Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 2: Der Anruf Posted by Sten on Oct 23, 2015
This is Teil zwei (part two) of the story of Max, a German student. To read part 1, go here. Last week, Max just could not get out of his bed, even though his alarm rang and he knew he had a very important appointment that day. Then suddenly he received a phone call, which got him out of his…
Untranslatable German Words: Die Zuckerschnecke Posted by Constanze on Oct 21, 2015
Hello and welcome to another post on untranslatable German words! In these posts I’ll teach you some of Germany’s quirky and unusual words that don’t have a direct translation in English (though I’ll try to translate them, anyway)! Today the word I want to talk about is die Zuckerschnecke. This is one for all of…
Talking About Hobbies in German Posted by Larissa on Oct 19, 2015
Servus, I got my inspiration for this post over on the Greek blog (which you can find here if you’re also interested in learning Greek). Hobbies are an important part of everyday life and are a great way to start up a conversation, whether it’s horse riding, painting, reading, or just going to the cinema!…
Mushroom Picking In Germany Posted by Constanze on Oct 18, 2015
One of my fondest childhood memories involves going mushroom picking in the Bavarian Forest. My Oma (grandma) used to lead the way, teaching my brother, sister and I which mushrooms were safe to eat, and which ones to avoid like the plague. Once we’d collected as many mushrooms as we could, we would take them…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 1: Der Wecker Posted by Sten on Oct 16, 2015
To see all posts of this series, click here. To download the eBook Zeit für eine Geschichte, click here. This post is the beginning of a weekly post of a story of Max, a German student. I will write a little Kapitel every week on Fridays preferably, and you can decide how the story should continue… Let…
Angela Merkel Inspires New German Word Posted by Constanze on Oct 10, 2015
Guten Tag! 🙂 I hope you’re all having a lovely Wochenende so far. Today’s topic is the ever-evolving German language. A few months ago I did a couple of blog posts on the phenomenon that is Denglisch (or ‘Denglish’, if you’re spelling it the English way). What is Denglisch, I hear you ask? It is…
Deutsche Wiedervereinigung – 25 Jahre Posted by Sten on Oct 8, 2015
On October 3, also known as the Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Day of German unity), the Germans celebrate the unity of the former Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) (German Democratic Republic – East Germany) and the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) (Federal German Republic – West Germany). This unity as one state was a fact on October 3, 1990, just 328 days after the Berliner Mauerfall (fall of…