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German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter P

Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter O, here are those with the letter P: Probieren geht über studieren.The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Er ist ein Pechvogel.He’s an unlucky guy. Pünktlich wie die Maurer.Right on time. Eine Plaudertasche seinTo be a chatter box And ... Read more

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Exploring the German verb SCHLAFEN and its variations

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’ve gone to bed and then couldn’t sleep. What to do? Well, next time you can’t sleep, you could watch this German Sesame Street video and see what Ernie did to try and get to sleep … Or you can read this blog post to find out more about ... Read more

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Improve your German in February 2023

Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where, sadly, there are no other languages this month. If you see them added, please let me know, but at ... Read more

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German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter O

Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter N, here are those with the letter O: Halt die Ohren steif!Chin up! Er hat Oberwasser bekommen.He got the upper hand. Öl ins Feuer gießen.Add fuel to the fire. Ohne Fleiß kein Preis.No pain, no gain. Ohne Knete keine Fete.No dosh, ... Read more

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How to answer the question “Wohin gehst du?”

The above video is part of Rammstein’s song ‘Mein Land’, sung here by Rammlied, the  UK No1 Rammstein Tribute Band (you can listen to the whole song at the end of this post). In it you can hear the question “Wohin gehst du?” This blog post is giving you three possible types of answers. Ich ... Read more

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5 January 1921- Birthday of Friedrich Dürrematt

If you are expecting a post about a famous German author I have to disappoint you. Although Friedrich Dürrematt was a German speaking author, he was, however, Swiss. But many UK German A-Level students will have read one of his books: ‘Der Besuch der alten Dame’ (‘The Visit’ in English). Or you might have heard ... Read more

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Improve your German in January 2023

Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and ... Read more

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German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter N

Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter M, here are those with the letter N: Nichts für ungut.No hard feelings. nigelnagelneubrand spanking new nicht ohne seinto be quite something In der Not frisst der Teufel FliegenBeggars can’t be choosers. den Nagel auf den Kopf treffento hit the nail ... Read more

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Improve your German in December 2022

Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and ... Read more

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German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter M

Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter L, here are those with the letter M: hinter dem Mond lebento have been living under a rock ein Morgenmuffel seinto be grumpy in the mornings (Also see my blog post Are you a ‘Muffel’?) Morgenstund hat Gold im ... Read more

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