{"id":9440,"date":"2017-12-22T10:58:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T10:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2017-12-29T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T11:45:39","slug":"top-10-german-posts-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/top-10-german-posts-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 German Posts of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guten Tag! As 2017 draws to a close, many of you will be reflecting on your past year. Here on the German blog, we like to do the same! Thank you very much for all of your views, likes and comments over this past year. We hope you’ve enjoyed our posts as much as we’ve enjoyed writing them. So without further ado, here are the 10 posts you’ve enjoyed the most from 2017:<\/p>\n

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fireworks. Photo by Epic Fireworks on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

nummer zehn<\/strong>
\nGoing to the dentist: German vocabulary<\/a>
\nPractical posts for daily life in Germany are always worth looking at. Here we go over the vocabulary and phrases you can use (and may hear or read) on a visit to the dentist!<\/p>\n

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nummer neun<\/strong>
\nExpress yourself in German with these adjectives<\/a>
\nIf you’re fed up of saying everything good is ‘gut’ and everything bad is ‘schlecht’, here are some alternative words to brighten up your German conversations!
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nummer acht<\/strong>
\nUntranslatable German words: Morgenmuffel<\/a>
\nWe’re very pleased to see our readers are still enjoying the untranslatable words series! This is a word for people who don’t do mornings.<\/p>\n

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nummer sieben<\/strong>
\nA brief history of the German flag<\/a>
\nEver wondered what the different colours on the German flag stand for? Has the German flag always looked how it looks today? Find out this, and much more, in this post about the German flag!<\/p>\n

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nummer sechs<\/strong>
\nBasic German sentences and vocabulary<\/a>
\nA post designed for new-comers to the blog, or those who just want to brush up on the basics! Here are all of the basic German sentences and vocabulary that you need.<\/p>\n

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nummer f\u00fcnf<\/strong>
\nThe German expression ‘Bock haben’<\/a>
\nIf you were to translate ‘Bock haben’ literally, you’d come up with something like ‘To have a male goat’. But this phrase is actually nothing to do with owning goats. Find out its true meaning by clicking on the post title!<\/p>\n

\"Dachshund\"<\/a>

Dachshund. Photo by Kinshuk Sunil on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

nummer vier<\/strong>
\nThe history of the Dachshund<\/a>
\nLots of you were interested in the sausage dog (Dachshund) this year! Here you can read all about its name, and why it is such a popular dog in Munich, especially.<\/p>\n


\nnummer drei<\/strong>
\nThe curiosity of ‘mein Freund’<\/a>
\nOne of the most confusing things, perhaps, for people learning German, is learning that the word ‘Freund’ in German means both ‘friend’ and ‘boyfriend’. This post tells you exactly how to deal with the ‘Freund’ situation – so you can avoid any potentially awkward moments! Phew!<\/p>\n

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nummer zwei<\/strong>
\nSix German words that’ll change your life<\/a>
\nThis post gives you six German words that perfectly describe those ‘indescribable’ feelings you get before, during or after significant periods of change, showing how fascinating German really is!<\/p>\n

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Lebkuchenherzen – Oktoberfest 2017. Photo by Marco Verch on flickr.com under a CC license (CC by 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

nummer eins<\/b>
\n11 German pick-up lines<\/a>
\nIt appears the majority of you are learning German so that you can find a German girlfriend or boyfriend (!). This is the most popular post written in 2017. Whether you want to go along the ‘normal’ route or go extra-cheesy, these 11 pick-up lines are for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

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So there you have our top 10 posts of 2017. It’s great to see our readers enjoying a wide range of posts. If you’ve been studying German for the past year, why not take a few minutes to reflect back on what you’ve learnt, areas you’ve improved in, and make a note of any areas you’d like to learn more about in 2018 (any post requests for us are more than welcome, too).<\/p>\n

All that’s left to say is:<\/p>\n

Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!<\/h2>\n

Bis bald!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Guten Tag! As 2017 draws to a close, many of you will be reflecting on your past year. Here on the German blog, we like to do the same! Thank you very much for all of your views, likes and comments over this past year. We hope you’ve enjoyed our posts as much as we’ve…<\/p>\n

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