German idioms are a great way to learn new words as part of short phrases and expressions that you can immediately apply in everyday life. Today, I’ve collected 11 German idioms around the theme of summer, holiday, heat and sun. Ready? Los geht’s! This German idioms literally means “to go bathing” but does not necessarily…
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The Strange German Food Quiz
Germany has a lot of culinary weirdness to offer. Not only are some of our regional specialties very peculiar in nature, they often also come with names which are rather silly. Can you decipher the titles and find out what these dishes are made of? Caution: Some of these are not for the faint of…
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10 Online Games To Boost Your German Learning (Text, Strategy, Adventures)
Playing video games can be a fun way to learn German (or any language, for that matter), but the problem is that most games designed specifically for learners are utterly boring, so learners will often be better off to just play games designed for native German speakers. I’ve already written about how to use classic adventure games or your…
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Learn German On Reddit With These 22 German Subreddits
Reddit, aka “the front page of the internet” is one of the biggest social networks and entertainment websites in the world. Reddit is a lot of things, both good and bad, but the way it works is that users submit links, images or text and then its 234 million users vote on these submissions, making them climb…
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How To Do A German Accent In 4 Simple Steps And Become the Next Supervillain
Do you sometimes wish you didn’t have a foreign accent while speaking German? Perhaps then for once German natives would stop switching to English and finally honor your painstakingly constructed utterances! Well, it takes time to develop a good command of a foreign language, especially when it comes to accent-free speaking. The muscles in our throat,…
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How To Use A German Keyboard On Your iPhone, Android, Mac or Windows PC
Have you ever struggled with German spelling? Even for native Germans the many rules and reforms can quickly turn correct spelling into a guessing game. But as with everything, practice makes perfect, or as we say in German: “Übung macht den Meister.“ And it’s never too early to start! This is why, in the following…
Discover Dino lernt Deutsch: the German story series for beginners that will help you learn German in no time.
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Free German Worksheets & Exercises for Beginners and Intermediate Learners
Want to learn German but can’t afford expensive textbooks and courses? Just looking for some German worksheets to download and print for practicing your grammar? There are many excellent free resources for German learners (and teachers) out there, but it’s not always easy to find them. In this post I’ve collected some of the resources…
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Berlin Quiz Time: Test Your Knowledge About The German Capital
With its 3.5 million citizens, Berlin is the largest city in Germany. It’s nine times bigger than Paris, has more bridges than Venice and is famous for its exuberant night-life and event culture. How well do you know the German “Haupstadt”? Take our quick Berlin quiz and share your results with your friends. 1. How…
Lifestyle
You’re The Alien! How Learning A New Language Gives You A Radically Different Perspective on Life (If You Let It…)
When I lived in Bangkok for four years, I often found myself stuck in the sprawling megacity’s notoriously bad traffic, staring out at the bustling sidewalks, and there was a certain recurring sign that never failed to catch my attention. It said: “Marriage for Alien“. Despite knowing better, I always imagined an almond-eyed couple with…
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10 Strange German Laws That Will Boggle Your Mind
Germany is well-known for being a country with a million different laws, rules and regulations about everything from signing forms to building houses. There are many blogs and news-outlets online that talk about any number of “crazy German laws”, some of which are either outdated or simply wrong. Today, I’ve looked into a few of those…
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How To Use A German-English Dictionary with Kindle Cloud Reader
As a language instructor and author of language learning textbooks, I’ve always found the Kindle’s built-in dictionary a great tool to make reading foreign language texts more fluid and frictionless. Whether it’s on your Kindle ereader, on your iPhone or iPad Kindle app, or Kindle Android app (see links for detailed instructions), custom dictionaries can be…
