Archive for 'Traditions'
Karneval – Carnival Posted by Sandra Rösner on Mar 7, 2011
DEUTSCH – GERMAN Sicherlich kennen viele von euch den Karneval in Rio mit den Sambatänzerinnen und den Karneval in Venedig mit den Maskenkostümen. Auch in Deutschland feiern wir jedes Jahr Karneval. Wir nennen die Zeit des Karnevals auch „die fünfte Jahreszeit“. Obwohl die Karnevalfeiern erst am Donnerstag vor Aschermittwoch anfangen, leiten viele die Karnevalssaison bereits…
Wetten, dass … ? Posted by Sandra Rösner on Feb 27, 2011
Wetten, dass …. ? is one of Germany’s most popular entertainment show, which is broadcasted six times a year from different locations in Germany, and sometimes also from Switzerland and Austria. It attracts about 10 million viewers. Wetten, dass … ? was first broadcasted in 1981. Frank Elstner, who developed the show, had also presented…
Translation and vocabulary list: Germany and world religions Posted by Sandra Rösner on Feb 17, 2011
In my previous post I published a German text on world religions. Below you can find a sentence-by-sentence translation of the text. In the vocabulary list I color-coded the words in accordance to their grammatical gender in German. Green = neuter Blue = masculine Red = feminine Das Christentum, das Judentum, der Hinduismus, der Buddhismus…
Deutschland und Weltreligionen – Germany and world religions Posted by Sandra Rösner on Feb 16, 2011
Recently I was talking to my Australian friend and I asked him what he finds interesting about the German culture. He broached the subject religion. He told me that he had noticed a trend of Atheism in the newly formed states of Germany. This trend is grounded in the history of East Germany. When in…
61. Berlinale Posted by jan on Feb 14, 2011
Right now, from 10th to 20th of February, the 61st „Berlinale“ takes place in …guess where? Right! In Berlin.
Money, Money, Money Posted by Sandra Rösner on Feb 11, 2011
Let’s say that you intend to go on a trip to Germany. In that case it is very useful to get informed about the country’s monetary transactions when it comes to buying things of everyday life, for example, food, clothes, stationery supplies, tickets for public transportation, entrance fees, souvenirs and the like. According to the…
Idiomatische Redewendungen – Idiomatic expressions Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jan 31, 2011
Language is not always logical. This is generally true for idiomatische Redewendungen (idiomatic expressions). Idioms are words or phrases that do not have literal meanings but figurative meanings. I would like to post a series on German idioms [from time to time] in order to enhance your linguistic competence. Enjoy! 🙂 an allen Ecken und…