Cool German - Football

Download mp3 (file size 1,2 MB) - right click and choose 'save target as'

Football fans have a special code for communicating. Their language is often cryptic and full of metaphors. If you hear fans, for example, encouraging their team with the slogan Ran an die Pille! you probably wouldn't know what it meant, even with a decent command of German. Now that's where we're stepping in to help you catch up on the lingo in preparation for a big football event.

(* = familiar, ** = very familiar, *** = vulgar, s = slang, Lit. = Literally)

// create a movie object var fm = new bbcjs.plugins.FlashMovie("/languages/flash/cool.swf?bg=FFC974&skinPath=/languages/german/flash/skin&lessonPath=/languages/german/cool/football/lesson",8); // set some of its properties fm.width = 615; fm.height = 190; fm.loop = false; fm.play = true; fm.id = "mymovie"; fm.flashvars = ""; fm.base = '.'; // define custom error messages fm.lowversion = "You have an old or no version of flash - you need to " + "upgrade to view this funky content!<br />" + "Go to the {wwguide}"; fm.noPluginMsg = fm.lowversion; // call the embed method fm.embed();

Click here for a transcript of all the expressions in "football".

More German from BBC Languages

Follow our beginners' online course
Get a Quick Fix of holiday phrases
Improve your listening skills
Read people's holiday blunders

Topics

Other Cool

Cool German - Football

Explore the BBC

Popular links

A to F

H to L

M to Sc

Sp to W

Site links

BBC links