Six German Words That’ll Change Your Life Posted by Constanze on Mar 22, 2017
Guten Tag! Ich hoffe, es geht euch gut. Today I’m bringing you six German words that are all somehow related to feelings you get before, during or after a period of change: The excitement and nervousness of new beginnings, the fear of having run out of time to change your life, the exhilarating feeling of…
Express Yourself In German With These Adjectives Posted by Constanze on Mar 15, 2017
Guten Tag! I’m here with what I hope will be another practical, useful post for you all! First, a question: Do you ever speak or write in German only to find yourself using the same words over and over again? Is everything good always ‘gut’ and everything bad always ‘schlecht’? Does it ever frustrate you…
Going To The Dentist: German Vocabulary Posted by Constanze on Mar 8, 2017
Guten Tag! Today’s post is all about something we hate doing, but which we have to do, nevertheless… Today’s post is about going to der Zahnarzt – the dentist. Here are all of the German words you need to know for it! German dentist vocab: The basics Dentist (place/profession) – der Zahnarzt Dental assistant…
The History of the German Shepherd Posted by Larissa on Mar 7, 2017
You can guess from the name, the German Shepherd originates from Germany. After getting lots of positive feedback from my last post about the history of the Dachshund (which you can find here), I’m keeping the theme of German dogs and will be writing about how and why the German Shepherd came about. The German…
Endangered German Dialects Posted by Constanze on Feb 28, 2017
On 21st February the world celebrated International Mother Language Day – otherwise known as Tag der Muttersprache in German. On this day the hashtag #TagderMuttersprache was popular on Twitter, and when I clicked on it there were plenty of German articles about Bairisch – Bavarian! Bavarians are famously proud of their language and culture. Even…
German Culture In The USA Posted by Constanze on Feb 22, 2017
Guten Tag! When you think about countries relating to the German language and culture, the first (perhaps only) countries that come to mind are Germany and Austria. But there are, in fact, many countries around the world that have German as a second or minority language, with towns & cities that have German roots. Today…
The History of the Dachshund Posted by Larissa on Feb 21, 2017
Perhaps you have heard it before, that Dachshunde (also known as “sausage dogs” in English) are the typical dog to own in Munich, but why? Here ‘s a little bit of history about the cute, stumpy legged dogs. The breed originated from Germany and literally translates to “badger dog” (Dachs = badger, Hund = dog)…