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
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
This is a very brief introduction to the German nominative case with definite articles. The video is a sample lesson from my online course German grammar – the four cases where you can find out much more. Every sentence, whether in English or in German, has at least a subject and a verb. For example … Read more
Are you in the holiday (or vacation) mood? The German word for holiday is ‘Urlaub’, and just like there are lots of different ways to spend your holidays, there are just as many German words for it. And – you’ve guessed it – you can write the type of holiday plus the word ‘Urlaub’ as … Read more
You have learned the German alphabet and are pretty good a spelling words, but how do you pronounce the letters when they are part of words (and not part of the alphabet)? My video (which is part from my online course The German ABC – a complete guide to German pronunciation explains in great details … Read more
Let me shower you with lots of ‘Blumen’ words. The German word for flower is ‘die Blume’ (plural ‘die Blumen’), so every word ending with ‘…blume’ is also feminine. Here are some flowers that, like some of the English words, end in flower: Other types of ‘Blumen’: Then there are many words beginning with ‘Blume’. … Read more
When it comes to learning German, do you do any of these? Hopefully, you don’t recognize all of those bad habits, but here are 7 suggestions how you could break those bad habits. You don’t have to do all 7 over 7 days, take your time, decide which habit you should tackle first and then … Read more
So, you’ve been learning German for quite some time. You’ve got to grips with verb conjugations in the present tense, worked out how to form a past tense sentence and you can predict the future! Maybe not😉, but whatever future tense sentence it may be, you can say it in German! And then you hear … Read more
Future-self planning keeps you motivated and on track with German learning. Envision your future skills and make smart choices today to reach your goals. This approach not only helps you stay committed but also makes learning more rewarding. Let’s explore strategies to help you connect with your future self and build a solid plan for … Read more
Photo credit © Oliver Mark Today’s blog post is again about a famous author who wasn’t German but wrote in German. Johannes Mario Simmel was born on the 7th April 1924 in Vienna, Austria and died on the 1st January 2009 in Lucerne, Switzerland. As a student I read some of his novels, which, sadly, … Read more
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