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How to practise your German when you’re no longer a beginner

How do you practise your German when you’re no longer a beginner? You’ve been learning German for quite a while and have reached a good standard. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, you don’t get much chance to use it. You don’t really want to continue with any textbooks but you also don’t want to stop learning German as all those years you spent learning would have been a waste. What can [...]

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Im Kindergarten – at the nursery school

As a student many many years ago in Germany, I had to do a work experience in a nursery school – in einem Kindergarten. Whenever I’m back home I always walk past it and often wondered what it looked like now. This summer I got the chance to revisit. Unfortunately, it was during the school holidays which meant, I didn’t see any children enjoying their time there. But it did [...]

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StoryPlanet Deutsch – a review

Last week I had an interesting email about a new app for German learners. I installed it on my phone and played around …. and liked it! It’s called StoryPlanet Deutsch and is available for Android and iPhone. So, who is it for? According to their website “StoryPlanet is an app for learners who have a working knowledge of German (approx. [...]

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Learn some German and enjoy a self-care September

Thanks to Action for Happiness  we were able to learn some German and spread a little happiness during January, some friendliness in February  some mindfulness in March  have an active April  a meaningful May , a joyful June , a Jump Back July and an altruistic August. Today I’ll bring you [...]

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10 places where you can practise your German

You’ve been learning German for a while and, although you do enjoy it, you’re getting a bit bored. You’ve tried different resources which helped, but you still think there’s something missing. How about a change of scenery? Take your books, pen, paper, phone with apps – whatever you use – and practise your German somewhere else. Here are 10 suggestions – you’ve probably thought of most of them anyway, but [...]

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Watching German News on YouTube

Last week I read Teddy Nee’s blog post about watching TV on YouTube  I was a post for a variety of languages and it also included a link to a German news channel on YouTube. It made me think. I have written about watching German TV before: Improve your German with German TV but it requires finding suitable channels … and remembering where they are. Teddy’s [...]

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Ordering coffee in Germany

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 went through my head: Oh no, they Germanised the English ‘pot’ and instead of Kännchen [...]

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How to address German speakers on Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn

In previous posts you learned how to introduce yourself in German and also when to use du or Sie? When to be formal or informal in Germany! And what you have read still applies. When you don’t know somebody, especially in the business world, you still use the formal ‘Sie’  unless the German tells you otherwise. Does that also apply to social media? How [...]

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Learn German during an Altruistic August

Thanks to Action for Happiness  we were able to learn some German and spread a little happiness during January ,some friendliness in February   some mindfulness in March  have an active April  a meaningful May , a joyful June and Jump Back July. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for an altruistic August. As before you [...]

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Introducing yourself in German

This is a sample lesson from my Udemy course “German for beginners – for business or holidays – and more!” a 30+ day challenge for learning basic German in time for your awesome holiday or successful business trip to Germany. For more information click this link. Introducing yourself in German is a little more complicated than in English. That’s because in German we have the formal and informal [...]

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