The last time we were travelling by train in Germany we nearly missed our last train. There was an announcement that the train wasn’t arriving on the specified platform and that we had to go to a different platform. Unfortunately, the announcement sounded something like:”Der Zug von …. nicht …Gleis ….” By the time we … Read more
Last year, when we were in Germany during those really hot days in July (over 40°C), we went for a walk in a forest because it was pleasantly cool. As we came out of the forest we came across an outdoor gym. We would have loved to try them out, but as it was midday and … Read more
The following six signs caught my eye on my last visit to Germany. There are many more similar signs, but I thought I’d tell you about these six. This sign warns any drivers that children may be on the road. You’ll find these near schools or nursery schools where children might cross, or in areas … Read more
Today’s blog post comes again via eLerning Infographics courtesy of tgcampus. As an online instructor and also student I know the benefits of online learning. As a self employed German tutor I don’t work regular 9 – 5 hours which makes it very difficult to attend weekly classes at our local college. So online learning … Read more
So you’ve been learning dative prepositions and you know that ‘zu’ and ‘nach’ can mean ‘to’, because you’ve been practising lots of sentences, like “Wie komme ich zum Bahnhof?” or “Wir fliegen nach Deutschland.” ……. And then somebody says “Ich bin zu Hause” and tells you that it means ‘I’m at home.’ WHAT??? And you … Read more
If you had asked that question when I was a little girl, the answer might have been a NO. Growing up I only knew of ‘Haferflocken’ (oats) and then Müsli and Conflakes. The word ‘Cerealien’ for cereal wasn’t even used because the only cereal was Conflakes. Thinks have changed over the years as the following … Read more
Regular readers will know that I sometimes re-post infographics from eLearning Infographics when I come across some which are useful to German learners. Today’s infographic is aimed at those, who have heard about mobile learning but haven’t thought whether it might be useful to them. “Mobile learning has brought learning to people so effectively that they have … Read more
Imagine you’re in Germany on holiday or for work and you’ve enjoyed some lovely cups of German coffee but now you fancy a cup of tea. So off you go to the supermarket ….. and find a whole shelf with different types of teas. Which one should you buy? There are so many to choose … Read more
When you’ve been learning German for a while, there comes a time when you decide to read some ‘real’ German books or articles and not just textbooks or stories designed for learners. That’s when you will also come across abbreviations. And just like many words they are not always recogniseable. As you can imagine there … Read more
How would you answer if in Germany somebody asked you “Wie spät ist es?” (What’s the time, although lit. How late is it?) You could… And now you have three choices to find out about the 12-hour clock in German, an infographic, a video or the slides from the video but without my voice! If … Read more
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