schmunzelen
[ʃmˈuntsələn]
to grin, to smile cheerfully
Example
Ech hu misse schmunzelen, wéi ech deen Artikel gelies hunn.
I had to smile when I read that article.
How to conjugate schmunzelen
Past participle: geschmunzelt · Auxiliary: hunn · Imperative: schmunzel! · schmunzelt!
| Present | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| ech | schmunzelen | hu geschmunzelt |
| du | schmunzels | hues geschmunzelt |
| hien / si / hatt | schmunzelt | huet geschmunzelt |
| mir | schmunzelen | hu geschmunzelt |
| dir | schmunzelt | hutt geschmunzelt |
| si | schmunzelen | hu geschmunzelt |
Taught in C2 · Humour, irony and register
Say what you mean, or say it with a wink. Words for jokes, irony and wordplay, for formal and informal speech, and for softening or sharpening a statement.
Other words in this lesson
- den Humor — humour
- witzeg — funny, amusing
- de Witz — joke
- ironesch — ironic, ironically
- sarkastesch — sarcastic, sarcastically
- den Zynismus — cynicism
- d'Wuertspill — wordplay, pun
- zweedeiteg — ambiguous
- gecksen — to joke, to banter
- iwwerdreiwen — to exaggerate
- ofschwächen — to tone down, to moderate
- verharmlosen — to downplay
- héiflech — polite, politely
- taktvoll — tactful, tactfully
- formell — formal, official
- informell — informal
- geschwollen — pompous
- vulgär — vulgar, coarse
- de Jargon — jargon
- d'Ausdrocksweis — style, way of expressing oneself
- d'Äntwert — answer, reply
- d'Formuléierung — wording
- d'Grimmel — a tad, a bit