Learn German with Tokio Hotel

*translated from Danish by little_danish*

You can just as well get used to it: German is becoming cool. Become “sharp” at German with Bill and Tom from Tokio Hotel.

You’ll think it’s a lie. Here’s sitting 4 young men on 17-18 years and say that they make German Rock music which people actually listen to. Even in countries as France (who usually HADES Germany) has people gone crazy and sing along to songs like Rette mich, Durch den Monsun and Leb die Sekunde. Denmark is terrible behind so I’m going to Hamburg so Tokio Hotel can help me become “cool” at German. (= good at German)

“Sehr uncool”

-“spitze” you really don’t say that. You really can’t say that! Tom says laughing. Tom is guitarist and twin brother to Bill, who is lead singer. They keep interfering one another. Some times drummer Gustav and bassplayer Georg meddles in the conversation.

- “there exist a lot of really bad German words” Bill admits.

-why do you sing in German then?

Because it’s our language! Bill talks fast and loud, but Tom interrupts:

-“it’s always been “sehr uncool” to sing in German. So it’s actually become a goal for us to write good German lyrics.” Bill continues.

-“and when I started writing songs I couldn’t speak any English at all. Leb die Sekunde, for instance, I wrote when i were 9 years old.

-And it’s on the record?

-“yeah! But it’s been changed a lot of times. There’s about, perhaps, 20 versions now.” Bill explains with his hands, his nails are painted white and black.

-“We definitely hadn’t considered that people outside Germany would like our music, but apparently they did” say’s Bill and the rest nods.

German in the cool way.

-“Could you teach me some German words there’s cool to say so we can ride the German wave?

Well… also… ja, klar aber…

For the first time is Tokio Hotel completely quiet. They’re thinking. Suddenly Gustav says:

-“sexy”!

That’s English!

-“no no, we say that a lot. ”du bist sexy” means that you’re hot.”

Yeah, I know that.

-“ok. ”tierisch” ! That’s the coolest word! Bill claps his hands.

-“it’s only you who says that” Toms says sceptically.

-Was, you say it all the time too.

They agree that tierisch is cool to say. It means bestially in Danish.

The guys think so loud you can hear it.

-“GEIL” Tom suddenly yells. It’s super old school but it’s still cool to say. Everybody laughs.

-“And it’s fun to say all 3 things at the same time” Bill underlines. “It’s a tierisch, sexy, Geil shirt you have on.

When we’re done laughing the guys make a top 3 of very bad German words (see at the bottom)

-“people that say these things are SO sad (sad is a bad word but the Danish word that where used can’t be translated because it’s slang and can’t find the English slang which would cover it), Tom laughs.

I thank Tokio Hotel for everything and feel that I rock at German. Now it’s your turn. Read and learn. And listen in your German lessons.

German Words you under NO circumstances are allowed to say:
Flott it means fast, but is used as cool.
Fetzig it means cool, wild.
Ulkig it means funny, weird, strange

German Words you absolutely should use:
Tierisch it means bestially, but is used as fantastic, wild, cool
Sexy it means sexy and is actually a. English word. (But Bill insists that you can say it if you want to be cool in Germany)
Geil it means horny but is used as cool or wild

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