Archive for the year 2010
Arbeit ( Work) Posted by komo on May 22, 2010
I’ve been perusing through the web looking at articles about unemployment in Germany and the U.S. Since the economic downturn in 2008, Arbeitslosigkeit (unemployment) has skyrocketed in Germany, U.S. and elsewhere in Europe. Before things went sour (economically) Germany had seen a record high in Arbeitsplatz (employment): 40.3 million, the highest level since Wiedervereinigung (reunification) in 1990. The labor market…
Let´s get over it Posted by jan on May 17, 2010
Whenever there´s a discussion about Germany, German language or culture, it often ends up on one topic: World War 2.
Same same but (sounds) different – Part 3 Posted by jan on May 5, 2010
Today there´s the third and last part of words that are the same in both languages. Finally we´ll see the letters R to Z. There are not much left, although there are a lot of words that are not exactly but almost the same. But this is another story. As always, don´t forget that the…
The Green Wave Posted by komo on May 1, 2010
Sometimes it’s hard to know who to believe when it comes to global warming. There are those who say we need to quickly move in the direction of creating green sources of erneuerbare Energie (renewable energy) and yet, there are others who just as quickly contradict that way of thinking and believe global warming is…
Springtime Posted by jan on Apr 23, 2010
As every year, the winter seemed to be endlos (endless) and harsh. In fact, it was a very cold winter this time with many extreme situations like frozen rivers (no more traffic), endless Staus (traffic jams) with countless accidents, homeless people freezing…
Under fire Posted by jan on Apr 18, 2010
In the last few weeks there have been two major Gefechte (combats) where seven German soldiers lost their lives.
Wo Spricht Man Deutsch (Where is German spoken)? Posted by komo on Apr 9, 2010
German is spoken by an estimated 126 Million people. The vast Mehrheit (majority) is found in Deutschland (Germany), with about 82 million German-speakers. Diese Zahl (this number) leaves us with 44 million other people. Wo wohnen die anderen (where do the others live)? Österreich (Austeria) should be the first Land (country) to come to mind. After…