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February 17, 2019
German word order for beginners – verb in 2nd place
When you start learning German, one of the first rules you learn is “verb in 2nd place”. This video, which is part of my online course about German word order, explains it in more detail. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel For more information about the complete course and how to buy it at a discount, go to German grammar – word [...]
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February 10, 2019
What’s the difference between hiking on a snowy mountain and learning German?
I haven’t written a ‘what’s the difference between (a sport) and learning German’ post for quite a while. So when I spent the weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria with my son and daughter and we went hiking on the snowy Vitosha mountain I knew this would make another blog post ☺ So, what is the difference between hiking on a snowy mountain and learning German? This is what happened on Vitosha [...]
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February 3, 2019
10 German words to describe a doorbell prank
Did you do silly things when you were young? The other day I came across this meme on Facebook (and found the embed code) which reminded me of my childhood. via SIZZLE Yes, we did that – not very often, I might like to add ☺ In German it’s called a Klingelstreich, but I remember it as Mäusepingeln. So I did a little research, found ten different ways how [...]
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January 27, 2019
Learn German and spread some friendliness in February
Thanks to Action for Happiness we were able to learn some German and spread a little happiness during January. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for a friendly February. 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 can also find further [...]
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January 20, 2019
Why is ‘das Mädchen’ neuter?
When new students who are beginners learn about gender in German, it usually doesn’t take long before somebody asks “How come a girl is neuter in German?” They are puzzled because they do know that girls are females, so why do we say ‘das Mädchen‘? The main and most important reason is that Mädchen ends in ‘chen’ and nouns which are diminutives and end in ‘chen’ are always neuter. This [...]
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January 13, 2019
Sparen – how to save like the Germans
No, this is not a post about how Germans might save their money differently to you, this is a post about the word ‘sparen’ and nouns beginning with ‘Spar…’. The idea came over Christmas when I got this present: What is it, you may wonder? The label says: Sparstrumpf It’s a money stocking or money sock, one way of saving your money at home. There are quite a few nouns [...]
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January 6, 2019
What is it like to learn German?
Last week we went for a lovely walk at Southwick Country Park . Those of you who know me, know that I’m always on the lookout for nice pictures that I might be able to use in blog posts. So when I walked past a stream (the Lambrok Stream) I took a picture and then another one and gradually this idea came into my head. This stream reminded me [...]
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December 31, 2018
Learn German and spread some happiness in January
Last month I found this wonderful website Action for Happiness. On the ‘about’ page they say “Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society. We want to see a fundamentally different way of life – where people care less about what they can get just for themselves and more about the happiness of others.” They also have a calendar [...]
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December 23, 2018
Practise your German with “Sissi”
On 24 December 1837 a little girl was born who was nicknamed Sisi and who later became Elisabeth of Austria. She was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, and many other titles by marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I. You can read up more about her on Wikipedia (or here in German) but most Germans know about her via three films from the 1950s. Just [...]
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December 16, 2018
Is it OK to learn German with old textbooks?
Are you always on the lookout for German textbooks? Do you sometimes find some in charity shops, secondhand shops or car boot sales? Do you then wonder whether it’s a good idea to buy them to learn German? The answer is yes and no! It’s a bit like reading Shakespeare when you’ve just learned how to read. In the beginning you needed to read books with vocabulary that you were [...]
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