Gisela Zipp

Gisela Zipp is a qualified teacher of German, Chinese and English as well as a teacher trainer and digital learning expert. She is currently learning French. When she’s not teaching, she likes learning languages (obviously), making YouTube videos and doing karate - a lot of karate.

The Secrets to German Verb Prefixes That No One Told You

By Gisela Zipp / German Grammar / April 30, 2025

My students who really know their stuff at the B2 and C1 level often list verb prefixes as their main difficulty with German. Whether they’re separable or inseparable, these verbs add nuance that’s hard to express in English—so no matter your starting point, learning them will pay off in the long run. Let’s unlock the …

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In German, Do Not Like Yoda Speak – Master German Word Order

By Gisela Zipp / German Grammar / April 28, 2025

German word order seems pretty straightforward to an English speaker – at first. However, pretty soon you will be finding that using English logic to build sentences leads to perplexed looks from the people you’re speaking to. Fortunately, like everything in German, there are rules which can help you out with the German sentence structure. …

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