Compound Words in German

Students always ask me about the long word posted over the closet in our classroom:

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

A previous post mentioned that this law was struck down, so that, since GESETZ = Law, this word doesn't really exist any more.  So let's have a look at a few others!



Recently there was mention of the women's world cup participants.  In German, these competitors are:
Frauenfussballweltmeisteschaftsteilnehmerinnen

Wetten dass is a favorite TV show in Germany, where guests no only speak about their current projects, they also have to decide whether they'll support someone's claim, and then, if they lose, they have to follow up on a certain challenge.   Here is host, Thomas Gottschalk, with a young 8th grader, whose claim is that he can hear a word and know just how many letters are needed to spell it.   Guest star, Musician, Reinhard Mey (in an earlier clip), fully believes that the young man is telling the truth, so Gottschalk puts the young student to the test.  Here's the clip.  Listen up, and see if you can guess the meaning of the various compound words which appear on the chalk board in the background.





Luftaufsichtsbaracke
Menschlichkeitsschimmer
Bundestagsdebattentagesordnungspünkte
Flugzeugflügelsaussenbeleuchtungslampenbirne
Seniorenbauchtanggruppenferienseminare
Geschwindigkeitsüberschreitungsfotografierenmaschine
Krautwickelmaschinenbetriebsanleitungsverfasser
Reissverschlusszahnersatzteillagerverwalter
Autofensterklorollenhäkelmütze
Ehrenkreuzpreisträgerswitwenrentenempfangsbescheinigungskopie

Hier die Antworten auf allen Wörtern hier von ganz oben, zum letzten 10 hier unten:

63  -  46  -  20  -  23  -   37  -  34  -   37  -  50  -  47  -  43  -  30  -  61 !




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlFtdNh_IkQ

Zungenbrecher = Tongue Twisters

Hier bei Wetten Das!  (Take a Bet on That!)   der Zungenbrechenmeister...

Those unfamiliar with this program moderated by Thomas Gottschalk, there are a few twists from talk shows we're familiar with.

1.  "Wetten Das!!" isn't scheduled regularly. 
2.  Similar to TATORT, the Sunday detective program that holds the country captive, "Wetten Das!" is broadcast all over the country, and I believe has also been broadcast from Austria.
3.  There isn't a specific,but rather a suggested broadcast time, and the program always runs over.
4.  Often, there's a local feat that the community at large has to perform before the program is finished, which begins and ends the segment.  Most often, the community pulls together and accomplishes the required task.
5.  Meanwhile, celebrities, including international ones, are invited to chat and perform, but they are also asked to get involved in some local talent.  They are shown a task that someone is going to attempt, and they have to bet whether this task will be achieved or not.  If they are correct, all's well.  If they bet incorrectly, they'll have to step up to do whatever alternate challenge is offered.

Can you guess if this Japanese guest guessed correctly, as a fellow tries to correctly perform a certain number of tongue twisters in a single minute?  The piece has been nicely edited, and only includes the performance, along with proof of what had been said:  a slowed down version, with text rolling next to it, so we can read what we hear him say.  Clever!

Here, Thomas beginnt:   Die Wette gilt!   The bet is ON!



And the entire text ends with PIZZA!

Schatten Tänzer aus Budapest

Bei Wetten Das, mit Thomas Gottschalk



Am Ende singt Seeed?  Oder?
Und dazu buchstaben sie doch "Wetten das" aus!  Echt cool.