"Dark" is translated into German primarily as dunkel (adjective) or dunkles. It is used to describe low-light conditions, colors (e.g., dunkelblau for dark blue), or to describe types of dark beer. Other synonyms include finster (pitch-dark) or düster (gloomy/dim).
Dark is a German science fiction mystery thriller television series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. It ran for three seasons from 2017 to 2020.
Dunkel (German: [ˌdʊŋkl̩]), or Dunkles ( German: [ˈdʊŋkləs]), is a word used for several types of dark German lager. Dunkel is the German word meaning "dark", and dunkel beers typically range in color from amber to dark reddish brown.
Top 5 German Elements in Dark — Culture & Language Uncovered
Is Oktoberfest a dark lager?
So what is the official Oktoberfest beer? Since 1953 it's been the light, slightly sweet, golden-colored Festbier. But in the earliest years it was a dark lager (the beginnings of today's dunkel lager).
Porters and stouts are ales, while Dunkel is a lager. Ales use top-fermenting yeast while Lagers use bottom-fermenting yeast. Bottom fermentation occurs in cold temperatures over a long period of time, while top fermentation happens at warmer temperatures and moves along much faster.
Yes, Backpfeifengesicht (pronounced roughly as bahk-FY-fuhn-guh-zikh-t) is an insult, though a colloquial and humorous one, describing a face that looks like it deserves a slap or punch, used for smug, annoying, or irritating faces. It's not a vulgar swear word but rather a cheeky term highlighting someone's unpleasant expression, combining Backe (cheek) and Pfeife (whistle/slap), meaning "a face that needs a slap".
Commissioned by Netflix from duo Baran Bo Odar and Jantje Friese, the TV thriller is the company's first original German-language series, which was written, shot and produced in Germany.
Another Old English word for “black”, sweart, is where the German schwarz comes from. The color black is often associated with death and evil, but also power and elegance.
Yes, "h*ll" (hell) can be a "bad word," considered a mild curse or blasphemy when used in anger ("go to hell") or for emphasis ("what the hell"), but it's not offensive in a religious discussion about the concept of hell, and its acceptability varies greatly by context, audience, and personal beliefs, making it a subjective, mild expletive for many.
There are countless times a native speaker might use bitte in German conversations! As a note, any of the sentences above are still grammatically correct when you remove the word "bitte." They just become less polite. So, when in doubt, stick to polite etiquette and use bitte in German.
German: nickname for someone with a prominent or striking mouth or whose mouth was in some other way remarkable, from Middle High German munt 'mouth'. nickname for a guardian or trustworthy person, from Middle High German munt 'guardian, protector'.
Hawkstone Lager is a lager created by television presenter and farmer Jeremy Clarkson using barley grown at his Diddly Squat Farm in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England.
