German word order: Main clauses, part 2 Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 22, 2012
In my last post, I explained how to form main clauses with only one verb and with the correct word order in mind. Today, I would to continue with this topic and address myself to sentences that contain two or three verbs. When a sentence contains only one verb, then this verb is usually a…
German word order: Main clauses, part 1 Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 20, 2012
Unlike English, German word order is not that consistent. The position of the verb depends on the sentence type. In main clauses, the verb comes after the subject. In subordinate clause, the verb comes at the end of the sentence, and in questions and imperatives, the verb comes in the first position. Here are some…
German Humor: More English for Runaways – Mehr Englisch für Fortgeschrittene Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 18, 2012
In one of my previous post, I have already listed some, let’s say, “Denglish” expressions. So-called English for runaways is very popular among Germans. Actually, English for runaways is very bad English because Germans play with both languages. The simply use the structure of the German language and use English words, that is, they, for…
German music: Max Herre feat. Philipp Poisel – Wolke 7 (Cloud 9) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 17, 2012
On the weekend, I accidentally tuned in to one of those casting shows and while they introduced one of the emerging artists – by the way, a very talented young guy – an awesome song was played in the background. Immediately, I booted up my computer to google the lines I memorized in order to…
German poetry (Friedrich Schiller): Die Bürgschaft – The Hostage Posted by Sandra Rösner on Sep 10, 2012
Here is another German poem: “Die Bürgschaft” (The Hostage) by Friedrich Schiller. This time I added German subtitles to the video, so that you can read along while listening to it. Die Bürgschaft / The Hostage 1. Zu Dionys, dem Tyrannen, schlich Damon, den Dolch im Gewande: Ihn schlugen die Häscher in…
Telling the time in German: Numbers, numbers, numbers Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 29, 2012
How we cite the time usually depends on whether we read the time with digital watches or mechanical ones. In the following video I explain how you tell the time in German when you exclusively use numbers in your citation – which is usally the case when you read the time with digital watches.
German fashion designer: Harald Glööckler Posted by Sandra Rösner on Aug 28, 2012
Some years ago when I was zapping through the TV channels, I suddenly cracked up with laughter. A strange looking man whom I had never seen before was presenting some fashion on one of those teleshopping shows. This man was Harald Glööckler, a German fashion designer from Baden-Württemberg. He got my attention because of his flamboyant style of dress, and…