

Stuck at home alone, say Kein Schwein ruft mich an! – “No pig calls me!” Had a stroke of luck, declare Ich habe Schwein gehabt! – “I have had a pig!” To express incredulity, try Ich glaube mein Schwein pfeift! – “I believe my pig whistles!” A Schweinepriester (“pig priest”) is a dishonest person, Schweinarbeit is a hell of a job, a Schweinerei is a real mess, and if a stranger’s getting over-familiar, ask them: Haben wir mal zusammen Schweine gehütet? “Have we sheltered pigs together”?

Any more ideas for bizarre phrases!?
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LeFrosch LeFrosch
2006/06/07
me turns the magen round=)

maxpower maxpower
2006/07/29
my dear mr. singing club!!

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