Angelika Davey 
Learning German can feel overwhelming, right? Between vocabulary, grammar and practice, staying on track might seem impossible. But no worries! With a few smart strategies and a bit of consistency, you can bring structure to your learning journey. Ready to get your Deutsch on? Los geht’s! FAST ACTION STEPS If you’d like a reminder of … Read more
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. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and then act on them. This month’s theme: Mindful March … Read more
Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we will cover sentences I hope you’ll never need! This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – … Read more
I wrote a blog post about German plural nouns (Which German nouns take an e or umlaut & e in the plural?) a few months ago. If you read it, you’ll recognize the first few paragraphs of the general introduction to German plural nouns. In that case you’ll have my permission to scroll half way … Read more
The German verb legen means to lay/ put/ place. It gets conjugated as follows: The perfect tense goes with ‘haben’ and the past participle is ‘gelegt’, and in the imperfect tense it’s ‘ich legte’. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no … Read more
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
Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re talking about bees. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to … Read more
A few months ago I received a lovely email from Robertson B. Kunz with the request to review his book called ‘Comparative Grammar of German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Yiddish and Frisian’. My initial thought was “Why would I want to advertise a book that teaches German grammar when I teach German grammar myself?” My second thought … Read more
Could this be you? You’ve been thinking about learning German for ages now, but haven’t had the courage to join a class, buy a course, or follow an app because your thoughts got to: What if I’m rubbish at German?What if I make mistakes in German?What if my German pronunciation sounds naff?What if German turns … Read more
Welcome to another month – and year – 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. This month’s theme: Happier January – Glücklicher Januar … Read more
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