In Other Words

As requested by @callmejake13​, here’s some vocab related to movies and filmmaking! I’ll make one related to drama/theatre at some point as well.

DER FILM die Besetzung - cast der Schauspieler/die Schauspielerin - actor/actress die Rolle - role/part der Regisseur/die Regisseurin - director (m/f) die Produktion - production der Produzent/die Produzentin - producer (m/f) das Drehbuch/das Skript - script der Drehbuchautor - writer die Szene - scene das Szenenbild - production design das Set - set die Maske - hair and make up - (die Maske usually means ‘mask’ but in movie/drama it means the hair and make up department) der Maskenbildner/die Maskenbildnerin - make up artist (m/f) der Kostümbildner/die Kostümbildnerin - costume designer (m/f) der Schnitt - cut die Kamera - camera das Mikrofon - microphone die Musik - music der Soundtrack - soundtrack die Premiere - premiere der Trailer - trailer

DAS GENRE  der Krimi (short for: Kriminalfilm) - crime der Actionfilm - action movie der Thriller - thriller der Horrorfilm - horror movie die Komödie - comedy der Liebesfilm - romantic movie die romantische Komödie - romcom der Fantasy-Film - fantasy movie die Serie - series der Blockbuster - blockbuster - (we have German words for it like Kassenschlager but nobody says that, we just use the English word) der Stummfilm - silent film

VERBEN filmen - to film, as in the action of rolling a camera on something verfilmen - to film, as in turning a concept into a movie (mostly used when books are adapted into movies) (einen Film/eine Szene) drehen - to shoot (a movie/scene) einen Film (an)schauen/(an)sehen - to watch a movie schauspielen/schauspielern - to act 

In addition to my recent post on some film related vocab, have some theatre-centered words! I’ll be repeating a few words from the film vocab, but not the adjectives. Check out the other post for those! Some of the words are influenced by the French words in terms of pronunciation so I added the IPA to help you.

das Theater - theatre das Schauspiel - drama, spectacle das (Theater)stück - play das Skript/das Textbuch/der Text - script die Bühne - stage das Bühnenbild/die Kulisse - scenery/set decoration der Vorhang - curtain

die Inszenierung - staging/production die Besetzung - cast die Regie - direction - [ʀeˈʒiː] der/die Regisseur/in - director (m/f) - [ʀeʒɪˈsøːɐ̯] / [ʀeʒɪˈsøːʀɪn] der/die Regieassistent/in - director’s assistant (m/f) der/die Schauspieler/in - actor/actress der/die Intendant/in - artistic director (m/f) der Souffleur/die Souffleuse - prompter (m/f) - [zuˈfløːɐ̯] / [zuˈfløːzə] der/die Choreograph/in - choreographer (m/f) der/die Tontechniker/in - sound engineer (m/f) der/die Lichttechniker/in - light technician (m/f) der/die Bühnenbildner/in - production/scene designer (m/f)

die Premiere - premiere das Premierenfieber - excitement before the premiere of a production das Lampenfieber - stage fright die Vorstellung/Vorführung - show die Requisite - prop die Rolle - the part/role das Vorsprechen - audition die Probe - rehearsal die Regieanweisung - stage direction die Kampfszene - fighting scene die Liebesszene - love scene das Kostüm - costume die Maske - mask (can also mean make up)

der Monolog - monologue der Dialog - dialogue die Tragödie - tragedy die Komödie - comedy die Tragikomödie - tragicomedy

(schau)spielen - to act tanzen - to dance singen - to sing jemanden spielen - to play (the part of) someone (für eine Rolle) vorsprechen - to audition (for a part) improvisieren - to improvise seinen Text vergessen - to forget one’s lines Regie führen - to direct aufführen - to put on stage

Ich glaube mich küsst ein Pferd: I think a horse is kissing me!

Holla, die Waldfee: Hello the woodfairy! (Expression of surprise)

Ist das dein Ernst: Are you serious?

Mach mich nicht an: Don’t get me started!

Es ist nicht zu fassen: It is not catchable!

Das kauf ich dir nicht ab: I don’t buy it!

Du kannst mir viel erzählen: You can tell me a lot

Man macht sich keinen Begriff: You don’t make a word

Das grenzt an Hexerei: This limits to witchcraft!

Du nähst mir einen Knopf an die Backe: You are sowing a button on my face.

Alles hat ein ende, nur die wurst hat zwei: Everything has an end only the sausage has two!

1. Ich versteh nur Bahnhof Literally: I understand only train station Meaning: I have no idea what you are saying

2. Du gehst mir voll auf den Keks Literally: You walk me on the cookie Meaning: You are getting on my nerves. 3. Du hast nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank Literally: You are missing cups in your cupboard Meaning: You’re crazy

4. Ich bin fuchsteufelswild Literally: I’m foxdevilswild Meaning: I’m super mad

5. Ich krieg die Krise Literally: I get the crisis Meaning: I’m going mad

6. Mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen Literally: A stone falls from my heart Meaning: I’m relieved

7. Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen Literally: freedom, joy and omelette Meaning: everything’s hunky-dory

8. Kein Schwein war da Literally: No pig was there Meaning: Nobody was present/Nobody participated

9. Sie hat einen Vogel Literally: She has a bird Meaning: She’s crazy

10. Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof Literally: Life is no pony farm Meaning: Life isn’t easy

11. Er spielt die beleidigte Leberwurst Literally: He’s playing the offended liver sausage Meaning: He’s very resentful

12. Aller Anfang ist schwer Literally: All beginnings are difficult Meaning: The first step is always the hardest

13. Wie du mir, so ich dir Literally: Like you to me, so I to you Meaning: Tit for tat 

14. Ich glaub mein Schwein pfeift Literally: I think my pig whistles Meaning: I think I’m dreaming

Carry a little pocket vocab notebook around as you go about your day 

and anytime you notice that you don’t know a certain word in your target language, make a note of that word in your vocab notebook (like anything to do with your job or cooking ingredients or toiletries, anything at all)

Then when you’re actually sitting down to study your language, take that vocab notebook, look up all the words you wrote down & memorise them (cause these will most likely be the words you’ll encounter & use most often)

I wanted to dabble in some German during this quarantine time. I have way too many tabs open so I wanted to save them somewhere but also share them if anyone was interested in doing the same. 

Good for complete beginners with absolutely no background in German whatsoever. I’ve been using Duolingo because it’s easy and interactive, but I’ve been using these resources for support and reading about grammar points that I’m just curious about. 

Disclaimer: I have no idea what (other) good sites exist, these are a result of narrowing down a Google search with sites that seemed to be the most beginner-friendly. 

German alphabet

Vocab & grammar site

Another vocab & grammar site (mostly grammar, linked to declensions because I was reading about it but it’s easy to navigate using the sidebar)

The German Project - Stories with audio/German/English translations and select mini lessons (they also have a Spanish, French, and Italian version)

Faire l’andouille (to make the sausage) =To do something ridiculous.

Les doigts dans le nez (the fingers in the nose) = When something is easy for you, you do it “fingers in the nose”.

Poser un lapin (to put a rabbit) = To stand someone up.

Avoir un poil dans la main (to have a hair in the hand) = To be lazy.

Ne pas être sorti de l’auberge (to not be out of the inn) = To face a complicated problem. 

Avoir le cafard (to have the cockroach) = To be depressed

Chercher la petite bête (to look for the little beast) = To always look for something to complain about insignificant details. 

Donner un coup de main (to give a knock of hand) = To give a helping hand.

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche (there is something ringing) = There is something wrong. 

Faire un froid de canard (to do a cold of duck) = To be extremely cold. In winter, when it’s very cold, ducks go away from lakes and are therefore exposed to hunters. So “un froid de canard” is an extremely cold and hostile weather.

Donner sa langue au chat (to give one’s tongue to the cat) = I have no idea/I give up.This expression is used to say you don’t know about something and are unable to give an answer.

Avoir une peur bleue (to have a blue fear) =To be terrified.

Ah, la vache (Oh the cow) =Oh my god.

Avoir un chat dans la gorge (To have a cat in the throat) = This is the counterpart of the English expression “to have a frog in one’s throat”(to have lots of phlegm)

S’occuper de ses oignons (to take care of one’s onions) =To mind one’s own business.

En avoir ras le bol (To have a bowl full of it) =To be fed up with something

Avoir la flemme = To have a lack of desire to do something or go somewhere, to be lazy. 

Être bien dans sa peau (to be good in one’s skin) = To feel comfortable with your body and who you are. 

Faire la tête (make the head) = When you are not happy about something and decide to sulk as a result.

Tomber dans les pommes (To fall in the apples) = To faint

Être au taquet = When something is blocking you, but in a positive way, meaning that you could not be in a better situation.

Être sur son 31 (To be on your 31) = To be on your 31 means that you are wearing your most beautiful clothes, that you are elegant.

Mettre son grain de sel (To put one’s grain of salt) = When people who join a conversation or do something without being invited to do so.