What They Didn't Teach You in German Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More

by Daniel Chaffey

Overview

Drinking a Hefeweizen at a Biergarten...
Dancing at Berlin’s hottest club...
Cheering for the local soccer team at the Stadion...

Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in Germany’s everyday language.

• What’s up? Wie geht’s?
• He/She is a real hottie. Er/Sie ist eine ganz heiße Nummer.
• What’s on tap? Was gibt’s vom Fass?
• I ordered the Currywurst. Ich bin den Currywurst.
• Do you wanna cuddle? Willst Du kuscheln?
• Gooooooal! Toooooor!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612436760
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	10/15/2017
Series:	Dirty Everyday Slang Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Daniel Chaffey is a writer, scholar, educator and eternal student of all things German. For the last twelve years, he has lived and worked in Germany, where he perfected his high German skills and learned to converse like a German sailor as a student, Fulbright Teaching Associate, translator and bartender. He holds an MA in German Studies and a teaching credential from Cal State Long Beach. He currently teaches German in Northern California, where he continues to work on other projects, including a lexicon of soldier slang from the Second World War.

Table of Contents

Using This Book 7

Chapter 1 Meet & Greet 13

Chapter 2 Friends & Family 26

Chapter 3 Booze, Bars, & Clubs 37

Chapter 4 Sexy Body, Ugly Body 63

Chapter 5 Nice & Naughty 78

Chapter 6 Smack Talk 96

Chapter 7 Pop Culture & Technology 109

Chapter 8 Sports & Games 132

Chapter 9 Food, Dining, & Cafés 145

Acknowledgments 167

About the Author 168