German Conversation · Level 193
31 words
German word
Country
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkantʁi/
Meaning
- masculine nouncountry music
Example
Im Radio hört man oft Country.
Country music is often played on the radio.
More examples
Auf dem Festival hört man viel Country-Musik.
At the festival, you hear a lot of country music.
Core concept
A warm, story-led sound carried by guitars and fiddles, linking rural North American life with feelings of home, travel, and longing.
Common phrases
Country-Musik
country music
ein Country-Hit
a country hit
die Country-Szene
the country scene
Similar words
Countrymusik: A guitar-and-fiddle genre from the American South with narrative lyrics.
Bluegrass: Fast-paced American roots music marked by banjo, fiddle, and vocal harmonies.
Americana: A modern blend of American roots music, especially folk and blues.
Countryrock: Country music infused with rock rhythms and prominent electric guitars.
Definition in German
Country bezeichnet in der deutschen Alltagssprache die Country-Musik, eine aus ländlichen Traditionen Nordamerikas hervorgegangene Pop-/Folk-Richtung mit Betonung auf Melodie und Erzählung.
Word origin
German Country is a shortening of the English genre name country music, borrowed for the same North American musical tradition.
Usage tips
- In German, Country is a capitalized mass noun for the music genre, while Land usually means a country as a nation or territory.
Related words
- Countrymusikcountry musicnoun
- Countryhitcountry hitnoun
- Countryszenecountry scenenoun