der Teil Der Teil is a part of something. It can be a percentage or a piece of something whole. If it was on its own, you would need a different word, as it wouldn’t be a part of something. For example: das Teil Das Teil is a part of something but is also a … Read more
At some stage in your German learning, you will come across words with the prefix ‘irgend’ – actually, quite a few of them! And they all mean something vague. Let’s have a look at some of the easy ones: Now some more complicated ones: irgendein/-eine/-einen/-einem/-einer… These depend on the gender and the case. Nominative (the … Read more
How can a short German three letter word be complicated? When it has two different pronunciations! The three letters are w, e and g and I often hear people get the pronunciations mixed up. So I’ve made a video for you: In case you want to copy all those words, here there are again: Weg … Read more
Today is World Teacher Day! It’s been celebrated every 5th October since 1994. “According to UNESCO, World Teachers’ Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development.” (quote Wikipedia) So I thought, today is a good day to look at … Read more
Last month I have been interviewed by fellow native German speaker and teacher Kerstin Hammes at Fluent Language. If you like languages and listening to podcasts about learning languages I would recommend you have a listen to her great “Creative Language Learning Podcast”, well one in particular 😉 For the interview with me you only need to … Read more
I have written about Detlef Cordes’ songs before (here and here) but as he’s updated his website, it’s well worth another visit. Detlef loves writing and singing children’s songs and a lot of them are very useful for learning German, especially for children. You can listen to each song while also reading or singing … Read more
This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon. It means I might get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. As every year for the last seven or so years I went to the Language Show in London on Saturday. The reason I go is a mixture … Read more
EDIT 2021: There aren’t as many free features as they were when I wrote this post, but it’s still worth checking Yabla out. This post contains affiliate links to Yabla. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. The lovely people of Yabla invited me … Read more
Shortly after I posted Thursday’s post about school I spoke to a student about school subjects and the question came up:”What subject do German children learn?” In the four years at primary school they learn the following general subjects: Deutsch – German Mathe(matik) – Maths Musik – Music Kunst – Art Heimat- und Sachunterricht – general … Read more
Yesterday I saw somebody with a black eye, which reminded me how we use idioms differently. In English, people have a black eye but in German they have a blue eye (ein blaues Auge). That gave me the idea for the following slide show. I hope I haven’t forgotten any interesting sentences or phrases … Read more
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