Telling the time in German: Around the clock in 5-minute steps, part 2 Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 23, 2012
This is the continuation of my last post in which I told how to read the time when using mechanical clocks. As a matter of fact, it is often quite difficult to tell the exact time when using mechanical clocks or watches. This is especially true when the big hand of you watch is somewhere…
Telling the time in German: Around the clock in 5-minute Steps Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 18, 2012
The constant reader of this blog might already know that I set myself to make a thoroughly series on Telling the Time in German. So far, I have explained how to cite full hours and the quarters of an hour (using mechanical clocks), and I explained why we tend to tell the time differently –…
Answers to the reading comprehension – Der Herbst ist da! Posted by jan on Oct 16, 2012
These are the answers to the reading comprehension that I posted a couple of days ago: 1. What did the leaves do before they left their trees? Sie haben sich verfärbt. 2. What is the landscape dominated of? Die Landschaft ist von gelben Stoppelfeldern und bunten Wäldern geprägt. 3. What can you see in the…
Die Dresdner Frauenkirche – Church of Our Lady Dresden Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 15, 2012
The Frauenkirche Dresden is an Evangelical Lutheran church of the Baroque period and is considered as the most magnificent credential of Protestant scared buildings. It is an old and new landmark of the city, which can look back on a 1000-year history. The church’s name Frauenkirche refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Originally…
Reading comprehension – Der Herbst ist da! Posted by jan on Oct 14, 2012
Today I want to do a little reading comprehension with you. Read the following text and answer the questions afterwards. Try to frame your answers in German. If this is too hard, English will do as well. Use the comment field for your answers. Der Herbst ist da! Vor ein paar Tagen gab es den…
Der Dresdner Zwinger – The Zwinger Palace in Dresden Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 12, 2012
Since all historic buildings in Dresden are embedded in the modern architecture of the city, you have direct access to every baroque building in the Altstadt (lit. Historic City), from any of the bus or tram stops that are near by. This is also true for the Dresdner Zwinger (Zwinger Palace), which you can reach…
German Comedy: Switch Reloaded (Obersalzberg) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 10, 2012
Some people say that Germans have no sense of humor or that our kind of humor is crude or even offensive. Well, first of all, humor is of course characterized and shaped by culture. This can often cause misunderstandings. I agree that German humor can be quite morbid but that does not imply that we…