Let the flamingos loose A real German grammar challenge, two way prepositions or as we prefer to call them two-case prepositions. These typically cause a…
“Fahren wir bald zum Wehrmachtsnacht?” I asked, hopefully. Those longer words in the German language are easy to mix up and turn into a German…
Learning German does not just help you get a job with Lufthansa or book a hotel in Frankfurt. Learning German is also a passport into…
[False Friend alert: Sport machen in German is closer to ‘doing exercise’ in English, not necessarily playing sport!] After all the delicious breads and beers…
In a real-life conversation, there is barely any time for you to edit and rewrite your sentences. While the other person is talking, you have…
Many languages have their own peculiar approach to grammatical gender. For someone who is starting to learn German, it can be challenging to learn the…
Today, we’ll first discuss the German sirens followed by Hamsterkäufe. After a short time living in Nordrhein Westfalen, I became curious about the regular sirens…
… to some people at least. The idea that high ranking politicians have been replaced by members of the reptiloid family is believed by quite…
What is ‘der Papierkrieg’? Let’s find out! Germany, like any country, has a range of stereotypes associated with it. There are many positive ones, such…
Since the Virus Lockdown really started in earnest, there has been less contact time out in ‘the wild’ to learn German and practice with the…
