Archive for November, 2015
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 7: Der Augenarzt (pt. 2) Posted by Sten on Nov 30, 2015
This is Teil 7 (part 7) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 I am very sorry that last week, there was no new Kapitel. It was a very busy week for me. Therefore, there will be…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 6: Der Augenarzt (pt. 1) Posted by Sten on Nov 29, 2015
This is Teil 6 (part 6) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 I am very sorry that last week, there was no new Kapitel. It was a very busy week for me. Therefore, there will…
Untranslatable German Words: das Fingerspitzengefühl Posted by Constanze on Nov 27, 2015
Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer – and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today’s word is das Fingerspitzengefühl. What does das Fingerspitzengefühl mean? To have Fingerspitzengefühl means to…
Sport in German Posted by Larissa on Nov 23, 2015
As a fitness trainer, I teach my classes in German. I once taught a class in English as a woman requested it (she was going to England for holiday and wanted to brush up on her English). As I taught it I realised how hard it was to translate the class back into English, even…
Why ‘Germans Are Rude’ Part 2 Posted by Constanze on Nov 18, 2015
I recently wrote a post called Why ‘Germans Are Rude’, which was inspired by an article on how different cultures give criticism. Firstly, I want to thank everybody who commented on it. It seems that this is a topic everybody has something to say about, which is great! The Germans are arguably one of the…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 5: Das Gespräch Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 14, 2015
This is Teil 5 (part 5) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 first! Last week, Max caught the bus for his appointment at the eye doctor’s. In the bus, he liked to do some people watching. He was very curious about an…
Why ‘Germans Are Rude’ Posted by Constanze on Nov 13, 2015
Guten Tag! I recently read an article called “How To Say ‘This Is Crap’ In Different Cultures”. It highlights the differences in how the British talk compared to other European nationalities – Germans included. The article states that the Germans, Dutch and other nationalities are more direct than the British. While the British use what…