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Had a fun conversation about language learning with an American friend who's learning German. She asked me what "walkable" is in German. Then it hit me, we don
by marktani 3y ago
Had a fun conversation about language learning with an American friend who's learning German.
She asked me what "walkable" is in German. Then it hit me, we don't have this word because in Germany this concept is unknown.
Funny how societal factors have such an imprint in language.
- henryhenryhenry 3y agoVery interesting fact. Thank you!
- rightbyte 3y ago"Fußgängerfreundlich"? It is used alright. E.g. Berlin has really bad street lighting, so I guess you could say it is not very pedestrian friendly.
- marktani 3y agoI stand corrected! I haven't heard this before and can only find online usage from official institutions and city departments though, so maybe it's a more official term?