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That means German is our native language Are you sure Welcome to this new video We're Teresa and Laura German language teachers and native German speakers And today we have a new video for you in which Teresa will explain some terms to you She doesn’t know which ones yet But they're dealing with everyday German language And we wish you lots of fun watching Let's go Before we really get going Laura and I will be speaking completely naturally in this lesson German is our native language That means in this episode we're just talking completely authentically and at a normal pace—perfect for you if that's exactly what you want to practice amely to understand native speakers You can always turn on the subtitles so it's easier for you to follow along And it won't stress you out if you don't understand everything right away at the start—this is completely normal Now I'm curious to see what you've found for me Laura So Teresa just to clarify for our listeners and viewers We have a WhatsApp group where we constantly collect words that we encounter in everyday life and where we think they might be interesting for our students And I took a quick look and found ten words there which are not as common nowadays but still absolutely worthy of respect Okay cool And feel free to just explain what it means and how you'd go about using it Okay They're all colloquial expressions actually except the first one That one is more of a written-language expression I'd say And that's called a pivot turn Oh okay I read about it in a book for example So someone performs a pivot turn Okay turn around on the spot Okay to do that you need to look more closely at the vocabulary related to shoes After all a shoe has many components: there's the sole and there's the upper And in the sole at the back of the heel is the heel For example there are stilettos also known as high heels which have a high heel Or sneakers essentially have no heel like sneakers But men used to wear suits with shoes just like these back then ey always had such a small heel That's probably what this saying is referring to When someone turns around on their heel it means He takes a step stops and turns around on his heel That's what this sudden about-face means He turns around and changes direction Exactly that's what that means Yes in what situation might someone say something like that For instance if you leave the house and suddenly remember you forgot something—oh no I left my phone behind— Then I turn around on the spot and spin around again Exactly Or So if something suddenly comes to mind suddenly and suddenly turns around to change direction Yes exactly And that's more of a written-language thing as I said So you wouldn't just walk to the door and say Oh I turn on my heel So this is truly something written-language-like You'll encounter it all the time in books Yes exactly Okay But our other nine expressions are actually colloquial And the first one is an adjective and it's called pitch-black DarkenedOkay Duster means dark So it refers to daylight Meaning it gets dark in the evening That means it gets dark in the evening And pitch-black is the absolute peak of darkness there can be Also at midnight it's pitch black—just plain utterly completely dark so dark you can't see anything at all Also really Ah pitch black you hear that a lot too It's pitch black completely dark You can't see anything at all Dark as pitch or pitch-black Exactly Okay Next one is actually a verb And it means to play with something I play with something Oh I'm thinking of a situation—say you receive a new tech gadget for Christmas And I'm someone for example who really hates reading user manuals I just want to try the thing out straight away Then I say I'm already really eager to play around with it Which basically means trying something out And I mainly associate this in fact with technical devices Yes I wouldn't even say that right now I was just thinking maybe something crafty or like that—something that requires patience something that doesn’t work right away Yes You first have to experiment with it and figure out how it actually works Okay Very good Then the next one is actually a I wouldn't say an insult but if you tell someone for example that they've got a screw loose to have a screw loose Ah ah What does that mean That means this person is a bit crazy It just occurred to me—having one at the slap works just as well Clapping in essence is simply making applause But having one at the slap is probably just like that I don't know where it comes from Honestly I don't know either I can't work it out right now Everyone definitely knows the verb "clap " meaning applause There was also slapping before for example a slap to the face That's also a slap Maybe that's why after being hit too often you eventually go mad I don't know I have no idea But the meaning is definitely that a person is somewhat confused or crazy Would you only use it in negative situations Because I meant it as an insult But does it really have to be like that all the time does it I think you could humorously phrase it in a positive way But I do believe at its core it's somehow negative But if for instance someone does something that seems completely crazy to me I'd say they must have a screw loose And then it's definitely not a compliment Yes exactly That's meant negatively That's right Then let's move on to our next word And that would be a word that actually has two different meanings It's the tongue Could you explain what this means Well first of all it's a body part We can taste with our mouth on our tongue or using our tongue Exactly So this is the tongue And of course also in the shoe And in a shoe not every shoe but in a sneaker in a tennis shoe there's a tongue Exactly Those are the two meanings that come to mind And that fits perfectly with our next informal verb which is "to shop around " Go shopping Ah okay Oh that totally uncomfortable feeling when you try to put on a shoe a sneaker And you notice you can't get the shoe on properly because the tongue has gotten twisted The tongue is no longer smooth but has become frayed and compressed as it were You can no longer get your foot properly into the shoe Something's gotten caught Or for example even a sweater sleeve if I want to put on the jacket and the sleeve slips backward no longer straight but wrinkled —that’s what it means to be shopped The sleeve is shopped Yes exactly Very good Okay the next one is another verb I personally find very elegant And it means to elaborate on something Ugh To talk something out at length in a vague or evasive way That’s when you're faced with a problem and want to solve it and you aim to develop a definitive plan for how to overcome it That's overcomplicating things Overcomplicating something I'd say is basically solving a problem Do you have an example What kind of problem It's not really about relationship issues or things like that right now I'd say but perhaps something more tangible again You might be having trouble again with a technical device or something along those lines Exactly When you're dealing with any kind of technical issues I believe that in this context we've already written or spoken this word for example When we encounter a problem with our email program Then I'd tell you wow we really need to hash this out and figure out the right way to do it Or maybe tax-related issues something like that We need to work out how to handle that properly you know Yes exactly Also any tangible issue I'd say right now Very good Alright then the next one is a word that honestly was completely normal to me because it's normal for us in southern Germany Austria and Switzerland to use it I recently said that to someone from northern Germany and he didn’t understand what I meant at all That’s the word—this year This year Ah this year Yes exactly So simple Right so this year means in the current year For example I was on vacation in Italy this year Heuer This year In the current year Yes exactly What are your vacation plans this year So this year Yes that's right But actually there isn't even a word for next year right No Only this year is simply the current year Exactly And as mentioned this is quite common in southern Germany Austria and Switzerland Thank you Alright then we have one more adjective and that's "schusselig " Schusselig Someone is schusselig That's essentially a synonym for clumsy And if you don't know that it means a person for example that one Things like this keep happening to me For instance if I'm carrying a plate the spoon falls right onto the floor Or the soup spills over Then it drips onto the floor Or you go for a walk and stumble over your own feet That's careless Or if one writes one makes spelling mistakes and slips up in spelling Yes things like that Also yes one might also have trouble focusing on something or be preoccupied with The idea is always somewhere else and then suddenly all sorts of things happen Would you say you're a careless person In certain situations for sure but I don't think I'd do it for myself As a personality trait I'd say I'm clumsy or absent-minded So I wouldn't put it that way But in certain situations of course things like that can happen occasionally Everyone gets distracted sometimes Yes exactly Alright and our final word I believe is once again regionally influenced—namely the plörre What exactly is a plörre I'd really like to know the situation in which that word came to mind Honestly I'm wondering the same because I actually don't think it's all that common here in southern Germany The mess It's basically just dirt right Like a dirty puddle We might need to clarify what exactly a puddle is Puddles form when it rains heavily sometimes water collects in holes in the road or on field paths and so on That's a puddle And maybe caused by our dogs That could be When walking the dog and the pups roll around in those filthy puddles Wow what a mess Just a really dirty puddle This water in the puddles isn't clear It's not clean water but a mixture of water dirt and soil And you'd say that's a mess Maybe it doesn't even smell good That's what I'd call a mess I actually discovered as mentioned that this word is indeed more commonly used in northern Germany And there it's used to describe a drink that's very thin and lacks much flavor—especially when referring to coffee Also if you happen to have a coffee that's been sitting around for a while or one that's If it's just very thin and tastes terrible you'd say what on earth is this mess You can't possibly drink that Okay but it's already very similar if we're using it for dirty puddles and for a brown nasty soup so to speak Yes then that fits in a way quite nicely And if by chance anyone from northern Germany happens to be listening or watching please let us know Let me know if that's the original meaning of it Okay great well done Thank you Thank you for watching and listening If some words were new to you please let us know And we look forward to seeing you again soon Take care But I once read that when you look someone in the face you're actually looking at their nose the most That was totally funny I just keep looking at my nose when I talk That’s so ridiculous All I can see is my nose