Archive for December, 2015
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 9 – Die Verabredung (pt. 1) Posted by Sten on Dec 13, 2015
This is Teil 9 (part 9) 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 Part 7 Part 8 Last week, Max started to get excited for the date he will have with Laura in the evening. He…
9 German Christmas Bakes Posted by Constanze on Dec 9, 2015
Frohe Weihnachten! … Ok, so we’re not quite that far yet. But last year I wrote a series of posts on German Christmas traditions, including the Christkind, and the German history of the Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas tree). What is there to cover this year, I thought, that hasn’t been covered already? Well, my friends, there’s food!…
German Words From The News Posted by Constanze on Dec 7, 2015
Whilst browsing the other Transparent Language blogs as I do from time to time, I came across a fantastic post on the Greek blog entitled ‘Greek vocabulary from the news’. There are a few, interconnected topics that are dominating the headlines worldwide at the moment, namely der Terrorismus (terrorism), der Syrien Konflikt (the Syria conflict)…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 8: Eine Rose für Laura Posted by Sten on Dec 4, 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 Part 7 On Monday, Max had his eye test. He passed it, and now is on his way to the driving school to…