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German Vocabulary For Autumn Posted by on Sep 28, 2016

Hallo! As my favourite season is upon is (Herbst – autumn) I decided there would be nothing better than a little post on all things Herbst in German.     Herbstwetter (autumn weather) is beautiful. It’s kühl (cool) outside, often windig (windy) but nevertheless nice and sonnig (sunny). At times it can be rather regnerisch…

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How To Stay Safe During A Hitzewelle Posted by on Jul 5, 2015

Over the weekend temperatures in Germany hit 40⁰C, and everybody has been, quite rightly, out enjoying the Hitzewelle while it lasts. The reason it is so hot in Europe at the moment is because the hot Saharaluft (air from the Sahara desert) is blowing in our direction, causing heiße Tage – and tropische Nächte! I…

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Ballermann! The German way to celebrate life (for some)! Posted by on May 30, 2014

The summer can be a party! In Germany, this Feiern (partying) can take very special, interesting forms. A very well-known form is Ballermann, a word combination of the words ballern, which is only used colloquially for drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, and the word Mann, which just means man. Probably this combination was chosen because ballern can rather be ascribed to men. This…

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Reading comprehension: Summer weather in Germany Posted by on Aug 31, 2011

Man merkt, dass es bald Herbst wird in Deutschland. Während der vergangenen Nächte war es schon sehr kalt. Tagsüber scheint die Sonne zwar immer noch, aber die Temperaturen sinken allmählich merklich. Im Frühjahr dachte ich noch, dass wir dieses Jahr einen bombastisch heißen Sommer kriegen würden, weil es an einige Frühlingstagen schon sehr schwül war…

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