Hello everyone,
and welcome to our German Word of the Day. And this time we’ll have a lot of fun because we’ll take a thorough look at
der Spaß
Now you’re probably like “Wait. Spaß means fun. That sounds like kind of a boring topic.”
Of course you’re right. Spaß means fun. What’s interesting is the use. The word fun is the core of a bunch of super common expressions. The word Spaß is also used in a bunch of super common expressions. The problem is… the expressions do not look the same. You cannot just take an English expression and use the direct translation. That would sound really really clunky and sometimes it might even mean something different than the English version. For example, when you say
- Das war Spaß.
it actually means
- Caraway does wonders if you have an upset belly.
Okay… I’m being silly. Of course it’s not THAT different. But still, there are some notable differences so today we’ll take a look at how to use Spaß properly.
Sounds fun? Awesome.
