Angelika Davey's Blog, page 43
July 30, 2017
Wir suchen Deutschland – Frankfurt and Trier
Last month Peter and Sabine visited the Black Forest and Heidelberg, this month they’re off to explore Frankfurt and Trier. Frankfurt Der Himmel ist blau, die Sonne lacht. In Frankfurt wird nun Halt gemacht. – Du kannst, Sabine, es noch nicht verstehen, was hier für große Dinge einst geschehen. Es war vor nunmehr hundert Jahren, daß deutsche Männer hier versammelt waren. Sie wollten ein geeintes [...]
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July 23, 2017
10 ways to use the German word ‘Na’
Hey you, how’s it going? A very informal greeting, which in German would be – Na du, wie geht’s? (if you’re talking to one person) Na ihr, wie geht’s? (if you’re talking to more than one) Apart from ‘na, du/ ihr’ there are lots more phrases with ‘Na’. In this infographic I give you the most common ones: So, if anybody tells you that German is [...]
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July 16, 2017
German for Tennis Fans
Do you play tennis? Do you watch tennis? Have you been following the matches at Wimbledon? Have you ever considered to combine your love of watching/ playing tennis with learning German? No? Well, you should ☺ In our fortnightly live video show Steven learnt some German tennis words and sentences which I found on this lovely German website Tennis Weblog Some of the sentences came [...]
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July 10, 2017
Let’s talk about money – in German, of course!
Show me the money! Let’s talk about money! To be more precise, German money and what the Germans might call it. First some ‘normal’ words (plural ending in brackets): der Euro(s) – Euro der Cent(s) – Cent(s) das Bargeld – cash das Kleingeld – small/ loose change das Wechselgeld – change das Taschengeld – pocket money das Falschgeld – counterfeit money die Banknote(n) – banknote(s) der Geldschein(n) – banknote(s) [...]
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July 2, 2017
German for train enthusiasts
Are you a train enthusiast? And a German learner? Great! I have found some interesting German websites for anybody who wants to learn more about trains and practise their German. Olis Bahnwelt This site from the Deutsche Bahn is aimed at German children, therefore perfect for those learning German. It has lots of information, videos, games and craft activities for younger German children, like these [...]
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June 25, 2017
Wir suchen Deutschland – Black Forest and Heidelberg
Last month Peter and Sabine visited the Zugspitze and Lake Constance, this month they’re off to explore the Black Forest, or Schwarzwald and Heidelberg. Schwarzwald Der hohe Wald! Ganz wie bei uns zu Haus! – Das Mädchen ruft’s voll Freude aus. – Sabine, lassen wir das Dreirad stehn! Ich habe Lust zu Fuß zu gehn. Hörst du den Kuckuck dort im Tann! Schwarzwälder Uhren zeigen so die [...]
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June 18, 2017
The seasons in German – Sommer
The 21st June is the official first day of summer, so this blog post is about summer with German words and songs. Unlike for spring (see my spring post here) there is only one word in German for summer: der Sommer. But the summer is divided into several parts. der Frühsommer – early summer der Hochsommer – midsummer (high summer) der Spätsommer – late summer and, if we’re really [...]
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June 11, 2017
5 tips for learning German on Twitter
Are you on Twitter? If yes, do you use it for learning German? I read the other day that 51% of all tweets are in English, the rest in other languages, including many German tweets. So, how could you use Twitter to learn or improve your German? Depending on how much German you already know you could follow one or all of the following suggestions: 1. Find tweets that [...]
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June 4, 2017
Learn German with Mosalingua – a review
Have you heard of Mosalingua? Have you used it to learn German? I had heard of it but have to admit I hadn’t tried it out…. until the lovely people from Mosalingua invited me to do so. How could I refuse! What is Mosalingua? The best way to explain is to show your their video first: But I also did a video to show you a little [...]
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May 28, 2017
Wir suchen Deutschland – Zugspitze and Lake Constance
Last month Peter and Sabine visited Passau and Munich, this month they’re off to explore the Zugspitze and the Bodensee, or Lake Constance, as it’s called in English. Zugspitze Die Berge, der Schnee und die Aussicht, sieh! Ach Peter, so hoch glaubt’ die Berge ich nie! – Die Zugspitzbahn bringt nun die Kinder hinauf, hinab hat das Dreirad freien Lauf. Sabine hält sich fest an Peters Brust, [...]
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