Corona Wortschatz

By the way: The Leibniz Institut für Deutsche Sprache published many many many new Corona related German words here: https://www.owid.de/docs/neo/listen/corona.jsp

Enjoy it :wink:, but always wearing your mask :mask: :sweat_smile:

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“mütend”
a new word creation. A combination from “müde” tired :yawning_face: and “wütend” angry :angry:
…created by the media here in Berlin…as far as I know :thinking:

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Ich habe Impfneid. Immer.

:upside_down_face:

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Dieses Wort gab es letztes Jahr zum Beispiel noch nicht, das ist brandneu :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Hallo Leute,
Einige Corona-Wörter sind noch:

Herdenimmunität
Testkapazität
Ausgangssperre
Reproduktionszahl
Heimarbeit

Liebe Grüße,
Omar :slight_smile:

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Do you know this new one?

Impftourismus - people who travel to Moscow to get vaccinated :see_no_evil: :persevere:

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Impfstoff ( vaccine )
…a Berlin based singer / songwriter founded a band by that name. This is her song “Dressed up auf der Couch”:

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Versuchskaninchen = Guinea pig

To avoid confusion for German learners, it’s maybe worth mentioning that this is only the figurative sense, if you want to talk about literal guinea pigs, the animal is called “Meerschweinchen” :wink:

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Thanks @ameliea, I was just thinking the same…that I should specify the term that is :wink:
“Versuchskaninchen” Guinea pig refers only to laboratory animals ( Versuchstiere ).
Is there, by the way a different term for “Versuchskaninchen” in Bavaria?

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@Germanlady I never thought about it before, but now that you mention it… people in Bavaria often use “Karnickel” instead of “Kaninchen”, so yes – you might hear “Versuchskarnickel” when you’re down there :slight_smile:

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Thanks @ameliea, good to know :wink:

I love this song! It speaks right out of my heart! Thank you for sharing it!

Ciao Danielaxxx

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You’re welcome @Danielaxxx. I felt the same way then I heard the song on the radio ( Radioeins ).
Have a nice Sunday :sun_with_face:
Cheers, Melanie

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