Ever stepped outside in the morning… …and instantly regretted not wearing warmer clothes?
Your face hurts. Your hands freeze. The wind cuts right through you.
You don’t need a long explanation. You just need one sentence.
In German, there’s a very direct way to say:
Es ist arschkalt (Literally: It is ass cold)
I think it’s pretty clear what this expression means (was dieser Ausdruck bedeutet).
I actually found an English expression that is even more fun than the German one…
And yes, it’s colloquial (umgangssprachlich). I mean, “der Arsch” means “the ass”, so you get the idea.
But we use this expression a lot among good friends to say:
- It’s really cold.
- It’s bloody cold.
Got it!?
So here’s your action step:
Next time (Nächstes Mal) you go to work and it’s really cold outside…
Once you see your German-speaking colleague Rudolf in front of the door (Of course, only if you know him well), tell him how cold it is outside (draußen):
- Es ist arschkalt draußen! (It’s cold enough outside to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.)
And this is what it sounds like:
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