In autumn lots of people think they would like to do some evening classes, get fit again, join the gym or learn something new, maybe a new language, maybe German. So they look around to see what’s available and then find they can’t decide: What shall I do, keep fit or learn German? Why not … Read more
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to attend a German church service? I found a website where you can do just that, without having to leave your house. The service is not from the church in the picture, that is the St. Steven’s Cathedral in Passau, but from a small church in … Read more
My students often ask me how they can improve their German listening skills at home without having to listen to the same exercises from the lessons. One fantastic way – especially, if you like music – is lyrics training. The site has mainly English songs, but the amount of German songs is also growing. I … Read more
Do you know that feeling? You listen to a song on the radio. You find it absolutely terrible …. and yet, you can’t get the tune out of your head for the rest of the day!!! Yes? Well, this happened to me this morning. Somebody posted a video in a facebook group, I listened to … Read more
Once upon a time there was a speech, held by the then minister president for Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber. His speech made not a lot of sense to the Germans, which made it famous – sort of. There are many videos on Youtube about it but I found one where somebody made a pretty good … Read more
This is an invitation for the students and friends of Angelika’s German Tuition & Translation to join our German Advent Café on Wednesday, 19th December, 7 – 9 pm at Southwick Village Hall, where will will sing German Christmas Carols. The event is free but if you enjoyed the evening, please consider making a donation towards the … Read more
I’ve written about Halloween in Germany before, so today you’ll just get a German Halloween song: 1. Keiner kann`s erwarten,auch im Kindergarten,sieht man sie im tollen Kostüm.Zauberer und Hexen, mit Spinnenwebennetzen,freuen sich denn heut` ist Halloween.Sie schmeißen sich in die KlamottenBevor sie auf die Straße trotten.In der Hand einen großen SackDenn heute ist die Nacht. … Read more
On the 5th October 1962 the Beatles released their first single, but did you know they sang in German, too? Practise your German and sing with them! What do you think about their singing?
Our little group of primary school children in Calne has been learning about the days of the week. For this we learned the song ‘Die Wochentage’ from Martina Schwarz’ book ‘Hey hey hallo, learn German with songs’ Then we got really brave, made our own version and recorded it. The song follows the same pattern. … Read more
One of the first songs German children learn is ‘Alle meine Entchen’, as it’s a very easy song. In fact, it’s so easy, you can sing along with it, even if you don’t speak any German. A close English translation (to make it fit the song) would be: All my little ducklings, (are) swimming in … Read more
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