The Society for German Language (@_gfds_) have announced their 'Word/s of the Year'. Let's go through them!
1 & 2 are 'Corona-pandemie' and 'Lockdown'. Duh. Fairly self-explanatory there.
3 is 'Verschwörungserzählung' is, essentially, 'conspiracy theory'.
4 is 'Black Lives Matter'. Again, self-explanatory.
5 is AHA, which is short for 'Abstand (Distance) + Hygiene + Alltagsmaske (Face Mask)'. This is the German government's official advice for the population regarding their daily behaviour during the pandemic. They've now added an extra 'A' for the Corona Warn App'.
6 is 'Systemrelevant', which means institutions, businesses and other groups vital to the continued function of society. You might think of them as 'key industries/institutions/workers' Lots of talk of that amongst the pandemic.
7 is triage, another 'loan word', this time from French. Used in relation to hospitals and care.
Number 8 is 'Geisterspiele' - literally, 'ghost games'. This is used to refer to those Bundesliga football matches carried out without a crowd, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
9 is 'Gendersternchen'. That's the little asterix you place in German between an occupation and a nationality, and the feminine '-innen' suffix. It's a way of including everyone.
Finally, number 10 is the phrase 'Bleiben Sie Gesund', which is the polite, formal way of saying 'Stay Healthy'. Blieben Sie Gesund! #WortdesJahres

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