Do you know when to use wann, wenn or als if you want to translate when into German. WannWann is used in questions and the meaning is ‘when’ or ‘at what time’.For example:Wann treffen wir uns? When shall we meet?Wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? When does the next train go to Berlin?Wann hast du … Read more
I wrote this blog post in 2011 for another website, which sadly doesn’t exist anymore. The post is still just as relevant today as it was then, so I am posting it here again: „So you’re German? They are always so rude!“ I’ve heard this comment a few times now and for a long time … Read more
German + boring??? Readers of my blog know that I would never put those two words together unless there is the third word, the word ‘NOT’! The lovely people of TranslateShark noticed that as well and they agree with me. In fact, they agree so much, they made an infographic about it, which they then shared … Read more
A few years ago a student was talking in German about items on a table. He said:”Ich putze das Buch auf den Tisch und ich putze den Kuli…” I was puzzled by the word ‘putzen’ as it means to dust or clean. Was he saying that he dusted the items? So I asked him and he was surprised … Read more
This year is a leap year and as my blog post comes out on the 29th February, I thought it would be a good idea to tell you about das Schaltjahr as the leap year is called in German. I googled ‘Schaltjahr’ and also ‘Schalttag’ to find out why the 29th February is called Schalttag in … Read more
I have shown you an infographic about language learning from eLearning Infographics before. I get their newsletter and every so often an infographic pops up that applies just as much to learning German as it does to other things. This one, for example, “7 ways to stay motivated” doesn’t really matter whether you are supposed to practise … Read more
Have you heard or asked the following questions before? I often hear questions like – Well, I have good news and bad news for you! The bad news is, there is no best book, app, website or way to learn German! The good news, there is a best way to learn German! But it takes … Read more
When you start learning German in weekly lessons with a group or with a textbook on your own, at about chapter two or three you will come across the German alphabet. There are usually a few listening exercises and you get the chance to practise spelling your names or where you come from … and that’s … Read more
Don’t you just love YouTube? You can spend hours researching certain topics and you can spend even more hours procrastinating! And every so often you come across a little gem and you have to write a blog post about it. Well, I do, anyway ☺ While doing some procrastinating I mean researching, I came across some … Read more
When you learn German, after a while you know what to say when you are ill. As that topic still comes reasonably early in your learning journey, the sentences are normally straight forward, like Ich habe Kopfschmerzen (I have a headache) or Ich habe Halsschmerzen (I have a sore throat), just like I wrote in a blog … Read more
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