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6 German Words For ‘Rascal’ Posted by Constanze on Feb 19, 2016
Guten Morgen! A little while ago I wrote about the untranslatable German word Dreikäsehoch, a term used to light-heartedly mock young kids – especially those who need taking down a peg or two (you can read more on that word by clicking the link). While I was writing that post, I found plenty of other…
German Vocabulary around the House Posted by Larissa on Jan 25, 2016
Hello and welcome to another vocab post! To expand your vocabulary further, I’ve written a list of common objects found around the house. Once you’ve read this post try remembering the German words as you walk around your house every day. Let’s start with the basics; here are the rooms of the house: der Flur…
Untranslatable German Words: Dreikäsehoch Posted by Constanze on Jan 16, 2016
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 der Dreikäsehoch. What does der Dreikäsehoch mean? The word Dreikäsehoch is a…
New German Series: Deutschland 83 Posted by Constanze on Jan 8, 2016
Guten Tag, liebe Leser! I hope 2016 is treating you well so far! At the end of last year I saw posters and billboards all over the place advertising a new drama series here in the UK called Deutschland 83. I was intrigued, but as I have never in all my years here seen a…
New Year’s Day Activities In German Posted by Constanze on Jan 1, 2016
People always have plenty of ideas for things to do on Silvester (New Year’s Eve) – auf eine Party gehen (go to a party), Zuhause feiern (celebrate at home), Feuerwerk anschauen (watch the fireworks) – but what about on New Year’s Day? New Year’s Day is called der Neujahrstag in German. Like in many other…
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 13 – Der letzte Anruf – THE END Posted by Sten on Dec 31, 2015
Dear readers, This is the last post of my short story “Zeit für eine Geschichte”. I hope you enjoyed the series, and let me know in the comments whether you would like to see more of such stories in the future. Any suggestions, criticism, or different scenarios you would like to see implemented are very…
Zeit für eine Geschichte: Teil 12 – Die Verabredung (pt. 4) – Glühwein! Posted by Sten on Dec 30, 2015
This is Teil 12 (part 12) 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 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 On Sunday, Laura and Max went ice skating on the Weihnachtsmarkt. Then, Max suddenly…