![]() ![]() Have you ever read the news and upon seeing so many negative headlines, you felt a sense of doom and sadness for the world? In Germany, we have a word for this feeling: Weltschmerz. Example: “Ich bin über 30 und habe keinen Partner, langsam bekomme ich Torschlusspanik.”.Torschlusspanik consists of three German words: Tor (goal), Schluss (end, closing) and Panik (panic). While it can be used in many different ways, it is most commonly used when referring to people in their thirties or forties looking to find a partner or have kids before it might be too late. The Germans have a word for that: Torschlusspanik. We all know the feeling of anxiety and slight panic when a looming deadline is approaching and we aren’t sure whether we will finish our tasks on time. (Schadenfreude is the most beautiful kind of happiness.) There is even a German saying about it: Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude.It combines the words Schaden (damage) and Freude (happiness). ![]() This feeling of slight satisfaction when you witness a person you don’t like being inconvenienced by something is called Schadenfreude. Example: “Wenn ich im Urlaub Deutsche mit Socken in Sandalen sehe, schäme ich mich fremd.”Īlthough Germans wouldn’t wish ill will toward anyone, that doesn’t mean they don’t have a word to describe the tinge of happiness you might feel when something bad happens to your enemies.It’s often used as fremdschämen which is a separable verb. Have you ever witnessed someone else doing something embarrassing and, even though you weren’t involved, you felt embarrassed yourself? The Germans refer to that feeling as Fremdscham, a combination of the words fremd (foreign) and Scham (embarrassment). The word originates from the German Heimweh (homesickness) and Ferne (distance). Fernweh does not necessarily relate to a specific place it just means you want to travel and be somewhere else for a while. Especially during the travel restrictions due to COVID, you may have encountered Fernweh: The longing to go somewhere far away, often with a melancholic connotation to it. Let’s start with one of the most meaningful German words: Fernweh. ![]()
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