| A | B |
|---|
| size | Montana |
| division | FRG in the west / GDR in the east |
| unification date | October 3, 1990 |
| unification created | unemployment in the east and raised taxes in the west |
| Official representative of German culture abroad | Goethe Institute |
| Cognate | ??? |
| principal transportation hub | Frankfurt am Main |
| important trade fair | Frankfurter Messe |
| "Mainhatten" | Frankfurt |
| Guest worker | Gastarbeiter |
| corner grocery store | Tante - Emma - Laden |
| shopping bags | Einkaufstaschen |
| cash | Bargeld |
| Bread | brot |
| red roses | love |
| white carnations | funeral |
| Pedestrian area | Fu(B)g(~a)ngerzone |
| one of a few medieval cities left after WWII. sometimes called Castra Regina. | Regensburg |
| health food shop | Reformh(~a)user |
| organic food stores | Bio-L(~a)den |
| sausage with fries | Bratwurst mit Pommes |
| mandatory service charge | Bedienung |
| tip | Trinkgeld |
| ...oder Getrennt | ...or Dutch treat |
| pub | Kneipen |
| Kaffee mit Schlag | coffee with whipped cream |
| holidays | Feiertage |
| Christ child market | Christkindlmarkt |
| wedding celebration | Oktoberfest |
| wine festivals | Winzerfeste |
| Thirty years war event | Meistertrunk |
| Pied Piper of Hamelin, 130 missing children | Rattenf(~a)nger von Hameln |
| Carnival | Fasching Karneval |
| Sausage fair | Wurstmarkt |
