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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

What do these German words mean in english?

Soumensch

Soukerl

Fuhrer (i know it's Hitler, but what does it mean?)

Dreckigs

FYI, they are repeated in this book i'm reading.

thanks

xx

Update:

yes i am reading the book theif! haha ;)

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Soumensch-this is an insult, like calling someone a pig

    Soukerl-same thing with this , very rude words!

    mensch-means person or man, kerl-means character

    Fuhrer-means guide or leader

    dreckig is dirty

    Source(s): my boyfriend is german and i asked him
  • eget
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Saumensch Meaning

  • 1 decade ago

    Let's start with the easiest:

    Führer (you can type Fuehrer if you don't have the "ü" character on the keyboard) means "leader" Hitler was often referred to as "Der Führer" = THE leader (like Mussoline was called "duce"

    Saukerl - the English equivalent would be bastard

    Saumensch: der Mensch normally means man (=human being) but there is another meaning: In Austria and I think also in parts of southern Germany (Bavaria) "das Mensch" means girl, young woman(e.g. Buama und Menscha = Buben und Mädchen = boys and girls)

    So "Saumensch" would be the female form of "Saukerl" or in English something like "****" or "b...." - I guess you can imagine what I mean.

    this would especially make sense in connection with

    "dreckigs" or "dreckig's" or "dreckiges" = dirty, filthy

    it would be then "Saumensch, dreckigs!" = filthy **** or something equally insulting

    This is based on the assumption that the speaker uses Austrian or south German dialect - the "e" in "dreckiges" is dropped when speaking that kind of dialect and maybe has been left out in the text to show it's dialect.

    But as I said I don't know the book so it's only a guess.

    Source(s): Austrian
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    by any chance are you reading the Book Theif by Markus Zuzak?

    the meaninga are:

    Soumensch: an insult like pig

    Soukerl: same as soumensch

    Fruher: leader of germany.

    dreckigs: sorry, i dont know this one.

    hope this helps

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  • Kit
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    first of all, every single one is misspelled, no insult to you, it might have been by the source you got it from:

    Soumensch? it could be Saumensch..pig human being literally, basically means a person acting like a pig

    Soukerl..again probably Saukerl..means pig guy...guy who behaves like a pig

    Führer - means leader

    Dreckigs...no such thing..the word dreckig means dirty, filthy

    Source(s): fluent in German
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Saumensch = bastard (as in an insult)

    Saukerl = bastard ( " )

    Führer = leader

    dreckig = filthy

    FYI = doesn't seem very german to me, because the 'y' is not really used here

    Source(s): native
  • Rain
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Soumensch (Saumensch) - , pig, bastard

    Soukerl (Saukerl) - skunk, sod

    Fuhrer (i know it's Hitler, but what does it mean?) (Führer) - leader

    Dreckig - dirty, cruddy

    Dreckigs - dirties, cruddies

    Source(s): native
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Fuhrer = Leader in german.

    thats all i know

  • 1 decade ago

    Soumensch = Soul

    Führer = guide

    Dreckigs = dirty, filthy

    Well, Soukerl in my search means, "sugar".

    http://www.google.com.ph/search?hl=tl&q=soukerl+&m...

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