https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Want to tell a friend they’ve been killing it lately? Here’s one way to do it in German. https://www.thelocal.de/20250729/german-phrase-of-the-day-lauft-bei-dir Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:26:23 +0200 german-phrase-of-the-day-lauft-bei-dir This bit of Berliner slang is an acronym from before the internet and a cry for help from the middle of nowhere, all rolled into one. https://www.thelocal.de/20250707/german-phrase-of-the-day-jwd-janz-weit-draussen Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:08:35 +0200 german-phrase-of-the-day-jwd-janz-weit-draussen This useful phrase is one we’ll hopefully be hearing a lot more of in the coming days. https://www.thelocal.de/20210510/german-phrase-of-the-day-etwas-sonne-tanken Mon, 10 May 2021 14:21:38 +0200 german-phrase-of-the-day-etwas-sonne-tanken It comes as little surprise that this popular German saying incorporates one of the country's favourite meaty meals: sausage. https://www.thelocal.de/20210316/german-phrase-of-the-day-eine-extrawurst-verlangen Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:13:46 +0100 german-phrase-of-the-day-eine-extrawurst-verlangen