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Liebeslied - Love Song

Posted by Angelika Davey on Monday, February 13, 2012, In : a bit of fun

I just found this beautiful German love song - perfect for Valentine's Day - so I thought, I'd share it with you.

The song is in German and rather long, but apart from the German 'Ich liebe dich' you will hear it in 12 other languages.

That's "I love you" in:

German
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Dutch
Chinese
Russian
Turkish
Arabic
Bavarian
Swiss German
Finnish

See if you recognise them all - viel Spaß!

New EU regulations concerning language learning!

Posted by Angelika Davey on Friday, April 1, 2011, In : a bit of fun

Following crisis talks last week about the lack of British translators who cannot translate into more than one language, the European Union decided that foreign language learning has to be made compulsory for all British nationals.

To make it as easy as possible, it has been agreed to start with just one language and with labelling items.
So from today, 1st April 2011, all vegetables growing on British allotments MUST be labelled in English AND German!

Allotmenteers who fail to comply will be p...

Need a language guide?

Posted by Angelika Davey on Sunday, October 17, 2010, In : learn German

I went to London today to attend the annual Language Show and it was a great success again. It's good to see what new resources are available and what the new trends are. It's also lovely to pick up some freebies and meet people I otherwise only 'meet' online.
One other reason for my visit is the variety of workshops/seminars.
My favourite this time was Russel Stannard's seminar about 10 great Web 2.0 tools for language teachers, and amongst others he spoke about this useful vocabulary website ...
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If they don't understand you, shout a bit louder!

Posted by Angelika Davey on Monday, October 4, 2010, In : learn German

I came across this picture today and I was wondering if birds shout louder if they can't be understood. This little fellow seems to be shouting at the top of his voice just like it is said about English people when they are abroad.

As tourists we can't learn every foreign language but if you are stuck abroad, then please don't shout. Try to learn a few phrases,or try to get your message across with hands and feet if necessary - and above all, keep smiling -;)

Thoughts after reading another blog

Posted by Angelika Davey on Saturday, October 2, 2010, In : living abroad

The other day I read and commented on Cathy Dobson's blog Working on a different planet about her first few (acually 20) years of living in Germany after having moved there from England. It brought back many memories of when I moved from Germany to England.
I was lucky because I already spoke (if badly) English, and I married a Brit who was able to help me with lots of things. But he was at work and I did have to go out on my own and brave the English world!
I remember having to get a national ...
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