For an English speaker, learning German tenses can feel like entering a parallel universe.
How so, you ask?
Well, German tenses are kind of like English tenses…
But also kind of not.
The two languages have very similar sets of …
What has a head and a tail but no body?
You’re right!
Past presidents and leaders might have their faces plastered across various types of currency, but in this article, we’re going to …
Can you decipher this secret code?
“Kdzqmhmf Fdqlzm hr etm!”
(Hint: We substituted each letter for the previous letter in the alphabet.)
Did you crack the code?
If you decode it correctly, you can read the secret message: “Learning …
Do you ever feel like you are simply an awe-struck onlooker in your German language-learning journey?
Maybe you have studied so much grammar online that you stand back and admire your hard work from afar. Maybe all the verb forms …
German is a beautiful language, and don’t let anybody tell you any different.
You just have to hear it spoken by the right people.
Even Martian or gobbledegook spoken by a beautiful person would sound charming to the ear.…
So, you’ve decided to learn German? Congratulations!
A wonderful world awaits, full of fascinating articles, amazing documentaries, stupendous literature and just plain interesting people.
It’s possible, even probable, that you have some stereotypes about the German language. Perhaps you …
The word “no” in German is nein.
Almost anybody familiar with pop culture depictions of Germany has seen somebody angry shouting “Nein!” in a movie, TV show or even commercial.
So you might think you know enough about how to …
