I'm so excited! Ich bin aufgeregt. Or am I begeistert? Or am I aufgeregt? Or am I begeistert?
Hey everyone, I'm Dana and you're watching Wanted Adventure Living Abroad and I am so excited.
But how do I say that in German?
This is actually something that I started wondering about way back at the beginning
when I first started learning German.
In German the English word "excited" is often translated to either "begeistert" or "aufgeregt,"
and at first I pretty much used these two words interchangeably, but then I started
to figure out they're not really the same thing.
There is definitely a difference between aufgeregt and begeistert.
But what is it and how would you say those two words in English if not by simply using
the word excited for both of them?
The difference is in the nuance of the words.
Both aufgeregt and begeistert do mean excited, but aufgeregt also has with it a bit of nervousness
in that excitement, while begeistert is more positively excited. Excited-excited.
So for example when Stefan traveled with me for his first time to the USA, this was his
first time going on a really, really big trip, his first transatlantic journey.
He was definitely excited for the trip, but in the weeks leading up to the trip he was
also feeling kind of nervous. So it was this, like, nervous excitement.
In German he was aufgeregt.
Whereas for me, it was my first trip back to the U.S. since I had moved to Europe.
I was really looking forward to spending time with my friends and my family.
And eating my favorite foods. I was excited-excited.
There was no nervousness in the excitement there for me.
It was just pure positively excited.
So in German I was begeistert.
I was begeistert and Stefan was aufgeregt.
Okay, so when I say now that I'm excited, which one am I feeling? Begeistert or aufgeregt?
And my answer is a little bit of both and it changes sometimes from day to day, sometimes from
one hour to the next.
But if begeistert and aufgeregt were on a scale, I'd say I'm leaning a little more
in the begeistert direction. But still also feeling a little aufgeregt.
And what has me so excited?
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay...
Okay. I'm super excited because today I can finally share with you something that I've been
working on for a while now.
And that something is this book!
It should go on this side, yeah? Or this side? I'm not sure.
It'll...the book is on some side. I'm not sure which side. But I'm really excited about it.
Wow, German speakers, your language is so amazing and interesting and funny and frustrating
that I had to write a whole book about it.
"You go me on the cookie!": Learning Deutsch – mein abenteuerlicher Weg
is about my experiences with the German language,
you know, my journey with the German language. Learning German.
Just a short bit from the back cover of the book.
Im Land der drei Artikel.
"Wer heißt who und wo heißt where?"
Ich malte mir aus, wie viele etliche Male ich wegen dieser lächerlichen Vokabeln
ins Fettnäpfchen treten würde.
"Entschuldigen Sie bitte", würde ich ganz bestimmt den Kellner im Restaurant fragen,
"wer ist die Toilette?"
Und "Wo ist da?"
würde ich in die Gegensprechanlage brüllen, wenn jemand unten an der Tür läutete.
My husband Stefan, who is definitely not biased at all (he's definitely biased!) has read
the book and calls it quote: "a Meisterstück."
My German friends who haven't actually read the book yet at all
say that chapter three is just hilarious.
And my mom and dad who can't speak German so they can't read the book at all because
the book is in German call it "a must-read for all German speakers because we're jealous
that they can read it and we can't." End quote.
If you speak German or are learning to speak German and want to make up your own opinion
about the book, it's coming out on December 17 and you can already pre-order it now.
I'll put links and more information for ordering the book down in the description below.
I have learned so many things through this book writing and publishing process,
one of which is that publishing houses order the printed version of the book in batches
from the printer. "You go me on the cookie!" will be available as e-book and paperback, and my editor told
me that the first batch of printed books is going to be 3000 of them.
So they're going to first print out 3000 "You go me on the cookie!" books, and upon
finding that out I was like, well then it's my goal now to sell 3000 books in the first week.
Yes, I said that.
I set that as my goal, to sell out the very first print batch in the very first week.
Too ambitious of a goal? I hope not! I don't know. Oh my God, that would be so amazing.
So freaking amazing to sell 3000 books in the first week.
That would be amazing.
And it would definitely tip my begeistert-aufgeregt scale in the very, very, very begeistert direction. Yeah.
So if you want to support me in reaching this goal or if you watch this video later after
the first week and you just want to buy a book also great, you will find links down
in the description box below.
From the beginning, from day one, starting the Wanted Adventure Living Abroad series
over four years ago it has always been my goal to find a publisher to publish my next book.
And I am so excited about this book. I cannot wait for people to read it.
If you want to support me even more, tell your local bookstores about the book.
Donate a book to a library, tell a friend about it.
Thank you so much for your support of the Wanted Adventure YouTube channel and for your
support getting the word out about this book.
And more than anything I really hope you enjoy reading it.
Oh! And what was in the envelope in the video on Thursday?
I have been waiting for this to come in the mail.
Inside this envelope - I think, I haven't opened it yet - but I think in here is a proof
of my book. And...yeah. So that's a printed out version of my book.
This is the, this is the proof. It's bound with...this is it. This is my book. This is my book. This is the book.
This is it. This is the book.
I mean, it doesn't look as, you know, the same as it will with a cover and, you know,
a back and everything like that but... I mean, this is it!
This is the book.
So my question for you is: is there anything that you're begeistert or aufgeregt about right now?
Please let me know in the comments below. Thanks so much for watching.
Until next time, until tomorrow, auf Wiedersehen!
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make these videos possible. Thank you so much for your support.
Bis morgen!
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