14 quirky ideas to learn German in April

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. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 14 ideas for April? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

How to plan your German learning with Trello

Do you use Trello? Maybe for work or planning your shopping, or maybe you haven’t heard of it? Trello is a task management app. It looks like a board filled with post-it notes, sorted according to tasks. Most boards have three lists: To-Do, Doing and Done (although you can change that and rename them or add to … Read more

15 quirky ideas to learn German in March

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. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 15 ideas for March? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

A review of 5 German online spellcheckers

The other day I was asked if there was a similar grammar and spelling check site for German, similar to Grammarly. I didn’t know the answer but said I would find out. The good news is there are German sites. The bad news? You still have to do your own checks as they seem to … Read more

12 quirky ideas to learn German in February

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. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 12 ideas for February? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

18 quirky ideas to learn German in January

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. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 18 ideas? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month is also … Read more

5 ways for German learners to read Kafka

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. So, you’ve been learning German for a while now, you’ve had a go at reading easy articles and books and you want something different! How about reading Kafka? To be … Read more

How to use Quora to improve your German

Quora is a great site for German learners. If you’re not familiar with it, let me briefly explain. Quora is a site where anybody can ask and answer questions about (almost) any topic. All questions and answers are organised and checked by the community. You need to register but it is very straight forward. Have … Read more

5 tips for learning German on Twitter

EDIT 2025: X, as Twitter is now called, has changed, and sadly not for the better. Although I am still there, I have stopped posting and may even leave. So I don’t know whether there are any useful posts anymore. Original post: Are you on Twitter? If yes, do you use it for learning German? … Read more

German for Keep Fit Enthusiasts

A few years ago I wrote a blog post called Keep fit or learn German? Why not do both? It was a fun post for beginners who want to keep fit but also learn German. So I found some fun action video which taught some basic German ☺ But what about keep fit enthusiasts who want to … Read more

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