Germany vs USA - Germanisms

[honey27003]

deutschland ist soooooooooooooooooo cool

[honey27003]

germany ist great

[Paddeiii]

make a germany vs usa - weed

[PMFarin]

whats about blitzkrieg :D

[sadkasten]

Alex, einen "Stein" bekommst du in bayerischen Biergärten sehr wohl.

-> Steinkrug. Aber dir als Nordlicht verzeihen wir natürlich. ;)

[TomMRF]

2:25 :-D :-D "Ouh"

[789mopedman]

Ich bin ein Amerikanische Austauschschüler der grad in Deutschland ist. Ich muss sagen, dass diese Videos sooooo wahr sind! :D

[HesseJamez]

Stein means "stone" in german - nothing else.

[Tchaikovsky09]

You guys should do a video on the differences between English and German. You should also do a video on English words used in German (if there are any, I don't know).

[HesseJamez]

@Tchaikovsky09

We use lots of english words in Germany, but use to give them a new meaning *lol*

handy= cell phone

Smoking = tuxedo

Gift = poison

Angel = fishing rod.....and many more

[GermannenMarkus]

lol...in der schönen Pfalz sagen wir aber nicht Krug sondern wirklich "Stein", bzw. mit dem pfälzischen Dialekt eher "Stäääh", das kommt also schon aus Deutschland!

[llothar68]

Kaputt is the most worldwide used german word. It's even used in China.

[paxpacis2]

my favorite german word: "schmarrn"

[HesseJamez]

@paxpacis2

"Schmarrn" isn't a german word, it's bavarian.

[EdeGold]

Das amerikanische "Stein" kommt vom deutschen "Steinkrug", nur daß der wichtigere zweite Teil "Krug" weggelassen wird.

[Germtalia]

can you two make out

hahahha

[Boppininasack]

@ Renagade1325 that's not quite right it was just a city here. I mean it was there were many German settlers Philadelphia and the official language in the municipal councilor should there be German.

It failed, however, only one vote

[Renagade1325]

The United States was one vote away from being a German speaking country.

[asus575]

@Renagade1325

look on wikipedia for "Muhlenberg legend"

[skaternoa26]

@Renagade1325 no it wasnt.

[Renagade1325]

@skaternoa26 There is no official language in the United States, even today. There was a vote on translating signs, laws, etc. into German. The vote resulted in a 42-41 loss. Considering that German immigration increased greatly after this point makes it entirely possible that German could have been a major language in the United States, especially in areas with high concentrations of Germans. So in essence, the legend is true.

[skaternoa26]

@Renagade1325 ok show me your source

[abdamit]

@Renagade1325 that would be cool...no english in school anymore :D

[HesseJamez]

@abdamit

Haha...if we were native english speakers, we'd have to learn a foreign language though, which might be more difficult like russian or even german - both have a horrible grammar.

[abdamit]

@HesseJamez I´m german ^^ and I think when the most parts of the world spoke than german I´m sure I never had to lern english....cuz you amis and we germans where both german speaking countries :D I think u shouldn´t learn german than anymore cuz you have learned it from your parents...grandparents..and so on :D

[HesseJamez]

@abdamit

Bin selber Deutscher - einfach mal Profil gucken - hatte ich bei dir aber auch vergessen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache fänd ich übel - da ist Englisch wesentlich einfacher, zumindest für die "Germanischen" Muttersprachler, Schweden, Dänen, Norweger, Holländer. Chinesen z.B. müssen nicht nur die Grammatik, sondern auch die Schrift und Aussprache wesentlich mühsamer lernen. Ich als Europäer wiederrum hätte auch keine Lust, chinesische Schrift + Aussprache lernen zu müssen.

[abdamit]

@HesseJamez oh ok aber wie ja schon gesagt wurde, stand Amiland nur eine Stimme vor der Nationalsprache deutsch. also müssten demnach wir warscheinlich keine andere Sprache mehr erlernen, da desswegen warscheinlich auch die Hauptsprache der Welt deutsch währe :D. Außerdem haben die Chinesen glaub ich kein Problem mit der deutschen Grammatik, denn so wie eine Studie die vor einiger Zeit mal durchgeführt wurde bewiesen hat, sind die Chinesen im Deutschunterricht und den Tests--

[Moriarty1982]

@abdamit Sorry, da muss ich dich korregieren, es gab niemals eine Abstimmung über die Nationalsprache und die USA haben bis heute offiziell keine nationale Sprache. Wenn Du das nicht glauben magst dann lies die Verfassung und die bill of rights.

[abdamit]

@Moriarty1982 hab nur gesagt was ich gelesen hab, da sieht man mal wieder, dass man nich alles glauben darf, was man hört,liest oder so... :/

[Moriarty1982]

@abdamit Ist nicht schlimm, dass Gerücht hält sich beständig. Du kannst mal nach dem Blog "USA Erklärt" suchen, da kann man noch andere schöne Sachen lesen.

[abdamit]

@HesseJamez --VIEL besser als unsere Schüler...naja man muss sagen das sie an der Aussprache noch Pfeilen müssen....in der "Theorie" sind die super, aber in der "Praktik"...auf YouTubisch gesagt: "Daumen nach unten LOL" xD

[bleakjw]

@Renagade1325 thats a myth

[sadkasten]

@Renagade1325 no, that never happened.its an urban legend, called the "Muhlenberg legend". just not able to post the link to wikipedia.

[Slithermotion]

@Renagade1325

Nur ein Gerücht war leider nur in Pennsylvania der Fall nicht die USA an sich....

Was aber erstaunlich ist die Bundesverfassung der USA wurde zuerst in Deutsch und erst nachher in Englisch herausgebracht...

Dann kamen leider auch bald mal die Weltkriege und Deutschsprachige Auswanderer haben sich von Ihrer Deutschen Kultur geschämt,Nachnamen geändert usw.

Naja das ist Geschichte, und die sollte man nicht verleugnen aber Sachlich betrachten :)

[Renagade1325]

@Slithermotion Its no rumor or legend. There was a vote to make public signs in both English AND German. Had this been voted through, the US would be speaking a lot more German than we are now. The vote lost by one, it isnt a rumor.

[Slithermotion]

@Renagade1325

maybe that's true...:)

anyway the most american are happy that they don't speak german...I think...

Guten Tag :D

[Moriarty1982]

@Slithermotion Das hatte aber auch ein wenig mit der Presse zu tun, soweit ich das noch im Kopf habe war zu dem Zeitpunkt die deutsche Presse in den USA einfach schneller.

[chabi3000]

@Renagade1325 That´s an urban legend.

[StarmaGeddon]

@Renagade1325 i heard this is a false story and that there were only much immigrants who wanted to have the bill of rights or something in german but it didnt work out becuase of one missing vote...

[Renagade1325]

@StarmaGeddon Well, the US has no official language. It really wasnt a vote with regard to what language the country would be speaking. The vote was in regard to putting documents, road signs, and other public things in German. This would have undoubtedly made much of the population German speaking, much like Canada speaks French today.

[Acceptable76]

:D <3

[stonee206]

My name is Stein... :D

[Xolares]

you all want to go to german? AND I WANT TO GO IN THE USA, FROM GERMAN!

[allpeeps4me]

@Xolares .. I'll show you around The States if you show me around Deutschland ! Deal?

[DerEwigeZweifler]

what about anglerfisch? i think it´s a german word

[HesseJamez]

@DerEwigeZweifler

Anglerfisch = frogfish (not anglerfish!!!) - yes, it's a german word, means "fishermans fish" in literal translation.

[HappyIsFleeting]

XD at the beggining! I understood that because I do that too! XD.. awww scheisse

[ruhri0411]

@alex: 1:13

Stein = Steingut ;-)

[Swabian74]

by the way its call" Alto german" not high german and more then 80% of the germans dont speak alto german fluently and me too . i dont want speak alto german because its a boring language bether learn a original dialect :P

[xXxKingdashxXx]

Weltschmerz is another one i realy like or Poltergeist

[metalhead232323]

isn't "angst" kind of like afraid so it could be used as a fear?

[Joke332]

@metalhead232323 thats correct

[Rahmstein]

@metalhead232323

Yes. "Angst haben" means "to be scared"

You can translate "fear" with "Angst"... just in case of "I fear that..." its better to use the word "Furcht" -> "Ich befürchte, dass..."

[1980BoehseOnkelz]

ich liebe nur ein land, das andere finde ich scheiße ,... welches meint ich blos???

[420LiquorStore]

My ancestors were from Germany. But they left right before WWI. Great great great grampa knew some shit was going down I think lol.

[hardstyle905]

@420LiquorStore lmao

[Bart1893]

you forgot about the iceberg ;)

[hannavas11]

@39CaratGold Well some people don't, most people who I know, aren't real big fans of Germany, especially after the world wars and nazis, but oh well, I love Germany! Yeah, most people do, but some people... I don't know, oh I got this pin today, it says "Oompah, Oktoberfest!" Well, anyways love Germany, but America is awesome too! haha :P

[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

Ich akzeptiere nur deine geistige Unterlegenheit! Achja, du solltest dich mehr mit Germanistik beschäftigen, dann würdest du nichtmehr soviel Dünnschiss labern! :)

[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

Schau dir endlich mal das Althochdeutsche an. Dann wirst du den großen lateinischen Einfluss sehen. Und natürlich haben wir französische Wörter drin! Noch nie was von Gallizismen gehört? Abonnement, Adresse, minute, Accent, Accessoire, Akkord, Alarm, Allee, Allüren, amüsieren, Anekdote, Annonce, Armee, arrangieren, Attacke, avancieren! Dein Satz: "englisch und holländisch sind keine germanischen sprachen..." ist absoluter Bullshit & strozt nur so vor lauter Dummheit!

[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

Es ging hier um Wörter! Und wie gesagt, 40 % sind anderer Herkunft! 40% sind auch eine ganze Menge! ;) Außerdem widersprichst du dir selber, wie z.B. dieser Satz von dir: "holländisch und deutsch sind wie englisch und deutsch." Alle beide Sprachen sind germanischem Ursprungs! Also ist dies ein schlechter Vergleich, da diese Sprachen sich nicht ähnlicher sein können! Außerdem haben wir auch französische & vorallem viel lateinische Wörter drin!



[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

Schau dir Texte an in Althochdeutsch, da verstehst du fast garnix, obwohl es deutsch zur damaligen Zeit war!

Ca. 60 % der Wörter in der niederländischen Sprache sind deutscher Herkunft! Nur haben die sich nach einiger Zeit stark verändert! Die restlichen 40 % sind anderen Ursprungs!

[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

Das Land war sogar zu Zeiten Karls IV. im heiligen römischen Reich!

[EarlyRave84]

@39CaratGold

its a germanic language! 

[stjdtkzt]

@cycyg also in meiner Gegend (südwest) sagt das niemand. In Baden sagt man eigentlich mass in schwaben auch oder humpen und in der Kurpfalz stinknormal krug oder pitcher. Also ich weiss ja nich wo du herkommst

[thebeetalls]

Eye+Deer= I loled

[drobin3149]

There is no 'R' in idea!!!!! LOL

[tropicthunder332]

kaputt

[ad220588]

früher waren es steinkrüge deshalb Stein, Schlepp is aus dem Jiddischen,

[TheDreaschannel]

i am a german in sydney... ahaha ;zpppppppp

[darkTrumpetlicious]

wow. ich wusste nicht, dass so viele deutsche wörter auch im englischen benutzt werden :)

[mcmozes]

Awesome show love it where u from Alex?

[soereneverts11]

@mcmozes alex is from germany :D

[chicaMelia]

what about doppelganger or poltergeist? :D

[IIoWoII]

Angst could also be from Dutch...

[Holowachuk]

@IIoWoII

dutch is a german dialect.

[IIoWoII]

@Holowachuk No it isn't; Dutch comes from Lower german, modern German comes from Higher German...

[oraiseno]

@Holowachuk no, dutch is a own language that belongs to Dutch

[klops1467]

Ich bin auch aus deutschland

[HomoEconomicusX]

i know one: sauerkraut! :)

[OfficialTomAustin]

I love that 2 countries!!

[klramon]

LOL Hinternet

[MachineFight]

haha gesundheit it sounds so sweet when you say it xD

[Rap2923]

I think the guy with the white t-shirt is german

[TheAvestor]

as a german i undestand alex much better than jim because alex has a german accent :D

[tnschneider]

@TheAvestor I'm American and even I understand Alex better than Jim.

[TheAvestor]

@tnschneider you american dudes have a lot of different accent ^^ so its more diifcult to understand isnt it? :D

[caohanlu]

@TheAvestor As an American I understand Alex better than Jim because he is just more eloquent and articulate. (There are so many Germans out there that can speak and write English than us it's embarrassing...)

[telemarker93]

the best one (in my opinion) would be Germany Vs USA Vs Costa Rica. but that is just me

[sinschae]

*wink* ... oh.. okay... why did I just..?

[Nortiix]

Schlepp komm hier! ^^

[7shinta7]

Nur gut, dass sie es nicht anders herum probiert haben. Wenn wir alle (zum großen Teil falsch und sinnlos benutzten) Anglizismen in der deutschen Sprache aufzählten, würde das Video Tage dauern... -_-"

[sinschae]

@7shinta7 wäre allerdings tatsächlich keine schlechte Idee. Beemer, Handy...

[7shinta7]

@sinschae

hehe, danke

es gibt ja einige begriffe, die sinnvoll sind (z.B. team usw.) aber oft ist es einfach nur peinlich. Besser, wir verraten sowas unseren ausländischen Freunden nicht unbedingt. Die denken sich sonst noch sonstwas über uns. ^^"

[sinschae]

@7shinta7 hä, was ist denn falsch mit "team"??

[SharukhKhanFan1996]

im from germany too

[92Anniebananie]

They forgot " Blonde " . that word is both German and English. and Hand , and Hause but you say it the same as house. 

[HesseJamez]

@92Anniebananie

English & german are relatives - so you'll find thousands of common words.

[satanic666sonic]

Richtung Ludwigshafen

[rosereddoll]

I think when Americans say "schlep", they mean it to be a Yiddish word. Although its Yiddish use is German derived, obviously. So it's German via Yiddish. ^__^

[Phelan666]

The way he said kindergarten scared the shit outta me.

[SIXCHA]

i have 2 doppelganger in my city

[Shaestel]

ACHOO!

gesundheit.

OH! ANOTHER GERMANISM! :'D

-- I actually love Alex. xDD

I'm from England, and visited Germany last year. It's a pretty cool country. Although these Germanisms are only used in America. It's rare to hear German words used in England. xD

[satanic666sonic]

the guy in the vid just doesnt know the word Bierstein. so Stein for beerjars does exist

[EmteC2000]

@satanic666sonic ok bierstein?! tut mir leid aber des hba ich wirklich noch nie gehört...wo in deutschland sagt maß des bitte? Mir is nur die Maß geläufig bzw der Maßkrug

[satanic666sonic]

@EmteC2000 westdeutschland (rheinland)

[MrAaahh1]

@satanic666sonic also ich wohne in der nähe von köln und habe bierstein noch nie gehört x'D

[MsBlablabla666]

@EmteC2000

Es gibt übrigens auch das Kölschglas. :)

[Pyromaniac721]

English is part of the Germanic family of languages, but it has changed to the point that many words are derived from Latin-based languages such as French and Italian.

[HesseJamez]

@Pyromaniac721

lol* agree - sometimes I think english has more latin words than italian, though it's not a roman language.

[13Voorheespt2]

@HesseJamez I think the more commonly used a word is, it's probably Germanic. For example, even if I say, "Latin gives the most words to English", those words are all Germanic based.

[13Voorheespt2]

I think Jim was trying to say "verstehen" at :36.

[HojoOSanagi]

With my knowledge of Norwegian and hearing you say krug (Sounds like the Norwegian kug) while having your hand wrapped around a cylindrical, intangible form is quite suggestive.

[888Aline]

hahah sehr geil :D

[samy1250]

it's so funny :D to schlepp something up the hill..I burst out laughing!

I knew about kindergarten:) My english teacher once taught me the word (to) abseil.

XDDD

[Solarian96]

Germany = <3

[buckbeatle]

don't forget nosh/nosch. here, nosch/nosh= to snack.

example: I am going to nosh on some cheese and crackers before leaving.

:D

[away554]

I was surprised to hear that Americans use some german words.

In Germany it's normal to use some english words.

I saw an interview with the band Genesis and one off them said "Stuhl" (chair)

and I was like WHAT?! did he really say Stuhl :D

[downedcoyote1]

@away554 there is the English word stool which is a synonym for chair. you know, like a bar stool

[tomjimh]

genial

[Holzbursche]

ok, its easy, USA = copy GERMANY = TRUE

[residancing]

I think they would be great teachers ;-)

[Dredgion]

why is the German guy acting so nervous always ? too much Coke ? XD

[Beakle]

We USE the german word "Stein" in germany... expecially in western germany!

Its a big cup of beer of about a liter! :O

[StoMOProductions]

Lol, schlepp sth... never knew that!

[eracer91]

who can tell me the name of the song at the beginning of the videos?

please send me a private message

[warsteiner41]

Hey, I am from Germany .... the Country of BMW, Porsche, Mercedes and .... the Autobahn!! you know? ..... yeeees, you know;)

BUT: I love the USA!

[1012Steelers]

Alex is amazing.

[anteracmacash]

good thing I have my german speach diploma...by the way he says "kindergarten" like a nazi :D:D

[Wurmloch32]

@anteracmacash its new for me that its possible to say something like a nazi O_O

[anteracmacash]

@Wurmloch32 a "nazi stereotype"...with a strong german accent and a loud strict voice...

[Wurmloch32]

@anteracmacash you are a dumbass xD

[anteracmacash]

@Wurmloch32 vielen dank mein lieber

[hardstyle905]

@anteracmacash ur just jeaslous because we don't talk like wimps.

[anteracmacash]

@hardstyle905 wer hat gesagt das ihr deutsche wie weicheier redet ??

[KingMartNo1]

@anteracmacash i know what you mean =)

[payn0094]

They forgot one big one - Blitz!

[unalapis]

I think "Stein" comes from "Steingut" (the german word for Earthenware), from witch the Kürge had been made.

[TheMaganata]

germany is wonderful =)

[Zyxe92]

0:37 your denglisch is sehr gut.

[jaegerhund]

As a southerner (U.S.), I use and am familiar with klutz, gesundheit, poltergeist. spritz, kaput(t), angst, Wunderbar,

kindergarten, über, and commonly, yiddish words that come from pop culture.

[sgoergem]

In Germany we also use english words, or exactly words we think they are english,like

handy for mobile phone

oldtimer for vintage car

mobbing for bullying etc.

we call that "Denglisch" (Deutsch+English)

[FricoPalatino]

@sgoergem

or

"body bag" (Leichensack) for backpack (Rucksack)

"public viewing" (Leichenschau) for "Crowd of people standing in front of a big screen"

[XxNocturnalQueenXx]

they forgot poltergeist =) we use that here in America also

[tagundnachtwechsel]

I dont really believe that the americans use Gesundheit or schleppen.. sry

[FayeValentine666]

Gesundheit yes..the other one I dont know.

[FricoPalatino]

@tagundnachtwechsel

It's true that Americans use "gesundheit"! I was really surprised about that one when I went to Idaho and people wished me "gesundheit" instead of "good bless ya"!

[dreamcaster555]

Wow, I'm surprised by how many words I didn't know. :o

[sommermaedchenful]

Gesundheit ;D Wusste ich gar ncith., dass die das sagen :D

[jojojelle]

Who likes Germany ?

I am from Germany :)

[TheLukasTV]

@jojojelle i luv germany xD im froom germany

[regyreg22]

@jojojelle I was in France last week! Now I'm back and I have to say " Wow! I really like good old Germany!" :D

[hannavas11]

@jojojelle I am now learning German....I LOVE Germany!!!! :)

[nicknameNo1]

@hannavas11 und, spricht du schon einigermaßen gut deutsch? ich glaub wohl eher nicht, würd mich auch nicht wundern denn deutsch ist eine schwere sprache ;)

[hannavas11]

@nicknameNo1 Haha no, I really can't speak it that well, I just know a few basic things, I've only been learning it for a year, I'm 13, so... haha :) To me, German is the easiest language for me to learn, but thats just me :)

[nicknameNo1]

@hannavas11 and english is easy for my but i hate fucking french -.-^^

[hannavas11]

@nicknameNo1 Really, I love the sound of the language, but it is hard to learn, I hate Spanish, sorry but I never want to learn that.

[nicknameNo1]

@hannavas11 ohhh i gonna learn spanish nexxt year, its a cool language ;D

[hannavas11]

@nicknameNo1 Haha idk, I just never really liked that language, but I do wanna learn German, French, and Italian :)

[mustafa9785]

@jojojelle i dont like grmany even thogh i live in it i like the u.s more

[DerTreue1871]

@mustafa9785

Well when your name is mustafa I could think about you being a Turk-German, aren´t you?^^

[mustafa9785]

@DerTreue1871 no dude im not a turkey what r u

[DerTreue1871]

@mustafa9785

Also not a Turkey, but I can´t understand people, who have no normal "Heimatgefühl" (homeland-feeling), especially because Germany is one of the nations which exist.

[ankaschannel]

was is mit

spritz

lust

poltergeist

:D

i was surprised to get a 'gesundheit' back when i sneezed sounded kind of funny