I read an interesting article on the Deutsche Welle website this morning (if you want to read it – it is in English) Soon you will be able to see internet addresses with the letter ‘ß’ in it. Until now the only choice was ‘ss’. This reminded me of a question I get asked a … Read more
Yesterday, while listening to the radio, I heard about a recipe for a refrigerator cake. It reminded me about a German recipe called “Kalte Hundeschnauze”.This is what you need: Melt the coconut fat (‘Palmin’ in German) in a saucepan and leave to cool a bit. Mix it with the icing sugar (‘Puderzucker’), cocoa (‘Kakaopulver’), eggs … Read more
It had to happen sometime – Paul, the psychic octupus has died of old age. So, who was he?Paul was born in January 2008 at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, England. His loving parents were very proud of him until they noticed a weird streak in him: he could see into the future. They tried … Read more
While I was teaching somebody today we were talking about the German and English words for jobs and it made me realise again how literal lots of German words are. Have a look at some of them: dentist – Zahnarzt (tooth doctor) gynaecologist – Frauenarzt (women’s doctor) paediatrician – Kinderarzt (children’s doctor) vet – Tierarzt … Read more
People frequently tell me that Germans don’t have a sense of humour and the term German comedian is apparently an oxymoron.Well, there are loads of good and very funny German comedians. The problem is, it’s not always easy to translate jokes and something that is extremely funny in German doesn’t sound funny in English (or the … Read more
This question came to my mind this morning while I cleaned out the chicken house ( Don’t ask why THIS question, no idea!). So I decided to compare those two – Losing weight:Imagine, you decide to lose some weight because you either just feel you’d like to lose a few pounds or because your doctor … Read more
I came across this article the other day, where German bestseller writer Bastian Sick was asked to give 10 reasons for learning German. I liked his reasons so much that I reprint them here on my blog, but if you want to red the whole article you can find it here These are his ten reasons: … Read more
They are actually quite the same! EDIT 2017: Sadly, the video has disappeared from YouTube, but the comparison still stands! If you watch the video below of my daughter skydiving, you’ll see her very scared but also excited at the start. Then you’ll see her worried about jumping into the unknown and then the sheer … Read more
So, Tokio Hotel appeals to the teens, the Wise Guys are good for adult education, which leaves primary school children. Is there any good music to use with them?There are a lot of good traditional songs which are still great to sing nowadays. My favourites are ‘Mein Hut, der hat 3 Ecken’ or ‘Laurentia, liebe … Read more
EDIT 2017: Sadly, the Wise Guys have split up, but their website is still available (although won’t be updated) and their music is still around, just search for them on YouTube. Although yesterday I mentioned Tokio Hotel as a German band whose music results in lots of fans wanting to learn German, The Wise Guys … Read more
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