EDIT a day after Germany got kicked out of the 2018 Word Cup: YES, the title is still correct. Read on to find out why! I’m not really interested in football, although I do watch some international games, especially if Germany plays England. One of my online students told me about his experience watching such … Read more
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
Today is Heiligabend, Christmas Eve, the day when the Germans open their Christmas presents. Traditionally, before the Bescherung, the giving of the presents, children would sing or play a song or recite a poem. And I’m pleased to hear that in many families that tradition continues. So I here are five of the most popular … 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
If you’ve been following my series of pages from an old children’s book, you would have seen that – according to the 1948 book – it was quite an adventure to travel through Germany. To remind you again, the book covered in poem form a fictitious journey of two small children, Peter and Sabine, who … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Oldenburg and Hamburg, this month they’re off to explore Rügen and finally Berlin. Rügen Wir sind auf Rügen jetzt, in Deutschlands Norden. Spätsommer ist es schon geworden. – Ein kühles Bad an steiler Küste, fürwahr, nichts Besseres ich wüßte! Doch Peter, sag, wie lange bleiben wir noch aus! Ich habe … Read more
Last month Peter and Sabine visited the Rhine and the Ruhr, this month they’re off to explore Oldenburg and Hamburg. Oldenburg Lebt wohl, ihr Burgen, und du schöner Rhein! Noch heut woll’n wir in Niederdeutschland sein, Am Himmel zieht ein Wetter auf, drum radeln wir mit schnellem Lauf. In Oldenburg ist unsere nächste Rast. Wir … Read more
EDIT 2026: This year it’s the 23rd. 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: Of course, I found some lovely videos! For example a video explaining … 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
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
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