With black ice (Glatteis) causing chaos across Germany at the moment, one small German word is everywhere: glatt. It doesn’t just describe icy roads, though. In German, glatt can mean slippery, smooth, completely, or even flat-out. Let’s take a look at some fascinating German words that begin or end with glatt. What does glatt actually … 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 will cover sentences you might hear in Germany during the olympics. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you … Read more
Those of you who have been reading my blog posts for a while – or have had lessons with me – know that I always encourage German learners to celebrate the positive things, like I wrote in this post Celebrate your German knowledge Today I am suggesting another way of encouragement. You could even add … Read more
Although I am the one who is writing this blog post, the inspiration comes from Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is probably also the shortest post I’ve ever written. My partner Steven Healey and I like finding out what AI can do for us, and he surprised me last week with a PDF of my journey … 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 Happier – Kinder … 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 … 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 you might need to say at a petrol station or repair shop in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more
Last week I received the weekly newsletter from Jono Hey from Sketchplanations, which was about animal collective nouns. In English we have a lovely variety of animal collective nouns, you most likely have heard quite a few of them. It made me wonder if they are just as funny in German. They are if you … 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 … Read more
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