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The German Mullet and Other Hairstyles Posted by on Apr 18, 2016

In my quest to bring you the best German words out there I recently found a great one related to Haare – hair. Someone once said to me that the best kind of business to have is either a coffee shop or a hairdresser’s, because no matter how times change, people will always want coffee…

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Driving In Germany? 2 Words You Need To Know! Posted by on Mar 28, 2016

Guten Tag! Today’s ‘untranslatable words’ theme is all about driving, and today I’ve got two words for you instead of one!   Germany is famous for producing high quality Autos (cars) and for its Autobahn (motorway) – more specifically, for the lack of a speed limit on most German motorways. But if you’re hitting the…

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German Vocabulary: Drinks Posted by on Mar 8, 2016

Guten Tag! Germany is famous for its food and drink, including Wurst (sausage), Sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) and Bier (beer). German beer is arguably the best in the world (not that I’m biased or anything), and many a friend has joked to me that the only German they know is ‘Ein Bier, bitte’ (‘A beer, please’)…

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German Vocabulary around the House Posted by on Jan 25, 2016

Hello and welcome to another vocab post! To expand your vocabulary further, I’ve written a list of common objects found around the house. Once you’ve read this post try remembering the German words as you walk around your house every day. Let’s start with the basics; here are the rooms of the house: der Flur…

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Untranslatable German Words: Dreikäsehoch Posted by on Jan 16, 2016

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 der Dreikäsehoch. What does der Dreikäsehoch mean? The word Dreikäsehoch is a…

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German Words From The News Posted by on Dec 7, 2015

Whilst browsing the other Transparent Language blogs as I do from time to time, I came across a fantastic post on the Greek blog entitled ‘Greek vocabulary from the news’. There are a few, interconnected topics that are dominating the headlines worldwide at the moment, namely der Terrorismus (terrorism), der Syrien Konflikt (the Syria conflict)…

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The Weather in the Past, Present and Future Tense Posted by on Oct 29, 2015

Munich is looking beautiful this time of year with the seasons changing to autumn and the trees turning brilliant shades of gelb, orange und rot (yellow, orange and red)! This post is to help you say what the weather was, is and will be like. Grund Vokabular: Basic vocabulary: Die Sonne                                  The sun…

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