There are many reasons to learn a foreign language. It can improve your memory, advance your career, make you a better problem-solver. There are also many reasons to learn German in specific. After all, German is one of the most common languages in the Western world (especially in Europe). In this post, we will be …
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Everybody knows that German adjective endings are incredibly confusing and difficult to learn. Or are they? In this post, we will go over the different types of adjective declension and try to make sense of it all. And while it may all seem a bit intimidating at first, it isn’t all that bad. You just …
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In this post, we’re going to look at the lesen conjugation. Lesen (= to read) is one of the most common German verbs. Of course, it is! We all read all the time. Even if you aren’t exactly a fan of Goethe or Schiller, you still read every single day. Whether it’s road signs, food …
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“How are you?” is one of the phrases we use most often. Not a day goes by that we don’t ask this question. It’s polite. It’s customary. It’s what we do. If you are someone who is learning German, you’ve probably wondered how to say how are you in German. Like in English, there are a couple …
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In a previous post we tackled how to use German personal pronouns, however, in the course of learning that, we also discussed that pronouns aren’t limited just to words like er/he or sie/she, there are other pronouns that serve other functions such as mine, yours, theirs, ours and more. Those are the kinds of pronouns …
Picking up German can be tricky, but we are lucky to live in a time when language learning isn’t consigned to classrooms, tutors, or dry, confusing textbooks. Thanks to language learning apps, learning German can be fun, easy, and on the go. Not to mention, you can choose when and for how long you want …
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Apologies! My bad! Excuse me! I’m sorry to hear that. Sorry, come again? Like many polite phrases and words, saying sorry in German, just like in English, can have several meanings depending on the context. There are also different levels of formality, politeness and slanginess available in the different variations of “sorry”. Misunderstandings are practically …
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Despite all the differences between different people, cultures, and languages, at least one thing that unites us all is eating. We all have to eat to live. Eating nourishes us, but it can also be an essential communal experience and depending on what you eat and how eating is a central cultural element. Knowing how …
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When you reach the part of your language learning journey where just knowing vocabulary and a few key phrases is no longer enough, things can start to seem intimidating. It becomes time to delve into the dreaded world of grammar. Learning a language’s grammar is not always intuitive to a native speaker of another language. …
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The tricky thing about learning polite phrases in a new language is that it always feels like there are so many that you need to know, and if you don’t have them all memorized it’s hard not to feel rude in conversations. Luckily, when it comes to saying “you’re welcome” in German, there’s actually a …
