Angelika Davey's Blog, page 33
July 14, 2019
German for cyclists
Do you love cycling? Do you cycle everywhere? Are you glued to your TV when the Tour de France or any other cycling event is on? Well, here is your chance to combine your love of cycling with learning German! First of all, who are you? a cyclist – ein Radfahrer/ eine Radfahrerin, sometimes also Fahrradfahrer/in cyclists – Radfahrer (the word is the same in plural as in singular) a [...]
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July 7, 2019
The Benefits Of Online Education
Today’s blog post comes again via eLerning Infographics courtesy of tgcampus. As an online instructor and also student I know the benefits of online learning. As a self employed German tutor I don’t work regular 9 – 5 hours which makes it very difficult to attend weekly classes at our local college. So online learning has been fantastic for me. From keeping up with [...]
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June 30, 2019
Learn Some German during Jump Back July
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 and a joyful June. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for Jump Back July. As before you can, if you wish, also print [...]
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June 23, 2019
10+ German translations for the English word “to”
When you learn vocabulary it helps if there is a straight translation. For example, it’s easy to learn the word for child, because it’s ‘Kind’. But when it comes to prepositions, it’s a different matter. There are lots of translations and it’s sometimes difficult to work out which one to use. This isn’t just a problem for English speakers who are learning German. This is a problem for anybody learning [...]
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June 16, 2019
Practise your German with free PDFs
Regular readers know that I like to find free resources and today I am going to tell you about some great free resources and some you would need to pay for. But first the free PDFs. My friend Erik of Scriveremo Publishing has free German word lists that you can download. There are 14 topics which can be downloaded individually or as one document. The [...]
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June 9, 2019
What is a ‘Litfaßsäule’?
When you go to Germany you might see some of those round things, like the one in the picture, with advertising posters plastered all over them. As a child I always wondered what was inside, especially as I couldn’t find a door or a window. And then I found out there’s nothing inside. These columns are purely just for advertising, nothing else. They were invented in 1854 by German printer [...]
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June 2, 2019
Learn some German and have a joyful June
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 and a meaningful May. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for a joyful June. As before you can, if you wish, also print out a PDF version. And [...]
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May 26, 2019
How to talk about food in German
Imagine you’re eating a meal in Germany, either in a restaurant or at somebody’s house, and you’re being asked: “Schmeckt’s?” (Or possibly ‘Schmeckt es dir/ Ihnen?’) because the host/ waiter wants to know if the meal tastes alright. What do you answer? A quick and easy answer could be “Ja, gut.” Or you could say “Es schmeckt lecker.” (‘It is/ tastes tasty/ delicious/ yummy…’) But what, if you wish to [...]
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May 19, 2019
5 tips to help you become a more effective German learner
Although this post is called “5 tips to help you become a more effective German learner” it does cover any language. Motivation Before you start learning German, you want to have a good reason for learning. If you’re reading this post, you most likely have a very good reason for learning German. You might want to live and work in Germany or go visit it for a holiday. You might [...]
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May 12, 2019
Wo ist …? Asking for places in German
Despite the fact that so many people have smartphones and only ask Google for directions, I think it’s still nice to talk to real people (and not everybody has got a smartphone), so lets look at how to ask for places. 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 [...]
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