Fahrzeug (drive-stuff) vehicle

Flugzeug (flight-stuff) airplane

Spielzeug (play-stuff) toy(s)

Werkzeug (work-stuff) tool(s)

Feuerzeug (fire-stuff) lighter

Bettzeug (bed-stuff) bedding

Schlagzeug (hit-stuff) drumset

Zuckerzeug (sugar-stuff) candy

Grünzeug (green-stuff) greens

Schleckzeug (lick-stuff) candy

Halbzeug (half-stuff) half-finished product

Teufelszeug (pej.) (devil's stuff) appalling things

Giftzeug (pej.) (poison-stuff) dangerous/dubious substance

Dreckszeug (pej.) (dirt-stuff) trash

Kleinzeug (small-stuff) entirety of (present) small things, neglectable things

Nachtzeug (night-stuff) sleepwear

Wurzelzeug (root-stuff) mirepoix

Handwerkszeug (hand-work-stuff) tools of a trade

Zaumzeug (bridle-stuff) bridle

Raumfahrzeug (space-drive-stuff) spacecraft

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I only know German and English fluently, but let's go...I am gonna force a German lesson down my followers throat because it's my native language:

Ohrwurm (literally translates to "earworm" but it basically is the feeling or sensation of having a song stuck in your head and I'm so mad that there is no English word for that)

Aufgeregt sein (when I put this in a translator it says "being excited" but I just don't agree because being excited is mainly a positive feeling when "aufgeregt sein" can also be a nervous not-positive-feeling and I always struggle in my fics finding an equivalent word for that feeling)

Schadenfreude (literally translates to "damage joy" but it's the feeling of pleasure of someone elses demise)

Mirabellen (translates to cherry plums and the first time I thought we had a prettier word for something in German than another language)

I've seen several people confused when trying to pronounce German names or words in fantasy shows, books, games etc. like Vil Schoenheit or Klee. Here's a quick guide I made because I was bored.

Vowels:

a — like the a in the ra-ra ah-ah-ah in Lady Gaga's Bad Romance

e — there's really no english equivalent, the closest thing would probably be ae but you're gonna have to listen to the German e on Google Translate I fear

i — basically e

o — like the o in song

u — like oo in school

Umlaute:

ä / ae — the English a like in sad

ö / oe — you know how a french person would pronounce the eu in cordon bleu? like that.

ü / ue — no equivalent, listen and practice

Diphthongs:

basically this is how it's pronounced when you see these two vowels like this:

au — ow

ei — like the aye in aye aye

eu — like the oy in Floyd

ie — e

Consonants:

c — like ts

j — like y in yugioh

v — mostly like f, sometimes like the English v

w — like the English v

y — like ü

z — like ts

Consonant Clusters:

ch — sometimes like when you imitate hissing cat

ch — sometimes like you're a cat trying to get a hair ball out of your throat

chs — like x in wax

depends on the word really 👍🏻

sp at the beginning of a word or compound of a word — like in spiel

sp anywhere else — like in sport

st at the beginning of a word or compound of a word — like in schtick

st anywhere else — like in story

sch — this is just sh, the c is silent or whatever

What the fuck is ß?

German words: "20 Ein-Tassen-Portionskapseln"

"the depression that arises from comparing the world as it is to a hypothetical idealised world."

basically: its when you compare your current situation to a better, more ideal situation and then you feel angry or sad about that. i guarantee you that you've felt this at least once before in your life. whether it was because you felt left out with friends, lost a job opportunity, got a bad grade on a test, etc.

theres always that sense of "what if" or "could/ would".

this kind of feeling can bring you down and make you feel kinda depressed. so what do we do when we feel this?