When you literally translate German words into English, you often get some pretty funny results. Can you guess what these ten direct translations really mean? It may be a tricky language to master ...

This uncharacteristically poetic German word literally translates to ‘art mistake’, although you probably won’t feel like a masterpiece as you hop out the hospital on one leg. So ...

Basically, it’s harder to pun in German when the grammar makes things so much less ambiguous. Jokes made with compound words simply won’t be funny to non-German speakers “Why can’t you ...

The German word for joke is "Witz ... to quickly perceive and express clever and amusing ideas. Something that's funny is "witzig," but we can't guarantee these 10 classic types of German ...

One of my favourite German words is doof, meaning "stupid" or "daft", as it is an abrupt, to-the-point word that just seems so appropriate! Another word which I find funny is stutzig, meaning ...

Henning explores German words that have made it into the English language. Have Your Say about this video All-in-one beginners' course. Complete it in 12 weeks with our weekly tips A short ...

Words with 60-odd letters in them? Nothing unusual in German. Henning dissects a couple of examples and proves that German can be endless fun - quite literally.

“Some non-words are funny, and they’re weird when they are ... This isn't a new idea: The 19th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer proposed the "incongruity theory," which ...

The German language uses about 120 terms that are originally Yiddish. An expert explains why the words often have a negative connotation. "It's a compliment to a language when you borrow a word ...

The folks at Facts decided to ask some Irish folks to try and translate German words - like Kunst, which raises some eyebrows, or gute fahrt, which causes grown adults to snicker. But the funny ...