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Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s crime novel and movie “Das Versprechen” – “The Pledge” Posted by Sandra Rösner on May 24, 2011
Am Wochenende (on the weekend), I had the chance to watch one of my favorite Filme (movies) “The pledge” with Jack Nicholson on TV, a movie based on the Kriminalroman (crime novel) ‘Das Versprechen’ – ‘The pledge’ by Swiss Dramatiker (playwright) and Romanautor (novelist) Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Here is a rough plot outline for all who…
The usage of “Du” and “Sie” in German Posted by Sandra Rösner on May 20, 2011
Learners of Germany would come soon across the fact that there are two different forms for addressing people, “du” and “sie”, which both mean “you” in English. “Du” is informal speech and “sie” is formal speech. What I have witnessed is that the formal option is fading more and more to the background. I belong…
Studentenleben in Deutschland – Student life in Germany Posted by Sandra Rösner on May 10, 2011
How does student life look like in Germany? How do students reside? What do students do in their leisure time? How can one imagine a daily routine when studying in Germany? In this post I would like to give you an insight into this topic. When German high school students have taken their Abitur (high-school…
German Bread Posted by Sandra Rösner on May 6, 2011
Since I am German, there is one thing in the world I love ever so, and that is bread. I cannot imagine a life without bread because you can easily prepare a belegtes Brot (sandwich) for every meal of the day. You can have bread for breakfast and dinner, as well as a breaktime snack…
Die königliche Hochzeit – The Royal Wedding Posted by Sandra Rösner on Apr 29, 2011
In celebration of the royal wedding, I would like to take the opportunity to give you some vocabulary on that topic. Before two people sich das Ja-Wort geben (tie the knot) they verloben sich (get engaged). The symbol of the Verlobung (engagement) in the Verlobungsring (engagement ring). On the Hochzeitstag (wedding day), the two…
Writing a Letter in German: Informal Letters Posted by Sandra Rösner on Apr 20, 2011
In one of my previous posts I told you how to write a formal letter in German. Now, I want to continue with how to write an informal letter in German. Whereas there are rather strict guidelines for writing formal letters, there is more ample scope for you for writing informal letters. The address of…
German Music: Laith Al-Deen Posted by Sandra Rösner on Apr 11, 2011
This time it is getting musikalisch (musically). I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite German Musiker (musicians): Laith Al-Deen who is one of the few Künstler (artists) who also sings in German. You should know that most German singers bevorzugen (prefer) or, at least, dazu neigen (tend) to sing in English…