Rosenmontag: Foolery & Belonging
Something I’m sure every German-language learner who comes to Germany wants to do is get involved in...
A Grammar Challenge: German Two-Way Prepositions
A real German grammar challenge are the Wechselpräpositionen: two way prepositions, or as we prefer to call...
Curious German Words: Wehrmachtsnacht
“Fahren wir bald zum Wehrmachtsnacht?” I asked, hopefully. Those longer words in the German language are easy...
The Brothers Grimm and Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Learning German does not just help you get a job with Lufthansa or book a hotel in...
Sport Machen: Exercising in Germany
[False Friend alert: “Sport machen” in German is closer to ‘doing exercise’ in English, not necessarily playing...
The Superhero Technique
Many languages have their own peculiar approach to grammatical gender. For someone who is starting to learn...
Sirens and Hamsterkäufe: what are they?
Today, we’ll first discuss the German sirens followed by Hamsterkäufe. After a short time living in Nordrhein...
Is Angela Merkel a Reptiloid (Lizard)?
… to some people at least. The idea that high ranking politicians have been replaced by members...
Der Papierkrieg – The Paper War
What is ‘der Papierkrieg’? Let’s find out! Germany, like any country, has a range of stereotypes associated...
Learn German: German without subtitles
Since the Virus Lockdown really started in earnest, there has been less contact time out in ‘the...