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The Hamburg Experience – Posted by Komo Posted by holger on Feb 5, 2010
One of the best experiences I had in Germany was at the Hamburger Fischmarkt (fish market) along the Elbe River in the Bezirk (borough) of Altona. The Fishmarkt, founded in 1703, is an exciting flea market. Every Sunday morning the market opens at 5:00 a.m. with what seems like a fanfare. The band plays Schlager…
The love parade – Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen Posted by holger on Feb 3, 2010
The love parade is a mega techno music even in Germany event that started about 20 years ago. That also shows me how old I got in the meantime. Since then it attracts every year, with some interruptions here and there, up to 1.6 million people from all over the world who have the largest…
Robert Enke – A great guy is missed Posted by holger on Feb 2, 2010
For all soccer fans November 10th 2009 was a horrible day that shocked Germany and the rest of many soccer interested countries. Robert Enke, national goalkeeper and captain of his Mannschaft (team) Hannover 96 committed suicide due to depressions that he was suffering from for many years. He kept his Krankheit (disease) hidden from…
Vornamen Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 12, 2009
I’ve always been fascinated by German vornamen, or first names. Today we’ll look at some of the meanings and origins of German first names. If you don’t have a German name, hopefully this will inspire you to choose a German name that best represents yourself. Anna/Anne : is a populär girl’s name. It means “grace”…
German R and Diphthongs Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 25, 2009
Time for the German Rs! Post vocalic r : does not sound like an English r. The syllable with the post vocalic r is pronounced slightly longer than the syllable without the r. To make this sound, spread your lips slightly apart. Words that contain this r : (der Herr) Mr., (hier) here Pre vocalic…
Berliner Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 21, 2009
Guten Abend! (Good Evening). I am the new blogger for the German blog. My name is Yohann. If you haven’t guessed already, I’m a dude. Lol, not that’s it’s necessary for you to know that, but just in case you were wondering whether I’m a Frau (Mrs.) or Fräulein (Miss), I am a Herr (Mr.). Gender aside, I went…
Some of my favorite Sprichwörter Posted by Transparent Language on Jan 30, 2009
Guten Abend, Da es Freitagabend ist, I felt like switching gears by sharing some of my favorite proverbs with you. So here we go: Man kann einen Menschen nichts lehren, man kann ihm nur helfen, sich selbst zu entdecken… We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves – Galileo Galilei Behandle die…