7 MOST BEAUTIFUL German Sayings

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Hey rabbits!
Today I want to share my pick of the 7 most beautiful German sayings with you. No, it's not going to be just another video about sayings, it's something special. :)
All these sayings mean something to me, they are not only beautiful, they also tell you valuable life lessons. They make you start thinking and working on yourself.
I hope you like these sayings as much as I do. Share your personal favourites in the comments and tell me what you think about mine.
Have fun with today's episode! :)
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  • @Goldmarie49
    @Goldmarie497 жыл бұрын

    "Der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen" habe ich noch nie gehört.

  • @levkeschwartz8022

    @levkeschwartz8022

    7 жыл бұрын

    Maria Mayer Ich auch nicht, aber mir gefällt das Sprichwort ^^

  • @lucarudloff687

    @lucarudloff687

    7 жыл бұрын

    Maria Mayer ich auch nicht

  • @ThomasKnip

    @ThomasKnip

    7 жыл бұрын

    Heißt auch "Der Teufel ist ein Eichkätzchen", je nach Region. Die Herkunft ist eigentlich noch älter als aus dem Mittelalter. Ratatösk ist das Eichhörnchen in der Weltenesche Yggdrasil der nordischen Sage. Unter dem Baum sitzen die drei Nornen, die das Schicksal der Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft spinnen. Und das Eichhörnchen liebt es, die Nornen bei ihrer Arbeit zu stören und damit das Geschick der Menschen durcheinanderzubringen.

  • @jornschneider2723

    @jornschneider2723

    7 жыл бұрын

    der teufel ist ein eichhörnchen und steckt im detail....

  • @observe2suspect

    @observe2suspect

    7 жыл бұрын

    Danke für die profunde Erklärung. für mich war das Eichhörnchen immer nur Sinnbild für etwas "süßes", "unschuldiges" (eigentlich auch "fleißig") hinter dessen Maske sich "das Böse" verstecken kann... (s.a. "des Pudels Kern" in Goethes Faust - und beide Themen (die Ballade vom mutigen Eichhorn) hat Ulrich Roski in seinen Liedern bearbeitet... - mysteriös...:-))

  • @MoeffMaehUndMuh
    @MoeffMaehUndMuh7 жыл бұрын

    did anyone else get super startled by the moving pillow in 0:40?😂😂

  • @maksphoto78
    @maksphoto787 жыл бұрын

    The only German saying I remember is "Morgen, morgen, nur nicht heute, sagen alle faulen Leute." Tomorrow, tomorrow, not today, all the lazy people say.

  • @JinsanSama

    @JinsanSama

    7 жыл бұрын

    Verschiebe stets auf morgen was du heute kannst besorgen XD

  • @smellincoffee

    @smellincoffee

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that. Sounds useful to kick myself in the rear from time to time!

  • @HipsterKlatscher

    @HipsterKlatscher

    7 жыл бұрын

    i wish i had a son to kick me in the nutz

  • @erggish

    @erggish

    7 жыл бұрын

    do germans say that even on Sundays?!!?!?

  • @blatherskite9601
    @blatherskite96015 жыл бұрын

    "May you be reinscribed in the book of life" - Jewish saying. I like it.

  • @spike.M.M.Krueger
    @spike.M.M.Krueger7 жыл бұрын

    "Liebe mich dann, wenn ich es am wenigsten verdient habe, denn dann brauche ich es am meisten." "Love me when I have earned it the least, because then I need it most." Ist zwar eher ein Zitat aber ich finde ihn besonders schön. Da wir schon bei schön sind... Ein sehr sehr schöner Beitrag! Hat mich mal wieder zum nachdenken und träumen angeregt. Genieße deinen Kanal sehr! Weiter so my Lady^^ Huld und Gruß von der Ostseeküste

  • @larona9332
    @larona93327 жыл бұрын

    "Das ist doch Schnee von gestern" ist auch ein wunderschönes Sprichwort wie ich finde 😊

  • @richardh4756
    @richardh47567 жыл бұрын

    It could just be me, but it looks like Trixie is almost crying while explaining some of these meanings. Which is sad, but also very beautiful at the same time.

  • @Chujutsu
    @Chujutsu7 жыл бұрын

    "Straighten the tree while it's a sapling" It means to correct bad habits before they set in

  • @jooleebilly
    @jooleebilly7 жыл бұрын

    I really like both "let the soul dangle" and the one about "if a person doesn't respect the penny they don't deserve the dollar." That one seems very German and very true! Have you hear the idiom "Throwing good money after bad"? It means to spend more money on something that has already failed, like you refuse to give up on a bad investment instead of walking away from it and lose more money in the process. "If you keep paying to fix that car you already spent a lot on, but it still doesn't work, you'll just be throwing good money after bad."

  • @ThomasKossatz
    @ThomasKossatz7 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Trixie, interessant wie Du die Sprichworte interpretierst. "Gras über etwas wachsen lassen" ist auch die Taktik von Seriendieben, die Pause machen, um nicht erwischt zu werden. "Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt..." ist auch eine Entschuldigung von geizigen Menschen. Ich denke da an den Schotten, der sich beim Tischler ein Angebot für das Anspitzen seines Zahnstochers holt und nach einem Tag mit den Worten zurückkommt: "Unser Verein hat entschieden: Wir machen das." Beim "Seele baumeln lassen" habe ich mich von Dir ertappt gefühlt: Ich hatte ein Bild vor meinem geistigen Auge wie ich an einem See auf einem Bootsanlieger sitze, die Beine baumeln lasse und den Sonnenübergang über dem Wasser beobachte - fast genau dass, was Du beschreibst. Ein sehr persönliches Video von Dir. Pferde würde ich nicht mir Dir stehlen, aber eine kuschelige Wolldecke würde ich Dir holen, damit Dir beim Seele baumeln lassen in der Abendstimmung nicht kalt wird :) Dankeschön.

  • @nakedraidenn
    @nakedraidenn7 жыл бұрын

    you have a beautiful voice.

  • @DontTrustTheRabbit

    @DontTrustTheRabbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @ohgod9

    @ohgod9

    7 жыл бұрын

    ♡♡♡

  • @Teen-Conor

    @Teen-Conor

    7 жыл бұрын

    I am very hungry "voice" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @mishca5116

    @mishca5116

    7 жыл бұрын

    lovely expressions...I appreciate your detailed, heartfelt, explanations of German phrases ... you honour such a beautiful language! I have German heritage but only simplistic understanding of the language. You are a storyteller!

  • @karlsmith6690

    @karlsmith6690

    6 жыл бұрын

    *inserts thirsty comment about the KZreadr*

  • @merle5562
    @merle55627 жыл бұрын

    I'm German too and I looove "Die Seele baumeln lassen". It's almost like a poem. I also really like "Leben und leben lassen" - "Live and let live", cause it conveys such an important message...

  • @brandonogden3498
    @brandonogden34987 жыл бұрын

    These sayings are beautiful... I loved learning the little bit of German in high school that I was able to pick up, and thanks to the inspiration from this video I'm going to start learning this awesome language again.

  • @FUBAR956
    @FUBAR9567 жыл бұрын

    I loved that last one. That was deep. I don't know what it is but your voice and accent always makes me want to sit and let my soul dangle. Soothing.

  • @timdavis7845
    @timdavis7845 Жыл бұрын

    I really love the depth, intelligence and poetic nature of this video. Trixi your German videos are wonderful. You show the beauty and depth of the German language that few other resources do. Thank you :-)

  • @lifelessons7401
    @lifelessons74017 жыл бұрын

    I think, "für jemanden eine Lanze brechen" (to break a lance for somebody) is also a very beautiful saying! :) to go in a fight for someone, to help him, to speak up for him... Surely it derives back from medieval times, where knights confronted each other in duels and wanted to impress the princess of the court. This makes the saying even more beautiful. :) It's like a window from which you can gaze into the past, like a relic...:) Excuse me for my bad school English but I hope, some of you got at least a little portion from what I've written...:S Und wieder einmal ein wunderschönes Video! :) Ich liebe es, wenn du den Menschen hier draussen zeigst, wie schön die Deutsche Sprache doch ist! :) Grüsse aus Zürich! :D

  • @annab3450
    @annab34507 жыл бұрын

    Ich finds so geil sich das als Deutsche anzugucken 😂

  • @SUBcyclist
    @SUBcyclist7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing these great sayings. The first one seems somewhat Buddhist-like, and describes a state of mind that is challenging to achieve, but that can be very liberating. The second saying is equally as meaningful. In the US, we have devised a more crude way of conveying this sentiment - A friend will help you move, but a good friend will help you move...a body. This means that a friend will help you move your belongings to a new house or apartment, but a friend is extraordinary if she/helps you with a very, very tough situation; like moving the body of someone you may have 'terminated,' accidentally, or otherwise. The German expression is a bit more eloquent. Vielen dank!

  • @Seegalgalguntijak
    @Seegalgalguntijak7 жыл бұрын

    I still think the best German saying is the golden rule to live by: Was Du nicht willst, das man Dir tu, das füg' auch keinem andren zu.

  • @arehly6702
    @arehly67027 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are both educational and entertaining! Thank you for all the hard work :)

  • @jonwetenkamp88
    @jonwetenkamp887 жыл бұрын

    Thank you trixie. This was a great way to start my day. I agree on all of your points! We have the same mentality! (: truly those were beautiful sayings. Thank your for explaining them to me. @DontTrustTheRabbit

  • @isegrim1978
    @isegrim19787 жыл бұрын

    "Der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen!" is a common saying in the German military. During my time there one of my fellow commrads had this made as a tattoo. And true to the saying, something went wrong. It read "Der Teufel isst ein Eichhörnchen", "The devil eats a squirrel".

  • @HalfEye79

    @HalfEye79

    7 жыл бұрын

    There is "In der größten Not, frisst der Teufel Fliegen". more fitting as a saying.

  • @Ozzy_2014

    @Ozzy_2014

    7 жыл бұрын

    isegrim1978 joke I think. Germans have trouble with the word squirrels! sounds like tattoo artist playing prank.

  • @tom9802
    @tom98027 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Trixi Das mit dem "mit jemandem Pferde stehlen können" hat eine tiefere Bewandnis: Im Mittelalter stand auf das Stehlen eines Pferdes die Todesstrafe. Wenn also jemand dafür in Frage kam, dann nur, wenn er auch absolut verlässlich und loyal war... Gruss Thomas

  • @gamerlegacy
    @gamerlegacy7 жыл бұрын

    I like the last one about time especially, but I would say the saying I live by most is "luck favors the prepared". To me it means that you have to accept that things are going to go wrong sometimes and the best you can do is be ready for it.

  • @Countryen
    @Countryen7 жыл бұрын

    Oh my, that cuuuuuuute bunny-pillow! Happy Easter! Uuuu~ I would add this lovely saying of: "Die Radieschen von unten wachsen sehen" for someone who dies (especially little animals) (en: "Watching the radish from beneath")

  • @paulwagstaff4488
    @paulwagstaff44885 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Good sayings for someone developing his German, like me and some really lovely, positive thoughts. Thankyou. Paul from Sydney.

  • @twinjuno
    @twinjuno7 жыл бұрын

    ok, you win. i almost skipped this one as "just another..." but it was a thrill. 'specially the "tooth of time." thanks again, for another lovely video.

  • @kwm837
    @kwm8377 жыл бұрын

    Those sayings are truly beautiful! Love it!

  • @magentazotigh2220
    @magentazotigh22206 жыл бұрын

    german may sound a bit harsh, but it sure is a beautiful language. having such sayings, makes me want to learn them all.

  • @skip123davis
    @skip123davis6 жыл бұрын

    this might be your best video. i've always been fascinated by german idioms.

  • @Trixstien
    @Trixstien7 жыл бұрын

    Here are some sayings I live by... "Have not cause asked not" for when I feel nervous about asking a question or wanting something. "Hear to be an ear" for when people want to talk to me about their issues. "Sticks n Stones maybe Break Bones, but Names n Words causes Wars" something I tell my kids about been careful of what they say. "It's better to have and not need, then to need and not have" for the reason I am always wearing a jacket even in hot weather cause if it gets cold I have it, if it's hot I'll simply take it off, and other things.

  • @mati97
    @mati977 жыл бұрын

    Hi Trixi! I liked a lot your video! The two sayings that I loved most are: "Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert." I put another perspective into that phrase, as someone who doesn't respect even the smallest things a person can offer, don't deserve those greatest things either :p And the last one "der Zahn der Zeit" instantly reminded me of Lord of the Rings xD and I find both to be totally awesome :3 I'l look for your other Sayings videos :D! Thanks very much for sharing these :)!! Good luck ^_^!

  • @sophiaikonyak1449
    @sophiaikonyak14497 жыл бұрын

    I think this is my favourite video ever it made me realise how much I actually love your channel

  • @scottrussell6873
    @scottrussell68737 жыл бұрын

    I love this video! Thank you, Trixi!

  • @jameshennemann2571
    @jameshennemann25716 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy your programs very much. You make them very interesting and enjoyable.

  • @lioba.94371
    @lioba.943717 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! For amendment: "Die Seele baumeln lassen" originates from the novel "Schloss Gripsholm" written by Kurt Tucholsky (1931): "Wir lagen auf der Wiese und baumelten mit der Seele" (chapter 2/6).

  • @JCBeastie
    @JCBeastie7 жыл бұрын

    The devil is a squirrel is my favourite; der teufel ist ein eichhörnchen sounds really nice too.

  • @gayanehakobyan1294
    @gayanehakobyan12947 жыл бұрын

    Interesting idioms.

  • @jamesmartin1895
    @jamesmartin18957 жыл бұрын

    ... words of wisdom, thank you Ms.Trixie. I would like to add this "More substance than resemblance..." my scout master once said this over a camp fire when I was a young Boy Scout, later in life I found out he got it from an old German documentary. These words have not left me even to this day... Now I can add your words "Those that don't value the cent... does not deserve the dollar"

  • @jackdaw634
    @jackdaw6347 жыл бұрын

    I think the origin of the saying "mit jemandem Pferde stehlen können" lays in earlier times, when stealing a horse was a crime you'd be sentenced to death for. So if someone would join you into stealing a horse, that person probably cared about you more than about their own life. Literally, seeing as, if you got caught, you would die.

  • @Mr2AM
    @Mr2AM7 жыл бұрын

    I love showing your vids to my wife (shes from Berlin) and she lost it on your accents video screaming "thats so true!"

  • @konradheumann8342
    @konradheumann83427 жыл бұрын

    Gut gemacht! Sehr unterhaltsam. :)

  • @tasheemhargrove9650
    @tasheemhargrove96507 жыл бұрын

    Never thought about time that way. That's one hell of a way to describe it. The biggest threats to one's life are usually things you can't physically see or touch. Time is extremely lethal. Hopefully, one day we'll be able to take time's teeth away.

  • @davidpaiz5286
    @davidpaiz52867 жыл бұрын

    Mal wieder ein sehr schönes und interessantes Video! Weiter so! 👏

  • @choedzin
    @choedzin7 жыл бұрын

    I think you made a very good selection. Personally, my favorite sayings are malaphors, or mixed idioms, such as "a stitch in time is worth two in the bush", "that's a whole different kettle of ballparks", to "chew the breeze" with someone, or "let's burn that bridge when we come to it" and so forth. Does German have something like this?

  • @stephenhartley375

    @stephenhartley375

    7 жыл бұрын

    Check this out: malaphors.com/ There's a whole website and book dedicated to malaphors!

  • @choedzin

    @choedzin

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - it's a good site, although actually I'd already discovered it. :-)

  • @josephinhiding3595

    @josephinhiding3595

    7 жыл бұрын

    1. Evolution in Action! (When someone does something stoopid!) 2. Don't fight with pigs, they like it and you get dirty. 3. To be a person of principle, first be a person of courage. 4. When and anvil bear; when a hammer strike. 5. There are no bad soldiers under a good general. 6. The person with no break has no authority. 7. Apply yourself too much to little things and you become incapable of great ones. 8. Asses sing badly because they pitch their voices too high. 9. An honest person is none the worse because a dog barks at him. 10. When a blind person carries the lame, both go forward.

  • @josephinhiding3595

    @josephinhiding3595

    7 жыл бұрын

    11. All are not hunters that blow the horn. 12. One "no" averts 70 evils. 13. Numerous instructions confuse the dog. 14. If you bow at all, bow low. 15. He who know not how to flatter knows not how to reign. 16. Care not how many you please but whom. 17. A bashful beggar has an empty purse. 18. Leave a good name behind in case you return. 19. Profit is better than fame ( we'll maybe ). 20. A little late is much too late.

  • @josephinhiding3595

    @josephinhiding3595

    7 жыл бұрын

    21. Of what use is a silver cup if filled with tears? 22. If you wish a dog to follow you, feed it. 23. PAY PEANUTS AND YOU GET MONKEYS! 24. Praise makes good men better and bad ones worse. 25. Mercy to the criminal may be cruelty to the people. 26. Keep your friendships in constant repair. 27. Do not crush the flower to smell it. 28. The rabbit is not the elephants slave, for the forest has brought them together. ( donttrusttherabbit :p~ just kidding ). 29. Good exhibited much lose their color. hehe!

  • @camerkiddo
    @camerkiddo7 жыл бұрын

    Gah! Trixie I love your videos(you make it somewhat easier to learn German)

  • @zukaza2
    @zukaza27 жыл бұрын

    Ich werde am start dieses Video zu sehr abgelenkt ... dieses Häschen kissen warum fliegt es und wackelt? O.O

  • @DontTrustTheRabbit

    @DontTrustTheRabbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dieses blöde Kissen ist dauernd runtergefallen, da musste ich es irgendwann wegnehmen. :D

  • @LeMansionnaire

    @LeMansionnaire

    7 жыл бұрын

    ist mir gar nicht aufgefallen...als ich den Kommentar gelesen habe, dachte ich es geht um andere Kissen von einen rabbit die wackeln hrhr aber dann habe ich trixies Antwort gelesen und gesehen dass sie nicht passt

  • @zukaza2

    @zukaza2

    7 жыл бұрын

    ah okay find ich gut dann muss ich dem Hypnose Kissen nicht die ganze Zeit zuschauen. xD PS: Schönes Video "Zahn der Zeit" find ich am auch Besten/Coolsten/Schönsten. (eins von denen wird schon das richtige Wort sein was ich suche. ^^)

  • @leonih523

    @leonih523

    7 жыл бұрын

    dieses Kissen hat mich voll abgelenkt ^^ ich musste das Video nochmal ansehen weil ich mich nicht auf den Inhalt konzentrieren konnte :D aber immerhin bin ich nicht alleine ^^

  • @Lenny_696

    @Lenny_696

    7 жыл бұрын

    zukaza2 O.o

  • @WhiteSpatula
    @WhiteSpatula7 жыл бұрын

    I love them all! You chose some very insightful ones, Trixi. I remember Pops was chock-full of sayings, in English and German, but for the life of me I can't recall a one. On the Mexican side of the family, my grandmother had a saying I loved. (let's see if I get this right.. actually, I prefer that in Spanish too.. a ver si me lo recuerdo sin cagarme en el mar..) She'd say, "Cada bella tiene su tacha, y cada fea su gracia." Ask ol' you-know-who if I got that right. ;-) ¡Besos! Tschüss! -Phill, Las Vegas (btw, I think the Z's in Zahn and Zeit add to the saying's bite!)

  • @ra508l_3
    @ra508l_37 жыл бұрын

    Mal wieder ein tolles Video :)

  • @DontTrustTheRabbit

    @DontTrustTheRabbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    Dankeschön :)

  • @luishenriquez9811
    @luishenriquez98117 жыл бұрын

    Love this, beatiful the way you speak here of german as this beatiful as I sometimes see it language, although it is mostly often seen as otherwise.

  • @AlaricHolmes
    @AlaricHolmes7 жыл бұрын

    "Mit jemandem Pferde stehlen können" makes me think of two phrases in English: "partner in crime," which -- when used figuratively -- refers to a friend you spend a lot of time with, doing lots of things, and having each other's back when things get rough or you need to do risky things (like, well, crime!). The other one is harder to cite so I'll just put it in a sentence: "She's the kind of friend who would help me bury the bodies" (as in, if I killed someone, accidentally or purposely, and she found out, not only would she not turn me in, but she would help me bury the body, both protecting me _and_ taking on the risk of being possibly arrested as an accomplice).

  • @alexanderradkee376
    @alexanderradkee3767 жыл бұрын

    The one about stealing horses reminds me of being Geralt in Novigrad. You look super cute in this video too Gadget.

  • @markseare9274
    @markseare9274 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Hope things are good for you!

  • @RelaxBabyDeepSleep
    @RelaxBabyDeepSleep7 жыл бұрын

    90% viewers are not here for the sayings

  • @ottogunsche3748

    @ottogunsche3748

    4 жыл бұрын

    Relax Baby - DEEP SLEEP if you leave the comment bar up it covers it

  • @ottogunsche3748

    @ottogunsche3748

    4 жыл бұрын

    On ipad

  • @scissorsandpaper
    @scissorsandpaper7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome sayings!

  • @evanchiladas9929
    @evanchiladas99294 жыл бұрын

    "aller anfang ist schwer" is my favorite.

  • @Mindy14
    @Mindy145 жыл бұрын

    I love the first one so much!

  • @menkulinanaldebaran7509
    @menkulinanaldebaran75096 жыл бұрын

    Hi Trixi, du hast eine poetische Ader. (another semi-proverb). Schönes Video mit ebendiesen poetischen Erklärungen.

  • @chewjingwei2635
    @chewjingwei26357 жыл бұрын

    Dieser Spruch ist nicht aus Deutsch, aber trotzdem finde ich sie in Deutsch wirksamer: "Viele Leute die in vielen kleinen Orten viele kleine Dinge tun, können das Gesicht der Welt verändert."

  • @craigcorson3036
    @craigcorson30367 жыл бұрын

    American English has one that is akin to your saying about stealing horses - "A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body" Obviously an illegal activity, but it illustrates the depth of a friendship.

  • @JohnDoe-qx3zs

    @JohnDoe-qx3zs

    7 жыл бұрын

    And both also carry very severe punishment, thus ultimate trust is needed to join such a crime despite the risk of the friend talking when interrogated.

  • @craigcorson3036

    @craigcorson3036

    7 жыл бұрын

    Quite right.

  • @mylovesakura
    @mylovesakura7 жыл бұрын

    This one takes the cake-> "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." You can interpret it however you want.

  • @Landsknecht25

    @Landsknecht25

    7 жыл бұрын

    mylovesakura Assassins Creed 🙌

  • @mylovesakura

    @mylovesakura

    7 жыл бұрын

    Juli Schäfer Yeah xD

  • @michaelstephan9619
    @michaelstephan96197 жыл бұрын

    Eine schöne Auswahl. Ich glaub ich leg mir auch mal eine Liste an. :)

  • @zyriacus8360
    @zyriacus83605 жыл бұрын

    To mix up some adages: "Der Zahn der Zeit, der schon so viele Wunden geheilt hat, wird auch darüber Gras wachsen lassen." (The tooth of time that has healed so many wounds will also let grass grow over this.)

  • @zyriacus8360

    @zyriacus8360

    5 жыл бұрын

    also let grass grow over the fact that I have written the same more than a year ago - Memory like a sieve.

  • @second_Home
    @second_Home7 жыл бұрын

    Danke , es war großartig !

  • @jonass1285
    @jonass12857 жыл бұрын

    Ich schaue gerne deine Videos, da lernt man neue Sachen über die eigene Sprache, aber auch, wie man eine Sprache in einer anderen erklären kann. Auf jeden Fall interessant! Und ruhe dich nicht auf deinen Lorbeeren aus ;-)

  • @sailorcat
    @sailorcat7 жыл бұрын

    I like these sayings, especially Die Seele baumeln lassen.^^

  • @davidh.4649
    @davidh.46497 жыл бұрын

    I always liked "Unkraut verdirbt nicht." We should all strive to be as tenacious as weeds. :-)

  • @alexanderhoward122
    @alexanderhoward1227 жыл бұрын

    What about the famous German sayings, ones of my favorite "You can't spoil mud with mud." and "Better to have it and don't need it than need it and not have it."?

  • @pabeloo
    @pabeloo7 жыл бұрын

    in Polish we have exactly the same "mit jemandem die Pferde stehlen können" "móc z kimś kraść konie"

  • @bustnn6009
    @bustnn60097 жыл бұрын

    You say it so beautiful! :)

  • @Isabel120897
    @Isabel1208977 жыл бұрын

    Hallo Trixi! kannst du auch mal ein Video machen in dem du englische Sprichwörter erklärst (vllt welche die es auf deutsch nicht oder anderst gibt). das fände ich mal sehr interessant. oder hast du dazu schon mal etwas gemacht?

  • @PHLewis1956ye1q9
    @PHLewis1956ye1q97 жыл бұрын

    I remember a saying (although it isn't beautiful), taught to me by my 3rd year German language teacher in high school: "Mehr sein als scheinen." I've always liked that one and I try to live that way.

  • @crusiethmaximuss
    @crusiethmaximuss7 жыл бұрын

    Alles geschieht aus einem Grund. It is what I say to myself in a moment of unexpected circumstances. Yes, it is up to us to find out what that is, but the phrase provokes thought.

  • @helpicantfindaname1
    @helpicantfindaname17 жыл бұрын

    I listen to her in the background while I game. Love her voice.

  • @markusf7620
    @markusf76207 жыл бұрын

    Now we have the salad 😂 BTW Schönes Video 😇

  • @morganistdiefrage3310
    @morganistdiefrage33105 жыл бұрын

    Danke Trixie

  • @zyriacus8360
    @zyriacus83606 жыл бұрын

    Der Zahn der Zeit, der schon so viele Wunden geheilt hat, wird auch darüber Gras wachsen lassen.

  • @danbachmann8005
    @danbachmann80057 жыл бұрын

    The saying that suggests that a mythical horned monster with goats hoofs is really a squirrel is supposed to teach me not to lose track of reality?........... well.......

  • @wernermaurer3164
    @wernermaurer31647 жыл бұрын

    I like this one, it's one of my favorites, although I'm not completely sure what it means. I've been racking my brain for years for a clever way to render it in English: In der allergrössten Not schmeckt die Wurst auch ohne Brot. Can you please explain it?

  • @PandoraStrife
    @PandoraStrife7 жыл бұрын

    Hey, "Was sich liebt, das neckt sich." is the exact translation for french "Qui aime bien, châtie bien !" And why are cute rodents' names so difficult to pronounce?! For people about my age, the first German lesson in middleschool contained "Schmetterling" and "Meerschweinchen"! No wonder most students lose hope instantly. I wanna be able to say Eichhörnchen!!!

  • @loopshackr
    @loopshackr7 жыл бұрын

    "Der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen" is a poetic expression of Murphy's Law: "anything that can go wrong, will, and at the worst possible time." No one seems to know exactly who Murphy was, but the concept must have been around forever.

  • @joeschmoe9154
    @joeschmoe91547 жыл бұрын

    Interesting selection, a lot of them also have English Variations.

  • @Lunabee33
    @Lunabee337 жыл бұрын

    Hast du dir schon mal überlegt Poetry Slam zu machen? Ich glaube du könntest das sehr gut🙈

  • @danielamondris1027
    @danielamondris10277 жыл бұрын

    Fantastisch!

  • @misleto8283
    @misleto82837 жыл бұрын

    Nice ones! :-)

  • @kellyorrichardweddle6220
    @kellyorrichardweddle62207 жыл бұрын

    A curious selection of German sayings.

  • @celandau
    @celandau7 жыл бұрын

    Dear Trixie: You keep saying bad things about your german accent, but you really shouldn't! You speak English really well. Anyone who is complaining should try to learn German as a second or third language!

  • @erosagos2206
    @erosagos22067 жыл бұрын

    Danke schön

  • @donb5917
    @donb59177 жыл бұрын

    Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist!

  • @observe2suspect
    @observe2suspect7 жыл бұрын

    "der Teufel ist ein Eichhörnchen" auf bayerisch: "der Deivi is a Oachkatzl"... for me just a reminder that something evil may show up in something cute and innocent... "shit happens" was replaced by Murphy's law in the 1990s: "whatever may go wrong will go wrong" and "if there are several possibilities to fail, the most catastrophic and most expensive will occur"... :-) for "die Zeit heilt alle Wunden" (time heals all your wounds) there is an extension: "die Zeit ist ein hervorragender Heiler, aber 'n lausiger Kosmetiker" (time may be a great healer but it's a lousy beautician). instead of "Gras über eine Sache wachsen lassen" there is a modern variant: "weniger 'vergeben und vergessen', mehr 'vergraben und verrotten lassen'" (less 'forgive and forget', more 'bury and let decay') - actually i'd prefer "more 'forgive and forget'" (cute combination of "give" and "get" in Englisch - whereas "vergraben und verrotten" just sounds similar to "vergeben und vergessen"...) but deep in our "human" soul there seems to be a need to have and hide "eine (oder mehrere) Leichen im Keller" (one (or serveral) corpses in the basement) - where the "corpse in the basement" just stands for any dark secret...

  • @52vepr
    @52vepr7 жыл бұрын

    When elephants fight, it's the ants who die.

  • @Ozzy_2014
    @Ozzy_20147 жыл бұрын

    ever watch episode of Doctor Who from the Tom Baker years 1979-1981 he was fond of word games. mixing up historical people w same last names or mixing up sayings like up the gum tree without a paddle. what more beautiful than having fun w great sayings by mixing them together for fun reaction of audience you are speaking too?☺😁

  • @janaaj1an889
    @janaaj1an8897 жыл бұрын

    The stealing horses meme reminds me of an American one that says something like, someone who would help you hide a body (presuming that you had killed someone). Your English is particularly good and American today. Extra cup of coffee? (I lived in Germany for nearly three years and took German in school before and after and never got anywhere near as good as your English! (I'm an American).

  • @raunakadhikari111
    @raunakadhikari1117 жыл бұрын

    i am up for hundreds of these german proverbs...😂

  • @tomvondeek
    @tomvondeek7 жыл бұрын

    Hey some of my favorite words in german are Bierdeckel (why is it called Bierdackel? you put the glass on it, so why its called deckel?) and there is the (i translate it to english, i think you might get it ;) "to have cabbage-steam" and a nice little kitchen tool, the snow-broom!

  • @affenmensch6938

    @affenmensch6938

    7 жыл бұрын

    speaking about the cabbage thing...watch?v=Vcsu6417b1g

  • @tomvondeek

    @tomvondeek

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh, i watched a lot of videos but i didnt watch that one :) ty!

  • @tomvondeek

    @tomvondeek

    7 жыл бұрын

    aahh thats otto :D

  • @wolfgangheislitz5081

    @wolfgangheislitz5081

    7 жыл бұрын

    I think it is called "Deckel" or "cover" because, when sitting in a beer garden, you can inverse the positions of glass and bierdeckel so that it covers the opening of the glass and protects the beer from falling leaves, chestnuts (a beer garden has or should have chestnut trees), micrometeorites, insects, saliva from your neighbours and worst of all, in case it is raining, water.

  • @seesixCM6
    @seesixCM67 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful and interesting sayings, but I never heard any of them when I was in Germany. I never heard other phrases like "Ach du lieber" or "Gluck und glas, wie bald bricht das." I never discussed philosophy with any Germans, I suppose.

  • @ObeyRL99
    @ObeyRL997 жыл бұрын

    kauf mal ein micro oder sowas, oder probier mal n bisschen mit audiofilter herum. das klingt sehr stark nach einem billigen mikro zu einer guten bildqualität und verzerrt deine schöne stimme ein bisschen. außerdem finde ich es gut, dass du hier keine hintergrundmusik hast, jedoch wäre es überlegenswert gewesen ein paar dinge mit leiser hintergrund musik (zB wenn die sprichwörter an sich sagst) unterstreichst. Ich weiß nicht genau was mich am audio stört aber etwas passt nicht

  • @orange12v
    @orange12v7 жыл бұрын

    I like very much your sayings my best one is a Bible one "do as you would be done by" also when you speak in English do think in English or German?

  • @KarnodAldhorn
    @KarnodAldhorn7 жыл бұрын

    5:46 Jeeeesus! I love that one because it personificates time and compares it with something knawing. I can't explain what that does inside me.

  • @DontTrustTheRabbit

    @DontTrustTheRabbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's why It's my favourite, too. :)

  • @KarnodAldhorn

    @KarnodAldhorn

    7 жыл бұрын

    DontTrustTheRabbit Yeaaaaah! And you explain quite good what I like about it. But for me another reason is that it's "sagenhaft" literally. And I fricking LOVE tales! I just adore them. I don't know why exactly.

  • @KarnodAldhorn

    @KarnodAldhorn

    7 жыл бұрын

    DontTrustTheRabbit 6:52 I imagined a saying: "Nach jedem Winter kommt ein Frühling (wir müssen ihn nur überleben)." Es bedeutet, dass man egal wie schlecht und scheiße es einem auch gehen sollte, man darf niemals aufgeben. Irgendwann kommt der Tag, an dem sich alles zum Besseren wendet. Der grimmige kalte Winter, der einen auffressen will geht vorüber und sobald man wieder die Sonne sieht, scheint sie für einen um so heller. What do you think?

  • @DontTrustTheRabbit

    @DontTrustTheRabbit

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ja, das ist auch wirklich schön und ebenfalls eine Philosophie von mir. :)

  • @KarnodAldhorn

    @KarnodAldhorn

    7 жыл бұрын

    DontTrustTheRabbit :) By the way, mein Lben ist momentan ein sehr langer Sommer. Und ein Ende ist nicht in Sicht.

  • @saketsikarwar
    @saketsikarwar4 жыл бұрын

    You have nice highlighter to highlight lines.

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