Lingolia School
Lingolia Plus Login
Lingolia Logo
  • Lingolia German
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Esperanto

Idioms

Introduction

Idioms (also known as expressions or phrases) are fixed expressions that must be understood in a figurative, rather than literal sense. Although the origin of these expression is often no longer known, they are frequently used by native speakers in everyday conversation.

Idioms can be tricky to understand. That’s why we have put together collections of German idioms with explanations, examples and exercises to help you understand and use them correctly.

Parts of the Body

  • Kopf, Hand, Rücken
  • Arm, Bein, Knie
  • Auge, Mund, Nase
  • Haar, Stirn, Ohr, Bart
  • Daumen, Finger, Fuß, Hals, Schulter
  • Lippe, Wimper, Zahn, Zunge

Seasons

  • Frühling: Frosch, Nest, Ei, Hase
  • Sommer: Sommer, Sonne, Palme, Picknick
  • Herbst: Regen, Regenschirm, Wind
  • Winter: Eis, Schlitten, Schnee, Ski

Sports

  • Winterspiele: Sport, Gold, Medaille
  • Fußball: Pfeife, Ball, Eigentor, Arschkarte
  • Schach: Schach, Schachzug, schachmatt, Bauer, Dame, König, Springer

Travel

  • Flughafen: Flug, fliegen, Überflieger, abgehoben, landen, durchstarten
  • Hotel: Koffer, Schlüssel
  • Bahnhof: Bahnhof, Zug, fahren

Holidays

  • Karneval: Clown, Pappnase, Maske, Kamelle, Narr
  • Geburtstag: Alter, Geschenk
  • Halloween: Teufel, hexen, zaubern
  • Weihnachten: Weihnachten, Engel, Nuss, Kranz, Tanne, Weihnachtsmann

In the City

  • Restaurant: Koch, kochen, Rechnung, Kasse, essen, servieren
  • Park: Weg, Fisch, Baum, Busch, Bank
  • Baustelle: bauen, Bauklötze, Grundstein, Rohr
  • Friseur: Haar, Schere, Kamm, bürsten
  • Vocabulary
  • Idioms
Grammar
Tenses
Verbs
Verb Conjugator
Nouns and Articles
Pronouns
Adjectives
Declension
Adverbs
Prepositions
Sentence Structure
Vocabulary
Numbers, Dates, Time
Easily Confused Words
Idioms
Seasons
Celebrations
In the City
Parts of the Body
Sports
Travel
Vocabulary Calendar
Culture
Holidays
Book and E-Book
Paperback
E-Book
Help
Glossary
  • News
  • Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Facebook
  • DE
  • EN
  • ES
  • FR
  • IT
  • RU