Learn German with Sesamstraße

1972 a new TV programme started in Germany. It was Sesame Street. Although I was way too old for children’s TV (no comments, please ;-)) I loved watching Sesame Street because it was shown in its original language and allowed me to improve my English. A German version of Sesame Street – Sesamstraße – followed soon, … Read more

Weird Carrots

My adult students sometimes lend each other German DVDs or books and sometimes they bring gifts. Today one of my students brought a bag of surplus goods from his allotment and he handed out carrots and flowers. For me, he said, he had a special surprise. With that he handed me this: Aptly labelled Die gedrehten … Read more

If I’m selling to you, I speak your language. If I’m buying, dann müssen Sie Deutsch sprechen!

Image attribution: Engelbert Reineke The above quote is from Willy Brandt, a former German Chancellor and I think about it every time I see a website which has been translated by a translating website!Those translating websites aren’t a bad idea if you want to know something from a foreign website. Sometimes they translate well, sometimes … Read more

I haven’t got a clue what I’m reading here!

How often have you had those thoughts? Especially if you are learning a foreign language? Does the following sound familiar? You are learning a foreign language and are beginning to get a bit confident, when after a few weeks or months you come across a text, maybe a newspaper article, in that language ……… and you feel you … Read more

The, the & the

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I might get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. As I said in my last blog, there are 3 ways of saying ‘the’ (actually, there are lots more, but we ignore that for the time being!). Whether you need … Read more

23

1982, at the age of 23 I moved away from home and left Germany for a new life in England. My mum cried when I went and I also felt very sad. On the other hand I was far too excited to feel sad. Fast forward to 30 June 2009; that was the day I … Read more

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