Let’s have some fun with this weird German language!
In this series of posts, I’ll show you how to make your German speaking colleagues laugh, with ONE simple sentence.
Mehr Glück als Verstand
(More fortune than intellect)
Imagine someone has achieved something great and it might be that you’re a bit jealous of such achievement or you simply want to congratulate him in a more ironic way (auf eine eher ironische Art und Weise).
So you let him know that this has actually more to do with fortune (das Glück) than with his skills or intellect (der Verstand):
- Du hast mehr Glück als Verstand. (You have more luck than intellect)
Or in English you might say:
- Fortune favors fools!
Got it?!
So here’s your action step:
Imagine you German-speaking colleague Wilhelm comes to you bragging about his new position in the company (über seine neue Position in der Firma) as the Head of Marketing Department…
Congratulate him with an ironic smile and say to him:
- Komm, du hast mehr Glück als Verstand! (Common, fortune favors fools!)
And this is what it sounds like:
Then, tell me in the comments below how he reacted :-)