While on holidays in Germany last month we spent a few days in Hamburg. There something caught my eyes (apart from the wonderful sights we explored): the bins! No, not the rubbish that people put in them, nor the stickers or graffiti that was on some of them. It was the different sayings I found … Read more
It’s the start of a new school year and you are wondering whether you should buy some of my online courses to improve your German. Well, here are 10 methodologically questionable reasons to ignore my courses 😉 If I have just described you, then you know why you absolutely shouldn’t buy any of these German … Read more
If you are a frequent reader of my blog posts you might remember my German pronunciation posts How to pronounce the vowels in German, How to pronounce German words with ‘ei’ and ‘ie’ or Test your German pronunciation with some dinosaurs Today I came across a video I made a while ago, which was fun … Read more
If German words had a popularity contest, Liebling would be wearing a glittery crown and handing out hugs. It’s cute, it’s cosy, and it means “darling” or “favourite”. Mein Liebling! – My darling! My favourite! But Liebling doesn’t like to stay single for long. It loves making compound words! Whether you’re talking about your Lieblingslied … Read more
Do you like reading fables? Then read on – and find out afterwards what it has to do with learning German. The Chipmunk And The Ice Cream FableA story about the importance of not giving up on your dreams. Alfie the Chipmunk has always wanted to taste strawberry ice cream, but his village has no … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter W, here are some more, this time with the letter Z. And that’s it, there are none with the letters X & Y, which means we have covered the whole A to Z. Wir sollten das nicht zwischen Tür und … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter V, here are some more, this time with the letter W: Wer nie sein Brot im Bette aß, weiß nicht, wie Krümel piken.One must experience something to understand it properly. Das ist weder Fisch noch Fleisch.That’s something half-baked. Wenn der … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter U, here are some more, this time with the letter V: Hast du einen Vogel?Are you stupid? Er ist in sie verschossen.He has a crush on her. Ein voller Bauch studiert nicht gern.A fat belly, a lean brain. Von Pontius … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter T, here are some more, this time with the letter U: Übung macht den Meister.Practice makes perfect. Unter dem Pantoffel stehenTo be under the thumb Sie stecken unter einer Decke.They are in cahoots. „Ich bring dich um die Ecke!““I’m going … Read more
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letters SCH, here are some more, this time with the letter T. Du hast wohl Tomaten auf den Augen.Are you blind or what? Du bist eine treulose Tomate!A fine friend you are! (Ironic) Hier ist tote Hose.There’s nothing going on … Read more
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