Nazi before WWII meant something like imbecile and before that even was used as a nickname for Ignatz. That might be an explanation of nowadays growing use of the word as a kind of prefix.
The aim was to reach a level of conversation where the speaking partners wouldn’t switch to English anymore but actually began to speak German to you.
The irregular German verbs are a piece of cake that you can digest in less than two hours (in case you own my magic list). But it’s not necessary to buy my cake when you can bake your own. Here is my recipe for the best German learning pastry ever.
The German Perfekt tense was way too simple when they first created it in Walhalla. That’s why they added a few extras to it to make it more interesting. Find out when to use ‘sein’ and when ‘haben’ and how to remember it instantly when needed.
I was asked about the likelihood to find a German spouse in less than four weeks. Here is what I answered.
One minute summary: This article is about my thoughts on learning German quickly and the reasons why learning speed matters when learning a new language. Integrated into…
While we -my wife, me and our two young daughters – were living in Germany I was an operations manager for a construction company near Rammstein and…
I won a competition hosted by Lufthansa and changed my name to Klaus Heidi, which is how I got to learn smarterGerman. I arrived in…
I came across a Youtube video explaining simply and clearly when and why to use different past tense forms of verbs. The teaching was clear,…
Learning German has been pretty hard, especially because my journalist career absorbes much of my time. I work in Portuguese and English. In my position,…