Projekt: Von A bis Z (M)

14 more letters to go!  Today's letter is M.  All things M - blogged without a lot of editing - just words and cities and companies.  Can you think of any more to add?




Foods:  Mais (corn), Milch (milk), Melone (melon), Mandel (almond)

Animals:  die Maus (the mouse); das Murmeltier (the ground hog); der *Maulwurf (the mole)

*Maulwurf -- VOCAB TIDBIT:
Maul is the word used for an animal's mouth (as opposed to Mund, which is a human's mouth).  The verb werfen means "to throw" ... wurf is a shortened form of its present participle.  So the Maulwurf kind of means "mouth-throw" ... in other words a mole uses his mouth (nose - along with its paws) to throw (dirt) and tunnel.  

Common Names:  Maria, Marianne, Maximillian, Michael, Meike, Marta, Margarethe, Marga, Margret, Marion, Margot, Martin

Cities:  Mainz, Meersburg, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Michelstadt

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The "famous" city hall of Michelstadt in the Odenwald

Words you may recognize:  die Maschine (the machine), die Mayonnaise (the mayonaise), der Moment (the moment), das Museum (the museum)

verbs:  mieten (to rent), müssen (to have to; must), machen (to make), mahlen (to draw), **mamphen (to munch)

German brands/companies:  Mercedes (automobiles), Meissen (porcelain), Merck (pharmaceuticals), Miele (appliances), Montblanc (pens and luxury goods)

Tongue Twister with M: 
Mama mag morgens meistens Milch mit Marmelade **mampfen.

(Mommy likes in the morning mostly to munch on milk with marmalade)