Tag Archives: Geschichte
German Children’s Stories 2: Zappelphilipp Posted by Constanze on Sep 14, 2016
Guten Tag! Today I’m tying two topics together: An untranslatable word (we haven’t had one of those for a while!) and a classic German children’s story. One of these inspired the other. Want to learn more? The German word I am focusing on today is der Zappelphilipp. What does der Zappelphilipp mean? A ‘Zappelphilipp’…
Zeit für eine Geschichte – Teil 3: Die Morgendämmerung Posted by Sten on Oct 31, 2015
This is Teil 3 (part 3) of the story of Max, a German student. Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 first! Last week, Max got a call from his Brieffreund Oliver by surprise. After a short conversation, Max rushed to get a shower to then leave for his appointment with the eye…