English Translation
No one can guess how many jellybeans are in this jar.
are jelly beans really translated as “gummibaerchen”? I would think those would be gummy bears.
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I don’t think I’ve seen jellybeans all that often in germany, so I wouldn’t know what to call them. Google translate calls them “Geleebonbons”, which sounds fine.
But while it’s true that I wouldn’t call them “Gummibärchen”, the word is indeed not reserved for just bear-shaped jelly. It’s common to hear it used for basically anything that’s gelatin-based, especially if it’s made by Haribo, who invented the Gummibärchen. Nowadays there are also gelatin substitutes, but they’re still called Gummibärchen.
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