Do you like making lists? Do you constantly scribble ‘to do’ items on pieces of papers? Have you thought about using lists to practise a little German at the same time? How? For example, you could write your next Einkaufsliste (shopping list) in German? Or next time, when you are writing your to-do list, write … Read more
I always find it interesting to hear what inspires students to learn German. This weeks blog post is from a student, who wishes to remain anonymous, but has complained to me that whenever there is a blog post about the ‘Top 10 German singers’, the sites never mention Sandra. As I only remember Sandra … Read more
Happy New Year! Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Were any of them about learning German? If yes, then this blog post will be perfect for you! Because ……….. I am inviting you to join my 30 day learn German challenge. Start today or the next few days (last day to start is Sunday 10th) … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. It’s that time of the year again – nearly New Year’s Eve – and time to make New Year’s resolutions! How could you do this in German?There are several ways … Read more
A few months ago fellow language blogger, Lindsay Dow of Lindsay does Languages, had this wonderful idea of creating an international Christmas song. She spoke about it in a Facebook group and the following video is the result! She decided on the Muppets’ ‘It feels like Christmas’ and a group of language enthusiasts, including me, translated … Read more
Today’s blog post is the Christmas story, read by me from the Luther Bible, Luke 2, verses 1 – 19, in German, of course! You can either just listen to me as I read the story, or you can click on the ‘subtitles/ close captions’ button and read the text as well. If you want … Read more
You’ve been learning German for a few years and you feel ready to watch the news in German. Where do you start? If you feel your German isn’t good enough to watch the news as they are shown on German TV, then try the news for Children. ZDF has daily news programmes lasting 10 minutes and … Read more
Have you bought your Advent Calendar? I bet it has chocolate inside ☺ I had a look again to see if I could find some useful online Advent Calendars and found a few: The Voyage kids has a calendar in English with interesting information about Christmas in Germany. HanisauLand has a calendar with interesting facts in … Read more
Who remembers “Little Britain”? Do you remember Vicky Pollards ‘yeah but no but’? Here’s a little reminder: What is the relevance to learning German, you may wonder? Well, the Germans don’t have to say ‘yes and no’, they can say ‘JEIN’! Jein is made up from the two words ‘ja’ and ‘nein’ and is frequently used … Read more
Are you a German learner who also plays the guitar? Then you might like to know what some of the guitar parts are called in German! You never know, you might buy one in Germany, and even if you don’t, if a German talks about the Tonabnehmer, you now know what they mean! If you … Read more
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