German is a very beautiful language. It belongs to the Indo – European language family. There are six countries namely – Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland, that has German as their official language.

German has more than 95 million native German speakers and overall around 220 million people speak German worldwide. But a few things can come up to you as a challenge if you are trying to learn German with English as your first language.

The first challenge is the grammar and the second and the biggest one is the words that you can’t translate into English. There are a lot of such words in German language with no proper or equivalent translation in English language.

Let’s go through a few such words –

Sturmfrei

Meaning – when your parents are not at home and you have the entire place for yourself

The first thing that comes to our mind in such a situation is party….  We hardly think whether there is a word for this or not. You can translate the word as being home alone or may be party time. But it’s hard to translate it with the same essence and depth.

Verschlimmbessern

Meaning – Trying to improve something and making things worse

We all have done this. The more we try to fix up on something, the worse it gets. Remember the last time when you wore your favorite dress to look fabulous in a party but end up looking overdressed and grand.

Backpfeifengesicht

Meaning – A face that begs you to slap

Well, this word is quite self-explanatory in itself.You might already have a name in your mind as to who can be addressed like this.

Schadenfreude

Meaning – A feeling of happiness that you get from seeing others misfortune

You can translate this word as being jealous. But jealousy means comparing yourself with someone. Being happy because someone else is in a bad situation – is the meaning this word conveys.

Pantoffelheld

Meaning – A man who acts tough in front of friends but can’t stand for himself against his wife

This is the story of every man on the planet or may be for aliens as well!!! Germans also agree that a man is the head of the household and woman is the neck, who can make the head turn on her wish.

Zugzwang

Meaning – When you are forced to decide on something

People use this word to describe a stressful situation, when they are forced to make a decision. But the original meaning of the word describes the situation of a chess player while he/she is trying to make a move.

Kummerspeck

Meaning – Excess weight gain due to emotional overeating

If you are going through a breakup, job loss or any unhappy situation, an extra-large cheese burst pizza along with a bathtub full of French fries and a few hundreds of chocolates are the only thing that can make you feel better.

Innerer Schweinehund

Meaning – The voice in our heads that makes us lazy.

This is that lazy voice that doesn’t let us move out of our home. It tells us to keep being lazy, don’t go out and cancel your most-awaited-trip plan with friends.

You will find many German to English translation services, but these are only a few words that only an expert and experienced translator can handle. There are translation agencies like Click For Translation, a professional service provider that offers German translation services with maximum accuracy and great quality.

Nevertheless, it is advisable to hire experts if you are dealing with serious documents like legal or certificates. There are legal German translation services offered by companies that will cater to any documentation related to the legal industry as a whole. Similarly, opt for service providers, who offer certified German translation services, so that you don’t need to worry about the results.