Have you ever heard a German speaker struggling with “ze” (/th/)?
Or vith voicing ze vords pet and pat, short and shot, coat and caught?
Unfortunately, the other way around is not much better.
From Eichhörnchen to …
Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
One of my best friends and former colleagues was born in Novosibirsk, over 5,700 kilometers away from my hometown and on a different continent completely. His family moved to Germany during his …
Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind?
It’s the German teacher with all of his stuff!
As you probably know, this is the opening line of Goethe’s famous “Erlkönig” poem about a father burden with a heavy …
If you speak English, there’s going to be a time when you misunderstand something.
I misunderstand, you misunderstand, she misunderstands, we all just misunderstand.
It happens, not a big deal.
However, German turns this into a nightmare.
I missverstehe, …
