German

The German word for pizza is Pizza. The word refers to the Italian dish.

In Swiss German, ‘thank you’ is merci. To say ‘thank you very much’, Swiss speakers add vielmal, ‘many times’, and say merci vielmal.

In German, the phrase “I am doing good” is expressed as mir geht’s gut.

The English phrase “how is work?” can be translated into German as wie läuft die Arbeit?

The German phrase for “shut your mouth” is halt den Mund. This phrase is an impolite command used to tell someone to stop talking or to be quiet.

The English phrase “midlife crisis” is translated into German as Midlife-Crisis.

The English phrase speed limit is translated into German as Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung. All three terms refer to the maximum permitted speed.

The German word for twin is Zwilling. A Zwilling refers to either of two people who shared the same uterus, or to two similar or closely related objects.

In German, Scooby Doo is simply Scooby-Doo, since the cartoon dog keeps his English name.

The German word for shorty is Kleine. The term is used to refer to a short person.