A lesson in German

Dog: Barkenpantensniffer

Dog Catcher: Barkenpantensniffersnatcher

Dog Catcher’s Truck: Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagen

Garage for Truck: Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenhaus

Truck Repairman:
Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenmechanikerwerker

Mechanic’s Union:
Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenmechanikerwerkerfeatherbeddengefixengruppe

Doctor: Chestergethumpenpulsentooker

Nurse: Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelper

Hypodermic Needle:
Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelperhurtensticker

Backside: Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelperhurtenstickerstabbenplatz

Piano: Plinkenplankenplunkenbox

Pianist: Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounder

Piano Stool: Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderspinnenseat

Piano Recital:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspelle

Fathers at the Recital:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspellensnoozengruppe

Mothers at the Recital:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspellensnoozengruppenuppenwakers

Automobile: Honkenbrakenscreecher

Gasoline: Honkenbrakenscreecherzoomerjuicen

Driver: Honkenbrakenscreecherguidenschtunker

Auto Mechanic: Honkenbrakenscreecherknockengepingersputtergefixer

Repair Bill: Bankenrollergebustenuptottenliste

Andreas

But this makes the German language really creative. There is nothing wrong about inventing new notions by combining words.

Sara

It's a humorous comment on how German likes to string words together to make new ones. It's not /really/ German.
It's funny to me, though.

Beezly

Max & Ben... this is a JOKE website... It's a JOKE... it's making a (silly) point about the fact that many German words are compound words. For example instead of "stroller" as we say in America the German word "kinderwagen" is of course a compound of "kinder" = Child and "wagen" = car/coach/carriage ... or Airplane is "flugzeug", literally a compound of "flug" = flight and "zeug" = stuff...

Ben

it isnt dutch either. im german and while we might not be able to speak dutch we can still mostly understand it. that up there is just random words put together to make a word. like they took a german dictionary and first rolled dice for the page, then for the line, then for the word. then again until you have a bunch of words. those you put together and tada.

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