One of the first things you usually learn as a beginner is how to order a coffee in Germany. You learn that a cup of coffee is ‘eine Tasse Kaffee’: And a pot of coffee is ‘ein Kännchen Kaffee’: So, I was really surprised when during our holidays in Germany I spotted this: Two thoughts … 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
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. The following text is a chapter from my book The A to Z of Learning German: 26 ideas to make learning German more exciting and fun! Visit Germany to practise your … Read more
Whenever I teach a beginners’ class there is always the obligatory lesson on how to buy a train ticket. You know the ones, asking how much a ticket is and then buying it … But what do you do when you get to the station and there is no kiosk to buy your ticket, only … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 23 Today’s post comes from Michael and Gisela. Thanks, you two! My wife (Gisela) and I have been learning German for nearly three years now with Angelika. We started to learn German with Angelika because we wanted to learn the language with a native German. Gisela and I met and married … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 22 Today’s post has been written by Egle. Thank you, Egle! Why I am learning German?! I am a 23 year old part – time student/employee. I am living in England for almost 3 years now and I like it! This is probably the most multi – cultural country in Europe and … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 18 Today’s post comes from Richard H. Thank you, Richard! I started to learn German at School in 1970 and initially enjoyed it because the language seemed much easier than French, with many German words the same as English. However after a couple of years I started to struggle with the more complex … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 16 Happy 3rd Advent! Today’s post has been written by Robin and Jaime. Thanks, you two! We are learning German for fun and because we want to go to Germany for a holiday one day. We’ve been learning for about 8 weeks. We like how simple the numbers … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 13 Today’s post has been written by Richard. Thank you, Richard! I am an engineer who conducts a large amount of work with colleagues from other nations, including Germany. However, I actually started learning German as a fun challenge. It is only in retrospect this proved to be extremely beneficial in my … Read more
Advent Calendar Day 8 Today’s post has been written by Hannah. Thank you, Hannah! I had to do two years of German lessons at school but languages were not my strong point and I dropped the subject as soon as I could. Several years later I visited Germany for the first time. I spent a … Read more
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