Last month Peter and Sabine visited Weimar and Nürnberg, this month they’re off to Passau and München, or Munich, as English speakers call it. Passau Hier oben möcht’ ich immer stehn,drei Flüsse kann man auf einmal sehn:die breite Donau, die Ilz, den Inn.Hier baute man einst Passau hin.Viel Kähne, vollbeladen und schwer,sie fahren bis zum Schwarzen … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Meissen and Leipzig, this month they’re off to Weimar and Nürnberg. Weimar Wo sind wir heute, Peter, sag, an diesem stillen Sommertag! – In Weimar, wo vor hundertfünfzig Jahren Goethe und Schiller heimisch waren. Du siehst vor dir das Goethehaus, hier ging einst Goethe ein und aus, der Dichter … Read more
As mentioned last month, today we will continue with Peter and Sabinchen’s journey through Germany, as they travel to Meissen and Leipzig. MEISSEN Heut fahr’n wir auf dem großen Stromnach Meißen, das hat Burg und Dom.Am Elbeufer, stolz und schön,ist schon die Albrechtsburg zu sehn.Markgrafen haben sie erbaut,von hier man weit ins Land hin schaut.In … Read more
Last week I told you about this book I have “Wir suchen Deutschland” from 1948. So today I share the first two pages with you. Erzgebirge Im Erzgebirge, im Spielzeugland,nimmt Peter seines Sabinchens Handund läuft mit ihr in den Frühling hinein.Er mag nicht still mehr sitzen – nein!Im Winter haben sie eifrig geschnitztund bei der … Read more
In this third part of my German dialect series we look at one of the Eastern states in Germany. You may have thought that low German was only spoken in the northwest of Germany, but Niederdeutsch is spoken across the North from the West to to East, with lots of variations in between. So … Read more
As a German learner you most likely have written a German text on your computer and find writing the extra characters ä, ö, ü and ß a bit of a hassle. You either need to use a virtual German keyboard, find the symbols on a word document and copy and paste or use number combinations for … Read more
Over the years I’ve had comments from students who went to Berlin. Each time they said how much they enjoyed their stay and isn’t it lovely there. Then they got my surprise answer: “I think so, but I haven’t been there.” “What? You haven’t been to Berlin???” It then dawned on me that lots of my … Read more
Have you experienced this? You’ve been learning German for a while and decide to go to Germany to try out your new knowledge. You arrive and proudly say something in German ……… ….. and they answer in English! If you are a beginner you may appreciate it, but if your German is actually quite good, … Read more
Are you interested in visiting UNESCO World Heritage sites? Would you like to visit some German sites? If yes, and you can, great – but what if, for whatever reason, you cannot get to Germany and visit these sites? How about visiting these sites without leaving your home? This is now possible via 360 … Read more
Whenever I teach a beginners’ class there is always the obligatory lesson on how to buy a train ticket. You know the ones, asking how much a ticket is and then buying it … But what do you do when you get to the station and there is no kiosk to buy your ticket, only … Read more
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