Picturesque street scene in the historic spa town of Bad Wimpfen, Germany (by jurek1951).
klauen (klaute, hat geklaut)- to swipe, steal
ex. Klau die Bilder nicht!- Don’t steal the pictures!
Pronunciation can be found here
das/der Kuddelmuddel- hodgepodge, mess, muddle
ex. Das ist ein komplett Kuddelmuddel- It is a complete mess
Pronunciation can be found here
traurig- sad
ex. Du siehst so traurig aus- You look so sad
Pronunciation can be found here
“emsig” comes from an old-fashioned dialect word for “Ameise”, ant, which makes sense because ants are also busy all the time. So, “emsig wie eine Biene” is actually a duplication of two sayings of the same meaning.