Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 8: Eine Rose für Laura Posted by Sten on Dec 4, 2015
This is Teil 7 (part 7) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 On Monday, Max had his eye test. He passed it, and now is on his way to the driving school to…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 7: Der Augenarzt (pt. 2) Posted by Sten on Nov 30, 2015
This is Teil 7 (part 7) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 I am very sorry that last week, there was no new Kapitel. It was a very busy week for me. Therefore, there will be…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 6: Der Augenarzt (pt. 1) Posted by Sten on Nov 29, 2015
This is Teil 6 (part 6) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read the previous parts first! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 I am very sorry that last week, there was no new Kapitel. It was a very busy week for me. Therefore, there will…
Untranslatable German Words: das Fingerspitzengefühl Posted by Constanze on Nov 27, 2015
Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words, where I bring you the quirkiest, funniest and most intelligent words that the German language has to offer – and ones that are difficult to find a direct translation for! Today’s word is das Fingerspitzengefühl. What does das Fingerspitzengefühl mean? To have Fingerspitzengefühl means to…
Sport in German Posted by Larissa on Nov 23, 2015
As a fitness trainer, I teach my classes in German. I once taught a class in English as a woman requested it (she was going to England for holiday and wanted to brush up on her English). As I taught it I realised how hard it was to translate the class back into English, even…
Why ‘Germans Are Rude’ Part 2 Posted by Constanze on Nov 18, 2015
I recently wrote a post called Why ‘Germans Are Rude’, which was inspired by an article on how different cultures give criticism. Firstly, I want to thank everybody who commented on it. It seems that this is a topic everybody has something to say about, which is great! The Germans are arguably one of the…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 5: Das Gespräch Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 14, 2015
This is Teil 5 (part 5) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 first! Last week, Max caught the bus for his appointment at the eye doctor’s. In the bus, he liked to do some people watching. He was very curious about an…