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Silvester and Wunderkerzen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2009


We finish the series by talking about sparklers

Lametta

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2009


A German Christmas decoration

Der Weihnachtsmann

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2009


One of the bringers of presents on Christmas Eve

Raeucherkerzen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2009


Scented candles used in Christmas decorations

Bergmannsfigur

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2009


A wooden candle holder shaped like a miner or angel

Schwibbogen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2009


A wooden arch-shaped candle holder

Weihnachtskrippe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2009


The name for a Nativity scene

Finanzkrise und notleidende Banken

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2009


A word used to describe the economic climate, with an ironic twist

Herdpraemie

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2009


A incentive for parents of pre-school children to stay at home and look after them

Freiwillige Ausreise

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2009


A term used to describe one of the choices facing asylum seekers in Germany

Entlassungsproduktivitaet

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2009


A way of describing an increase in productivity by workforce reduction

Humankapital

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2009


A way of describing the value of an employee in a company

Taetervolk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2009


A way of describing the collective guilt of a nation's people

Ich-AG

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2009


A form of self-employment

Walpurgisnacht

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2009


A traditional gathering of witches at the end of April

Unfrei

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2009


A term meaning that post is paid for by the recipient.

Kurbelinduktor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2009


A hand-operated dynamo.

Klappenschrank

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2009


A piece of telephone equipment used to connect people.

UMTS

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2009


A faster method of data transfer in mobile phone networks

GPRS

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2009


A method of data transfer in mobile phone networks

PAngV

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2009


A law in Germany that governs e.g. how prices are displayed

ppa

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2009


A Latin abbreviation meaning per procura

Teuro

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2009


Wort des Jahres 2002

Das alte Europa

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2009


Wort des Jahres 2003

Zuendwarensteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2009


A tax on matches and lighters in Germany - now discontinued.

Zuckersteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2009


A tax on sugar in Germany - now discontinued.

Saltsteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2009


A tax on table salt in Germany - now discontinued.

Leuchtmittelsteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2009


A tax on light bulbs in Germany - now discontinued.

Teesteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2009


A tax on tea in Germany - now discontinued.

Die Gruenen

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2009


The Green Party in Germany.

FDP

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2009


A liberal political party that is often a coalition partner in Germany.

SPD

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2009


A political party founded in the 19th Cenutry in Germany.

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CDU - CSU

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2009


Two political parties founded in the 1940s in Germany.

Jugendamt

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2009


The office that is responsible for child welfare in Germany

Wahlamt

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2009


The office that organises elections in Germany

Jagdsteuer

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2009


A tax on hunting and fishing

Hundesteuer

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2009


A tax on dogs in private households

Hausnotruf

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2009


A system for people living at home on their own to call for help in an emergency

GSM

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2009


The mobile phone standard in Germany

Amtsleitung

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2009


The phone line from the home end to the exchange

Vorwahl

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2009


The German word for an STD code


Digital Subscriber Line - High-Speed Internet

Gruendonnerstag

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2009


The German name for Maundy Thursday

Osterfeuer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2009


A bonfire that is it for a Church service on Easter Saturday

Osterhase

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2009


The German name for the Easter Bunny

Osterei

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009


Easter Eggs.

Aschermittwoch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2009


The start of Lent. A day to go to church, and a day of political meetings.

Fastenzeit

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2009


The period between Ash Wednesday and Easter

Karnevalsumzug

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2009


An procession that takes place during the Karneval season

Karnevalssitzung

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2009


An event that takes place in a large hall during the Karneval season

Zwischenerzeugnissteuer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009


A tax on certain alcoholic drinks in Germany

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