Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter H, here are those with the letter I: den inneren Schweinehund überwindento overcome your weaker self in die Hose gehento go down the drain ins Gras beißento kick the bucket Immer mit der Ruhe!Don’t panic! Hold your horses! im siebten … Read more
A newsletter I received this morning had the email heading “Want to try something new?” It reminded me of questions from students about which German verb to use when you want to try something. So this post is about the diffferent German verbs you can use for the English ‘to try’ I started by putting … Read more
I sometimes get asked for recommendations for books designed for German learners, which students could take with them on holidays. I always fancied writing my own stories but whether that will ever happen, who knows….. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at … Read more
During the week I often listen to a business podcast by Darren Hardy, his DarrenDaily. Although I don’t always agree with him, he usually has some interesting things to say. A while ago he mentioned 8 tips to help you learn. And those 8 tips are brilliant for learners of whatever they are learning, including … 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 … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter G, here are those with the letter H: jemandem Honig ums Maul schmierento butter someone up Hummeln im Hintern habento have ants in one’s pants das Handtuch werfento throw in the towel Danach kräht kein Hahn.Nobody cares two hoots about … Read more
This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. How do you practise your German when you’re no longer a beginner? One way is to incorporate the new language into daily tasks. And even better, combine your love of … Read more
Last month I told you about lots of German words ending in -schein: How the German word Schein creates something special I told you that ‘schein’ means appearance, but could also mean shine. And at the end of that post I wrote: Der Schein trügt.Appearances are deceptive. This leads us nicely to words beginning with … 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 … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter F, here are those with the letter G: Auf keinen grünen Zweig kommenGetting nowhere Noch grün hinter den OhrenWet behind the ears Sich grün und blau ärgernTo be extremely angryEinem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul.Don’t look a gift … Read more
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