We’ve already looked at useful German vocabulary for when things don’t go as planned so today’s podcast is devoted to the good times when everything goes smoothly and you have everything under control. Learn the German translation for common expressions and phrases like “to have a knack for something” and “to go like clockwork”.

alles in Butter =
everything is okay, it’s all good

Today’s lesson teaches the German translation of useful words and phrases for occasions when your feel your privacy is being invaded. Learn to tell someone to “mind their own business” in German and give them a piece of your mind for poking their nose where it doesn’t belong. “Scluss mit lustig” - It’s not funny anymore and I’m about to lose my cool.

überall musst du deine Nase reinstecken =
you’re always poking you nose where it doesn’t belong

Todays German podcast lesson teaches German phrases and expressions for those times when things go pear-shaped and not according to plan. Even the Germans make a blunder from time to time so when you next shoot yourself in the foot (heaven forbid!) - at least you’ll be armed with the right German vocabulary! (* Perhaps appropriately I made a blunder this week in the translation of the “die Arschkarte ziehen” which is better translated “the short end of the stick” or “to draw the shortest straw” than “the wrong end of the stick” which refers to a misunderstanding rather than suffering the bad effects of a situation. Oh well, shit happens!)

in der Tinte sitzen =
to be in for it

In today’s German podcast lesson you will learn German words and phrases to express indecision and uncertainty. Learn common German expressions to to say maybe, I don’t know, I’ll sleep on it or think it over. Sometimes you will find that the best solution to a problem is just to sit it out as the German idiom “abwarten und Tee trinken” nicely expresses.

Abwarten und Tee trinken =
wait and see

Ever heard the German colloquial expression "Schaffe, schaffe Häusle bauen"? What about the funny German idiom "Kleinvieh macht auch Mist"? Today's show is the long awaited continuation of the money theme introduced in podcast PG3. "Time is money" so let's jump right in!

Kleinvieh macht auch Mist =
a penny saved is a penny got
(lit. even small creatures add to the manure heap)