20 German adjectives ending in -arm you need to know

If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I often post about German compound nouns. Today’s post, however, is about German compound adjectives. Instead of putting two or more German nouns together we’re adding an adjective. Last week I wrote about the adjective ‘reich’ – rich: 30 German adjectives ending in … Read more

30 German adjectives ending in -reich you need to know

If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I often post about German compound nouns. Today’s post, however, is about German compound adjectives. Instead of putting two or more German nouns together we’re adding an adjective. We’re starting with the adjective ‘reich’ – rich. It means that, no matter what the … Read more

German sentences for Crazy Golf

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 crazy golf with Germans. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a … Read more

Exploring the German verb MACHEN and its variations

The German verb machen means to do/ make/ create. It gets conjugated as follows: The perfect tense goes with ‘haben’ and the past participle is ‘gemacht’, and in the imperfect tense it’s ‘ich machte’. This page contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no … Read more

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

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