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German

Free German Children’s Books For Language Learners Young and Old

German Textbooks & Worksheets for Children First German: At Home My first picture dictionary: German-English German for Children: Fun, Activity-Based Language Learning Worksheets For Early German Reading Proficiency Free Classic German Children’s Books From The Public Domain Der Struwwelpeter Max und Moritz My Very First Little German Book Free Contemporary German Language Books For Children…

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8 German Novels For Beginners and Intermediate German Learners

Reading German novels may sound daunting for beginners and intermediate learners, but it’s a highly effective method of deepening your grammar sense and acquiring new vocabulary. After all, learning German with textbooks and worksheets only gets you so far. Sooner or later you’ll need to start putting the pieces together by speaking to people, watching…

Culture

9 Things You Should Know About Cologne’s Carnival

Cologne’s Carnival, also known as the Fifth Season, is one of the more strange and colorful events in Germany, attracting tourists from all over the world. From extravagant costumes, biting political satire that doesn’t shy away from even the most controversial topics, to non-stop music, mandatory drunkenness and dancing, the festival is a feast for…

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False Friends: 5 German Words That Don’t Mean What You Think They Do

What are “false friends”? German and English are both Germanic languages, so they not only share many grammatical features but also have a lot of similar words. For example, when you know English and you hear the German word “Haus” you immediately know what it means: house. The spelling is different, but it sounds exactly…

Culture

30 German Movies For Kids, Adults & Cinephiles

Learning German with stories is an effective and fun way to practice and enjoy yourself at the same time. Learning German with movies is another excellent strategy for immersion. Today, I’d like to present a number of German movies for learners (in no particular order). Where available, I’ve added vocabulary and exercise resources to help…

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Fed Up With German Articles and Gender? Let This Free Tool Fix Your Emails

Many people don’t appreciate the fact that English nouns have no gender until they come upon another language which does. French and Spanish nouns have both masculine and feminine gender, which is bad enough for most learners, but German learners have to put up with yet another one: the neuter. Admittedly, it’s not as bad…

Games

Learn German With Adventure Games

Foreign language learners have access to a wealth of online learning materials, from books to interactive exercises, videos, audio and more. And yet, one key ingredient is still often missing: real world practice. Sure, if you already live in the country where your target language is spoken, there is no excuse. Just go out and…

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How to Learn German With Stories

  German seems to be very popular, these days. Whether it’s the obnoxious “How German sounds compared to other languages” meme (it should actually be called: How German sounds when you are shouting) or the raving popularity of the Nein Quarterly, German seems to be in vogue. And yet, as Adam Fletcher pointed out: “Every…

Books

How To Add a German-English Dictionary To Kindle on Your iPad or iPhone (iOS)

One of the great benefits of using ebooks for language learning is the ability to use custom dictionaries. Instead of having to search for each unknown word in a dictionary you can get instant translations while reading your book. If you own a Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Touch and have installed a dictionary (see here…

Games

Of Swords & Dungeons: An Interactive Gamebook For German Learners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzqghX2oks&rel=0Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: An Interactive Adventure Ebook for German Learners: Genowrin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzqghX2oks&rel=0) After writing three detective stories for German learners in 2012 and seeing people embrace the format, I wanted to do something different and yet very similar in 2013. So, I decided to create an interactive fantasy ebook for…

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How Not To Learn German Quickly

Through the years as a German teacher I had the chance to work with learners from all over the world. Not only did I observe a variety of difficulties due to peculiarities of mother tongues but even beyond that each individual student had very different needs in terms of explanation and practice. Therefore, I have…