Alice im Wunderland Die Verwandlung 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer German English Visual Bilingual Dictionary Jane Eyre. Eine Autobiographie Der Hund von Baskerville Der Untergang des Hauses Usher Der selbstsüchtige Riese Life of Basil – Das Leben von Basilikum Reading German short stories or novels can be a great way to quickly expand your vocabulary…
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Free Anki/Quizlet Flashcards For The “Dino lernt Deutsch” German Learning Series
Flashcards can be a great way to learn vocabulary, especially when you study regularly. Most of us carry smartphones around all day so it’s easy to dedicate a few minutes while waiting for the bus, riding in a cab, standing in line, etc. Recently, we’ve started integrating downloadable flashcards into our German learning books over…
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82 Essential German Travel Phrases And Words For Daily Survival
Planning a visit to Germany or Austria? Already there perhaps? Most people you’re going to meet in Germany will be able to communicate in English to some extent, but what if you’d like to try your hand at expressing yourself in German? In today’s article we’re looking at the most basic German phrases you’re going…
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7 Free German Audiobooks for Beginners To Boost Your Listening Skills
Listening to audiobooks can be a great way to immerse yourself in the language. Even if you don’t understand each and every single word, it’ll help you familiarize yourself with the sounds and rhythms of the German language. But there’s a problem. It’s not that when you search online for audio books in German that…
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5 Best German-English Dictionaries Online, Offline, Apps & Add-Ons
Whenever people ask me which online German-English dictionary is the best, whether to use an app, a browser extension, an offline lookup tool or just go full retro and lug around a paper dictionary, I always answer: “Whatever works for you is best.” Most online dictionaries today are high quality and will translate most words…
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12 Hilarious German Place Names Translated Literally (And Their Real Origins)
Almost everyone knows Germany’s capital and major cities. But did you know that we have tons of little towns and villages with the most absurdly hilarious names such as Hundeluft (“dog air”), Darmstadt (“intestine city”) and Schweinfurt (“swine ford”)? In this post you’ll find a selection of funny German town names and their historic and…
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The Funny German Animal Names Quiz
The German language is (in)famously known for being very productive when it comes to inventing new words by simply stringing two or more existing ones together. For example, in German a vacuum cleaner is simply called “dust sucker” (Staubsauger), a kettle is a “water cooker” (Wasserkocher) and the place where our teeth are anchored is…
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8 Free German Textbooks For Beginners
Deutsch im Blick A Foundation Course in Reading German FSI German Basic Course Essential German Tom’s Deutschseite Wolkenkratzer Kursbuch & Arbeitsbuch German 101 Easy German Like most textbooks, German textbooks can be quite pricey. Especially for students with a low-budget or those just looking for a good way to get started without breaking the bank,…
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17 Hilarious German Insults That Are More Funny Than Offensive
Looking for new funny German insults to use with friends? One of the peculiarities of the German language is that you can very easily string nouns together to create new words which very quickly leads to monstrosities like Donaudampfschifffahrtskapitänkajütentürknauf” (door handle of a Danube captain’s cabin). Unsurprisingly, some of the best German insults are compound nouns….
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11 German Idioms About Summer & Sun
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…
