The term Fasching, which is most often used in parts of northern Germany, southern Germany, and Austria, can be traced back to the 13th century. It comes from the Germanic word vaschanc or vaschang, ...

Of course there are other, perhaps more purely German words, that you could use here – such as alleinstehend (which translates to unattached) or ledig. Note that when you are filling out official ...

Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the word "aura" has been given new meaning by quantifying cool. When teens in Germany and around the world use the word "aura," it is ...

Maybe not exactly but one word that I have found that is particularily hard to say in a multitude of languages is the English word "squirrel". Eichhörnchen in German, Eekhoorn in Dutch. I am sure ...

I like the German word Schifffahrt, shipping, for it's 3 Fs! Editorial note: It didn't always have 3 Fs. The word Schifffahrt is a noun composed of the words Schiff, ship, and Fahrt, ride. Before the ...