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Survey in German: Was ist Glück? – What is luck? Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 26, 2012
While I was working on the translations of the lyrics of some German songs I came across this video where people are asked what luck is to them. I found this so great that I decided to write down their opinions and translate them into English. I think this could be very useful for you…
German music and lyrics: Die Prinzen – Das alles ist Deutschland Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 25, 2012
Last week I asked on Facebook for which German song you would like to have the lyrics and English translation. One wish was “Das alles ist Deutschland” (All this is Germany) by Die Prinzen (The Princes). Die Prinzen are a German band from Leipzig, which is in the federal state of Saxony. Die Prinzen were…
German music and lyrics: Herbert Grönemeyer – Halt mich Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 24, 2012
Learning German with music can be great fun, but always be beware of the song you choose. The following song Halt mich (Hold me) by Herbert Grönemeyer is probably not the best song to learn the German language because the lyrics are fairly poetic. But what makes them so poetic? Well, what catches the eye…
German music and lyrics: Silbermond – Krieger des Lichts Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 23, 2012
Learning German or any other language is always great fun when you have the chance to listen to songs and sing along. Since some of you requested the lyrics of a song Krieger des Lichts (Warriors of the light) by the German band Silbermond I do you this favor. In case you don’t know Silbermond…
Booking a hotel room in German Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 20, 2012
When you are planning to go on a trip to Germany you, of course, need board and lodging. No matter whether you book your hotel room from abroad months in advance of your actual visit or right at the hotel reception, you might want to know how you room is equipped. Does it have it…
Talking about vacation in German, part 2 Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 19, 2012
In my yesterday’s post I already discussed how to talk about vacation or vacation plans. Now, I’d like to continue with this topic. Further expressions around the topic “vacation” are: 1. Urlaub machen – to take a vacation So, when you would like to know when someone is about to take a vacation you…
Asking about vacation plans in German Posted by Sandra Rösner on Jul 18, 2012
It’s vacation time in German and I guess most Germans would like to abscond from the country because the weather is really, really bad these days. It’s raining day after day. There already were sunny and very warm days in June but in the last past weeks it has only been raining. So if you…