BMW in German

As there is no "w" sound as in English and the "v" is pronounced as an "f", the BMW is actually called: Be (as in Bay) M Ve(as in Vay) and the Volkswagen is a Folksvagen. And Vikings is written Wikings.

Strange city names in Germany

You might encounter strange names for places such as: Fucking (a small city in Germany), Assmanhausen (meaning the hause of the "Ace" man), Titting, Volkhof river (pronounce Folkhof as the V is like a F), etc. Just try to keep a straight face when you hear them, they don't mean in German like anything you are thinking about right now.

Funny words in German according to the English language

The German word "Gift" means "poison"! So you better be careful what gifts you accept from your German buddies! The German word "Mist" means "bird droppings" (or in other words "bullsh**") That caused the Irish perfume brand "Irish Mist" to be renamed "Irisch Moos" (Irish Moss) when it was first introduced to the German market! The German word for "advice" is "Rat"! So it is safe to accept rats from your German friends (just remember to stay away from the "Gifts") .

Funny proverbs translated into English

Germans have some extremely funny proverbs as well, a few examples of that: Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei! - Everything has an end, only sausage has two! Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof I only understand trainstation (It is all Greek to me) Das ist nicht dein Bier! That is not your beer! (None of your business!) German almost became the official language of the United States of America. The Continental Congress, convened in Philadelphia during the Revolution, at one time considered adopting a new language for the future of the United States, with the aim of cutting off all ties with England. Among the languages suggested were German, Hebrew and French. When it finally came to a vote, English narrowly won just by one vote!

Interesting facts about some words

No word in the English language rhymes with month. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language. "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

There are only four words in the English language which end in"dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, here, ere, therein, herein. No words in the English language rhyme with orange, silver or purple.

'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles. The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, doughfaced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed." The verb "cleave" is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."