German sentences for chess players

Welcome to my next blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing chess with Germans. If you need a reminder what the chess pieces are called in German, … Read more

Birdwatching in German: 38 birds and their names

Last month we spent just over a week in Germany. We attended a wedding, spent some time in Dortmund where I studied many years ago and spent a few days in Schüttorf, my hometown. As always, when in Schüttorf, we walked through our favourite forest, the Bentheimer Wald to our favourite bench, the Baumelbank It … Read more

German sentences for badminton players

Welcome to my second blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing a game of badminton in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more

German sentences for Golf players

Welcome to my first blog post based on our season 6 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when playing a game of golf in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more

Practical German for Football Games

Welcome to my last blog post based on our season 5 ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we’re covering sentences you might hear or need when watching a football (soccer) game in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more

Practical German for the Olympics, part 2

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we have part 2 of sentences you might hear in Germany during the olympics. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence … Read more

More than just slippery: How Germans use ‘glatt’

With black ice (Glatteis) causing chaos across Germany at the moment, one small German word is everywhere: glatt. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. It doesn’t just describe icy roads, though. In German, glatt can mean … Read more

Practical German for the Olympics, part 1

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we will cover sentences you might hear in Germany during the olympics. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you … Read more

Practical German for petrol stations/ repair shops

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we will cover sentences you might need to say at a petrol station or repair shop in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll … Read more

Practical German for cycling

Welcome to my next blog post based on our ‘Ask Angelika’ shows with practical or useful sentences you might hear or use yourself in certain scenarios. Today we will cover sentences you might hear or need to say when cycling in Germany. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few … Read more

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