Sum sum sum, Bienchen sum herum ...

der Imker - beekeeper, apiarist, apiculturist
die Biene, die Imme - bee
die fließige Biene - busy bee
der Bienestock - hive, beehive
das Bienenwachs - beewax
der Bienenhonig - (bee) honey
die Bienenkönigin - queen bee

Englisch lernen mit Bildern

I don't know the name of this beautiful flower, but the animal I captured is a bumblebee = eine Hummel.

close-up

bud - die Knospe

Easter words

egg cup - der Eierbecher (Pl. die Eierbecher)

Words on my deskpad

I know this blog has been carelessly handled, sorry!

I have to think of some interesting content but meanwhile I'll post the words I have written on my deskpad while surfing the internet:

bandage - der Verband
sunscreen - das Sonnenschutzmittel
savage - wild
tame - zahm
hostile - feindlich, feindselig
heirloom - das Erbstück

I know it is a funny collection but sometimes it is even worse on my deskpad (die Schreibtischunterlage)!

Cooking vocabulary

Sometimes when I read a blog entry, I come up with a lot of new of forgotten words afterwards. This time I read a recipe from one of my favorite blogs (Cajun Meatloaf by The Pioneer Woman Cooks) and I wrote down the following words:

breadcrumbs - die Semmelbrösel, das Paniermehl
whole milk - die Vollmilch
nutmeg - der Muskat
to yield - ergeben, liefern, einräumen
to mince up - zerhacken, in kleine Stücke schneiden
skillet - die Bratpfanne
to toss - werfen
to incorporate - verbinden, vereinigen
sheet - das Blech
to slather - dick schmieren
to slide - schieben

Poem

"Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery,
and today is a gift.
That's why we call it
the present"

Eleanor Roosevelt

take ...

Today I'd like to share some idioms with "take":

to take pity on s.o. - Mitleid mit jemandem haben
to take care of s.o. - sich um jemanden kümmern
to take advantage of s.o. - jemanden ausnutzen
to take s.th. back - etwas zurücknehmen

Zuckerbrot ...

I've just learned a new expression:


"Zuckerbrot und Peitsche" - "carrot-and-stick"

Poem

Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight.
Wish I may, wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.

Children's nursery rhyme

Word of the day

windfall - ein unverhoffter Glücksfall oder Gewinn, ein "warmer Regen"; das Fallobst

Isn't this a nice word?

A poem about the weather

As a rule, man is a fool.
When it's hot, he wants it cool.
When it's cool, he wants it hot.
Always wanting what is not.

Anonymous

Entengrütze

die Entengrütze - common duckweed, common waterlens

Sprichwort / Proverb

Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt - Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Party!

Beim Stöbern in All Recipes habe ich mir folgende Vokabeln raugeschrieben:

effortless - mühelos, leicht
gathering - das Treffen
wording - die Formulierung
attire - die Kleidung (evening attire - Abendkleidung, appropriate attire - angemessene Kl.)
pocketbook - der Geldbeutel (finanz. Situation)
streamer - der Wimpel
chafing dish - die Wärmeplatte
kitchen crunch - die Küchenkrise

There was one word I couldn't translate: coffee urn. Does anybody, maybe Michele or Martha, have the German translation for me? Thanks in advance!!

Skat

Today I'll post some useful words for playing Skat:

Herz - hearts
Karo - diamonds
Kreuz - clubs
Pik - spades
der Bube - jack
die Dame - queen
der König - king
das Ass - ace

Martha, ich habe leider keine Ahnung, wie das deutsche Wort für space bei Patience ist, tut mir leid!

Schach / Chess

Let's learn some game vocabulary!

König - king
Dame - queen
Läufer - bishop
Springer, Pferd - knight
Turm - rook
Bauer - pawn

schachmatt - checkmate (mate)
patt - stalemate

Englisch-Test

Viel Spaß!

Business-English-Test

Word of the Day

die Bremse - horsefly

A Highway Lesson

When a policeman sees a car driving along the highway at only 22 miles per hour, he thinks, "Driving this slowly is as dangerous as speeding!" and stops the car.
Five elderly ladies are inside, wide-eyed and white as ghosts. The driver asks "Officer, what have I done wrong? I was doing 22, exactly the speed limit!"
Smiling, the officer explains that "22" is the name of the route, not the speed limit.
"But before you go on," says the policeman, "is everyone in this car OK? The other ladies look like they're really afraid - and they haven't said a word."
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 119."