Komisch vs. witzig | Super Easy German (51)

Today, we're going to talk about the words komisch, lustig and witzig. These three words are all very similar, but there are also important differences that you have to know, because you can easily confuse them. The biggest difference is that witzig and lustig are almost always positive. In English, you translate witzig and lustig with funny. Komisch, on the other hand, often has a negative meaning. You can also translate komisch in English with funny, but usually you translate it with odd or strange. Here are two examples from our comments. Mohammed Mamdouh writes to SuperEasyGerman number 50, Janusz is a cool actor. Funny video. And Grazie e Billy write to SuperEasyGerman number 48, very funny and helpful. Thank you. Apparently, my Mohammed and Grazie e Billy think this is positive, but for a native speaker, it sounds like this. Janusz is a great actor. Strange video. Very strange and helpful. Thank you. So, you see where the problem is. Remember, the English funny is witzig or lustig in German, the English strange is komisch in German. Here you see some examples. Janusz read a joke. The joke seems to be very witzig, because he does not stop laughing. Hey, did you see the new video by Trevor Noah? Yes, that was pretty witzig. Hey, Kari, do you like German comedy? Hmm, it's okay. To be honest, I don't find most of it very witzig. Janusz is now telling a joke. Why does a blonde not book a non-stop flight? Because she is afraid of never being able to get off again. Janusz, that is not witzig at all. You see, lustig and witzig are interchangeable in German. They mean almost the same thing. Komisch, on the other hand, is a bit different. This is a strange statue. I don't even know what it's supposed to mean. Wow, what a strange movie. I didn't understand at all what it was about. What a strange weather today. First it was warm, then it rained. And now it's really cold. What kind of funny jokes are those? That's graffiti! Not that! What kind of strange clothes are you wearing? Komisch, it's witzig. I'm just going to buy beer. And while Janusz is going to buy beer, you can do exercises and see if you understood correctly when to say witzig, lustig and komisch. You can do all this this week at our Patreon. We have already submitted the exercises online and you can solve them there. Just become a patron. Then you get a link to do the exercises. Here you can subscribe to our channel. Thanks for watching and see you next week. Now we're going to drink beer. Now we're going to drink beer. I drink vodka. Okay, I'll join you.