If I ask people what they know about driving in Germany, the first thing that comes to their heads is driving on motorways without a speed limit. (Read more about driving on an Autobahn here) But what about driving in towns or villages? There are a few things different to driving in the UK (and … Read more
The 21st December is the official first day of winter , so this blog post is about winter with German words and videos.Let’s start with some Winter… words: der Winteranfang – beginning of winter die Winterdepression – winter depression/ blues winterfest – winterproof/ hardy der Wintergarten – conservatory das Wintergrün – wintergreen (plants) das Winterhalbjahr … Read more
EDIT 2025: This year it’s the 22nd. The 22nd or 23rd of September is the official first day of autumn (or fall for my American readers), so this blog post is about autumn with German words and songs.Let’s start with some Herbst… words: der Herbst – autumn/ fall der Herbstanfang – beginning of autumn der … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Frankfurt and Trier, this month they’re off to explore the Rhine and the Ruhr. Rhein Das schaffende Völkchen am Rhein versteht es, recht fröhlich zu sein. – Wir singen gern mit und kosten die Reben. Sabinchen, was kann es denn Schöneres geben! – Tief unten der mächtige, rauchende Strom, … Read more
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
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. The following text is a chapter from my book The A to Z of Learning German: 26 ideas to make learning German more exciting and fun! Visit Germany to practise your … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited the Black Forest and Heidelberg, this month they’re off to explore Frankfurt and Trier. Frankfurt Der Himmel ist blau, die Sonne lacht. In Frankfurt wird nun Halt gemacht. – Du kannst, Sabine, es noch nicht verstehen, was hier für große Dinge einst geschehen. Es war vor nunmehr hundert Jahren, … Read more
Show me the money! Let’s talk about money! To be more precise, German money and what the Germans might call it. First some ‘normal’ words (plural ending in brackets): Now for some slang words instead of ‘Geld’. Just like in English people might say mint, monkey, an arm and a leg, etc….., you may hear … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited the Zugspitze and Lake Constance, this month they’re off to explore the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald and Heidelberg. Schwarzwald Der hohe Wald! Ganz wie bei uns zu Haus! – Das Mädchen ruft’s voll Freude aus. – Sabine, lassen wir das Dreirad stehn! Ich habe Lust zu Fuß zu gehn. Hörst … Read more
The 21st June is the official first day of summer, so this blog post is about summer with German words and songs. Unlike for spring (see my spring post here) there is only one word in German for summer: der Sommer. But the summer is divided into several parts. der Frühsommer – early summer der Hochsommer – midsummer … Read more
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