German sentences for Crazy Golf

Welcome to my next blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing crazy golf with Germans. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a … Read more

Exploring the German verb MACHEN and its variations

The German verb machen means to do/ make/ create. It gets conjugated as follows: The perfect tense goes with ‘haben’ and the past participle is ‘gemacht’, and in the imperfect tense it’s ‘ich machte’. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no … Read more

11 tips for staying motivated while learning German

Learning German can feel exciting one day and difficult the next. You may know you should review vocabulary, practise grammar, or listen to a German podcast, but sometimes it is hard to get started. Every German learner experiences this at some point. And not just German learners, every language learner experiences this at some point. … Read more

A dose of German happiness for July 2026

Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and then act on … Read more

German sentences for chess players

Welcome to my next blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing chess with Germans. If you need a reminder what the chess pieces are called in German, … Read more

Birdwatching in German: 38 birds and their names

Last month we spent just over a week in Germany. We attended a wedding, spent some time in Dortmund where I studied many years ago and spent a few days in Schüttorf, my hometown. As always, when in Schüttorf, we walked through our favourite forest, the Bentheimer Wald to our favourite bench, the Baumelbank It … Read more

A dose of German happiness for June 2026

Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and then act on … Read more

German sentences for badminton players

Welcome to my second blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing a game of badminton in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more

5 advantages of learning German regularly

Learning German isn’t always easy, and it can sometimes feel a little scary, especially when you try something new for the first time. But making German part of your regular routine can bring many benefits, both for your language skills and your overall wellbeing. Keep reading to discover how learning German can enrich your life. … Read more

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